Desire Walks On

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Desire Walks On
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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 16, 1993
Recorded1992–1993
Genre
Length51:09
Label Capitol
Producer
Heart chronology
Rock the House Live!
(1991)
Desire Walks On
(1993)
The Road Home
(1995)
Singles from Desire Walks On
  1. "Will You Be There (In the Morning)"
    Released: November 1993
  2. "The Woman in Me"
    Released: 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
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People Favorable [3]

Desire Walks On is the eleventh studio album by American rock band Heart, released on November 16, 1993, by Capitol Records. The majority of the album was co-written by lead members Ann and Nancy Wilson. It is Heart's final studio album to feature longtime members Howard Leese, who joined in 1975 and, aside from the Wilson sisters, is the band's longest-serving member, and Denny Carmassi, who had been its drummer since 1982. Layne Staley, lead vocalist of the Seattle grunge band Alice in Chains, sings with the Wilson sisters on the cover of Bob Dylan's "Ring Them Bells".

Contents

The album peaked at number 48 on the US Billboard 200, [4] and on August 24, 1995, it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments in excess of 500,000 copies in the United States. [5] Desire Walks On spawned three charting singles: "Will You Be There (In the Morning)", which reached number 39 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, "Black on Black II" (a cover of a Dalbello song originally recorded for the 9½ Weeks film soundtrack), which peaked at number four on Billboard 's Mainstream Rock chart, and "The Woman in Me", which peaked at number 24 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. [6]

The original 1993 European release and the 2001 US re-release were expanded to add Spanish-language versions of "The Woman in Me" and "Will You Be There (In the Morning)", the latter in a remixed format.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Desire" 0:18
2."Black on Black II"3:51
3."Back to Avalon"
3:40
4."The Woman in Me"
4:00
5."Rage"
5:01
6."In Walks the Night"
6:01
7."My Crazy Head"
  • A. Wilson
  • N. Wilson
  • Ennis
4:31
8."Ring Them Bells" Bob Dylan 3:49
9."Will You Be There (In the Morning)" Robert John "Mutt" Lange 4:29
10."Voodoo Doll"
4:52
11."Anything Is Possible"
  • A. Wilson
  • N. Wilson
  • Dalbello
5:00
12."Avalon (Reprise)" 0:31
13."Desire Walks On"
  • A. Wilson
  • N. Wilson
  • Ennis
5:06
Total length:51:09
European and Japanese edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."La Mujer Que Hay en Mi"
  • Clark
  • Bettis
4:02
15."Te Quedaras (En la Mañana)"Lange4:40
Total length:59:51

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Desire Walks On. [7]

Heart

Additional musicians

Technical

Artwork

Charts

Chart performance for Desire Walks On
Chart (1993–1994)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [8] 55
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [9] 36
European Albums ( Music & Media ) [10] 61
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [11] 19
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [12] 20
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [13] 24
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [14] 46
UK Albums (OCC) [15] 32
US Billboard 200 [4] 48

Certifications

Certifications for Desire Walks On
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [16] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [5] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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