Fanatic (album)

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Fanatic
Heart - Fanatic.png
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 2, 2012
RecordedMay 2011 – March 2012
Studio
Genre
Length39:41
Label Legacy
Producer Ben Mink
Heart chronology
Strange Euphoria
(2012)
Fanatic
(2012)
Beautiful Broken
(2016)
Singles from Fanatic
  1. "Fanatic"
    Released: 2012
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 74/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The A.V. Club B− [3]
PopMatters 9/10 [4]
Revolver Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Fanatic is the fifteenth studio album by American/ Canadian rock band Heart, released on October 2, 2012, by Legacy Recordings. The album was recorded in hotel rooms and studios up and down the West Coast, with Grammy Award-winning producer Ben Mink, who had previously produced Red Velvet Car (2010), back at the helm.

Contents

Ann and Nancy Wilson drew from their own lives and personal experiences as inspiration for the album. "Dear Old America" comes from memories of a military household and is written from the point of view of their father, a Marine Corps officer, returning from war. "Rock Deep (Vancouver)" hearkens back to the city where Dreamboat Annie was written and "Walkin' Good" (a duet with Vancouver resident Sarah McLachlan) captures the joy of finding new life in a new love.

Fanatic debuted at number 24 on the Billboard 200, selling 16,000 copies in its first week. [7] The album also reached number 12 on Billboard 's Top Rock Albums chart. The song "Fanatic" peaked at number 24 on Billboard's Heritage Rock chart. [8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson and Ben Mink, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Fanatic"3:44
2."Dear Old America"4:01
3."Walkin' Good" (with Sarah McLachlan)3:46
4."Skin and Bones"3:42
5."A Million Miles"5:05
6."Pennsylvania"3:10
7."Mashallah!"4:07
8."Rock Deep (Vancouver)"4:20
9."59 Crunch"3:21
10."Corduroy Road"4:25
Total length:39:41
Best Buy exclusive edition bonus tracks [9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Beautiful Broken"
2:40
12."Two Silver Rings" 2:57
13."Zingara" 3:56
Total length:49:14
Japanese edition bonus tracks [10] [11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Going to California" (live)4:44
12."Misty Mountain Hop" (live)
5:00
Total length:49:25

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Fanatic. [12]

Heart

Additional musicians

Technical

Artwork

Charts

Chart performance for Fanatic
Chart (2012)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [10] 118
UK Albums (OCC) [13] 142
US Billboard 200 [14] 24
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [15] 12
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [16] 16

Notes

  1. December 2011
  2. January 2012
  3. Additional recording; May and November 2011
  4. Additional recording; August 4–7, 2011
  5. Additional recording; June 2011
  6. Additional recording; August 10, 2011
  7. Additional recording; June 2011 – March 2012
  8. Additional recording; June–November 2011

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