Dreamboat Annie (song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Dreamboat Annie

| cover = DreamboatAnnieHeartsingle.jpeg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Heart

| B-side = Sing Child

| released = November 1976 (US) {{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Heart&titel=Dreamboat+Annie&cat=s|title=Heart singles}}

| recorded = August 1975

| studio =

| genre = Soft rock, folk rock

| length = 2:59 (Single)

| label = Mushroom Records

| writer = Ann Wilson
Nancy Wilson

| producer = Mike Flicker

| prev_title = Crazy on You

| prev_year = 1976

| next_title = Barracuda

| next_year = 1977

}}

"Dreamboat Annie" is a song written and recorded by the rock band Heart. It is the title track from their debut album Dreamboat Annie and was released as its third single in 1976. The song had originally appeared as the B-side to Heart's debut single "Crazy on You" earlier that year.

"Dreamboat Annie" became Heart's third U.S. chart entry, peaking at number forty-two on the Billboard Hot 100. Being markedly softer in sound than the other singles Heart had released previously, the song was also Heart's first entry onto the U.S. Adult Contemporary singles chart, where it reached number seventeen (Heart's highest-charting AC hit until "These Dreams" in 1986).

Versions

There are three different versions of the song "Dreamboat Annie" on the Dreamboat Annie album:

:Track 2 – "Dreamboat Annie (Fantasy Child)" – 1:10

:Track 5 – "Dreamboat Annie" – 2:02

:Track 10 – "Dreamboat Annie (Reprise)" – 3:50

The version released on the single, a variation of Track 5, was listed on the 45 as 2:59. Assumed to increase the single's playtime to a more standard 3 minutes, the intro to its A-side "Crazy On You" was grafted onto the beginning of the song.{{cite web |title=Dreamboat Annie (single version) - Heart |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANQ2mx9SR2g |website=YouTube |publisher=Generally Groovy |access-date=28 January 2023 |language=en}} The single version has yet to be released on any Heart album.

In 2011, Nancy Wilson recorded a reworked version of the song with American classical guitarist Sharon Isbin for the latter's album Guitar Passions.Sony notice in Classic fm, October 2011

Reception

Cash Box said "the tune is soft and melodic; a banjo plays quickly on backup" and "Ann & Nancy Wilson turn out some surefire harmonies."{{cite news|title=CashBox Singles Reviews|date=November 27, 1976|page=20|accessdate=2021-12-11|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1976/Cash-Box-1976-11-27.pdf|newspaper=Cash Box}} Billboard described "Dreamboat Annie" as "a pretty and poetic song filled with dreamlike sea lyric imagery and backed by near classical folk guitar and banjo runs."{{cite news|title=Top Single Picks|newspaper=Billboard|access-date=2020-07-13|page=62|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/70s/1976/Billboard%201976-12-18.pdf|date=December 18, 1976}} Record World said that it "is not as immediate as 'Crazy On You' or 'Magic Man,' but it has an atmosphere and charm that should captivate listeners."{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=December 4, 1976|page=1|accessdate=2023-03-03|title=Hits of the Week|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/76/Record-World-1976-12-04.pdf}}

Personnel

Ann Wilson – lead vocals
Nancy Wilson – acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Steve Fossen – bass guitar
Howard Leese – bells

Additional musicians

Tessie Bensussen – backing vocals
Geoff Foubert – backing vocals
Jim Hill – backing vocals, banjo
Kat Hendrikse – drums

Charts

scope="col"\| Chart (1977) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
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{{single chart\|Canadatopsingles\|53\|chartid=5158b\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=October 2, 2019}}
{{single chart\|Canadaadultcontemporary\|31\|chartid=4470\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=October 2, 2019}}
scope="row"\| Netherlands (Dutch Single Tip){{cite web \|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Heart&titel=Dreamboat+Annie&cat=s \|title=Heart – Dreamboat Annie \|language=nl \|website=dutchcharts.nl \|access-date=October 2, 2019}} \| 18
{{single chart\|Billboardhot100\|42\|artist=Heart\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=October 2, 2019}}
{{single chart\|Billboardadultcontemporary\|17\|artist=Heart\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=October 2, 2019}}
scope="row"\| US Cash Box Top 100{{cite web \|url=https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19770129.html \|title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending January 29, 1977 \|work=Cash Box \|access-date=October 2, 2019}} \| 32

References

External links

{{YouTube|Z5YTF26mkiU|Listen to "Dreamboat Annie"}}

Category:Heart (band) songs

Category:1976 singles

Category:Songs written by Nancy Wilson (rock musician)

Category:Songs written by Ann Wilson

Category:Mushroom Records singles

Category:1976 songs

Category:Song recordings produced by Mike Flicker