eart is an American rock band
formed in 1967 in Seattle, Washington as The Army. Two years later,
they changed their name to Hocus Pocus, then they changed their name again to
White Heart a year later, and eventually changed the name a final time to Heart
in 1973. By the mid-1970s, original members Roger Fisher (guitar) and Steve
Fossen (bass guitar) had been joined by sisters Ann Wilson (lead
vocals and flute) and Nancy Wilson (rhythm guitar, backing
and occasional lead vocals), Michael Derosier (drums), and Howard Leese (guitar
and keyboards) to form the lineup for the band's initial mid- to late-1970s
success period. These core members were included in the band's 2013 induction
into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Heart
rose to fame with music influenced by hard rock and heavy metal,
as well as folk music. The band's popularity declined in
the early 1980s, and the band began a successful comeback in 1985 which
continued into the mid-1990s. Heart disbanded in 1998, resumed performing in
2002, went on hiatus in 2016, and resumed performing in the summer of 2019. Heart's
US Top 40 singles include "Magic Man"
(1975), "Crazy on You" (1976), "Barracuda"
(1977), "What About Love" (1985), "Never" (1985), and "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You"
(1990), along with no. 1 hits "These Dreams"
(1986) and "Alone" (1987). Heart
has sold over 35 million records worldwide, including approximately 22.5
million albums in the United States. They have placed top 10 albums on
the Billboard 200 in the
1970s, 1980s, 1990 and 2010s. Heart was ranked number 57 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock"
and ranked number 49 on Ultimate Classic Rock's Top 100 Classic
Rock Artists.