Fanatic (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Fanatic
| type = Studio
| artist = Heart
| cover = Heart - Fanatic.png
| alt =
| released = October 2, 2012
| recorded = May 2011 – March 2012
| studio =
- Sunset Sound (Los Angeles){{efn|December 2011}}
- The Village (Los Angeles){{efn|January 2012}}
- Room 320 (Bellevue, Washington){{efn|Additional recording; May and November 2011}}
- Ritz-Carlton (Chicago){{efn|Additional recording; August 4–7, 2011}}
- Sunset Marquis Villa (Los Angeles){{efn|Additional recording; June 2011}}
- Jerry Don's bus (St. Louis){{efn|Additional recording; August 10, 2011}}
- Lochinkop (Vancouver){{efn|Additional recording; June 2011 – March 2012}}
- Plumper Sound (Pender Island, British Columbia){{efn|Additional recording; June–November 2011}}
| genre =
| length = 39:41
| label = Legacy
| producer = Ben Mink
| prev_title = Strange Euphoria
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = Beautiful Broken
| next_year = 2016
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Fanatic
| type = studio
| single1 = Fanatic
| single1date = 2012
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| MC = 74/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/fanatic/heart |title=Fanatic by Heart Reviews and Tracks |website=Metacritic |access-date=June 29, 2014}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/fanatic-mw0002410237 |title=Fanatic – Heart |last=Jurek |first=Thom |website=Allmusic |access-date=June 30, 2014}}
| rev2 = The A.V. Club
| rev2score = B−{{cite web |url=http://www.avclub.com/review/heart-emfanaticem-85934 |title=Heart:Fanatic |work=The A.V. Club |date=October 2, 2012 |access-date=June 30, 2014}}
| rev3 = PopMatters
| rev3score = 9/10{{cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/163716-heart-fanatic/ |title=Heart: Fanatic |last=Cibula |first=Matt |website=PopMatters |date=October 1, 2012 |access-date=June 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715020637/http://www.popmatters.com/review/163716-heart-fanatic/ |archive-date=July 15, 2014}}
| rev4 = Revolver
| rev4score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine |url=http://www.revolvermag.com/reviews/review-heart-fanatic.html |title=Review: Heart – Fanatic |last=Graff |first=Gary |author-link=Gary Graff |magazine=Revolver |date=September 17, 2012 |access-date=June 30, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714131537/http://www.revolvermag.com/reviews/review-heart-fanatic.html |archive-date=July 14, 2014}}
| rev5 = Rolling Stone
| rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/fanatic-248227/ |title=Fanatic |last=Hermes |first=Will |author-link=Will Hermes |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=October 2, 2012 |access-date=February 23, 2021}}
| noprose = yes
}}
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.
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.{{cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/1083382/heart-rocks-on-with-fanatic |title=Heart Rocks On With 'Fanatic' |magazine=Billboard |date=October 15, 2012 |access-date=February 23, 2021}} 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.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/heart/chart-history/hrt/ |title=Heart Chart History (Heritage Rock) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=February 23, 2021}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson and Ben Mink, except where noted
| title1 = Fanatic
| length1 = 3:44
| title2 = Dear Old America
| length2 = 4:01
| title3 = Walkin' Good
| note3 = with Sarah McLachlan
| length3 = 3:46
| title4 = Skin and Bones
| length4 = 3:42
| title5 = A Million Miles
| length5 = 5:05
| title6 = Pennsylvania
| length6 = 3:10
| title7 = Mashallah!
| length7 = 4:07
| title8 = Rock Deep (Vancouver)
| length8 = 4:20
| title9 = 59 Crunch
| length9 = 3:21
| title10 = Corduroy Road
| length10 = 4:25
| total_length = 39:41
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Best Buy exclusive edition bonus tracks{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/fanatic-best-buy-exclusive-mr0003771773 |title=Fanatic [Best Buy Exclusive] – Heart |website=AllMusic |access-date=February 23, 2021}}
| title11 = Beautiful Broken
| writer11 = {{hlist|A. Wilson|N. Wilson|Mink|James Alan Hetfield}}
| length11 = 2:40
| title12 = Two Silver Rings
| length12 = 2:57
| title13 = Zingara
| length13 = 3:56
| total_length = 49:14
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese edition bonus tracks{{cite web |url=https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/Heart/discography/SICP-3597 |script-title=ja:ファナティック {{!}} ハート |trans-title=Fanatic {{!}} Heart |language=ja |publisher=Sony Music Entertainment Japan |access-date=February 23, 2021}}
| title11 = Going to California
| note11 = live
| writer11 = {{hlist|Jimmy Page|Robert Plant}}
| length11 = 4:44
| title12 = Misty Mountain Hop
| note12 = live
| writer12 = {{hlist|Page|Plant|John Paul Jones}}
| length12 = 5:00
| total_length = 49:25
}}
Personnel
=Heart=
- Ann Wilson – vocals {{small|(tracks 1, 2, 4–10)}}; background vocals {{small|(all tracks)}}; flute {{small|(track 3)}}
- Nancy Wilson – guitar {{small|(tracks 1–5, 7–10)}}; background vocals {{small|(all tracks)}}; mandolin {{small|(track 5)}}
- Ben Mink – guitar, programming {{small|(all tracks)}}; sonic mangling {{small|(track 1)}}; violin {{small|(tracks 2, 3, 5, 7–9)}}; viola {{small|(tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9)}}; keyboards {{small|(tracks 2, 4–7, 9, 10)}}; banjo, organ {{small|(track 3)}}; mandolin {{small|(tracks 5, 10)}}; field holler {{small|(track 5)}}; background vocals {{small|(track 7)}}; baritone viola {{small|(tracks 8, 10)}}; string arrangements, strings {{small|(all tracks)}}
- Ric Markmann – bass
- Ben Smith – drums, percussion
=Additional musicians=
- Sarah McLachlan – vocals, background vocals {{small|(track 3)}}
=Technical=
- Ben Mink – production
- David Leonard – recording, mixing
- Alex Williams, Geoff Neal, Sam Hofstedt, David Eaman – engineering assistance
- Chris Potter – recording (Sarah McLachlan vocals) {{small|(track 3)}}
- Craig Waddell – mastering at Gotham City Studios (Vancouver)
=Artwork=
- Mike Joyce – art direction, design
- Norman Seeff – photography
- Ann Wilson – sketch
- Carol Peters – sketch
- Ben Mink – photography
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for Fanatic ! scope="col"| Chart (2012) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/122259/products/983916/1/ |script-title=ja:ファナティック {{!}} ハート |trans-title=Fanatic {{!}} Heart |language=ja |publisher=Oricon |access-date=February 23, 2021}}
| 118 |
|---|
| {{album chart|UK|142|M|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK2012.HTM|title=Chart Log UK – 2012 + Weekly Updates + Sales 2012|publisher=Zobbel.de|rowheader=true|access-date=February 24, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|24|artist=Heart|rowheader=true|access-date=December 3, 2016}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRock|12|artist=Heart|rowheader=true|access-date=December 3, 2016}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardTastemaker|16|artist=Heart|rowheader=true|access-date=December 3, 2016}} |
Notes
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References
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{{Heart (band)}}
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