Private Audition/Passionworks [Import]

Heart | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 30, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: 101 DISTRIBUTION
• ASIN: B002BF9O90
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #170,655 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Citys Burning

2. Bright Light Girl

3. Perfect Stranger

4. Private Audition

5. Angels

6. This Man Is Mine

7. The Situation

8. Hey Darlin Darlin

9. One Word

10. Fast Times

11. America

12. How Can I Refuse

13. Blue Guitar

14. Johnny Moon

15. Sleep Alone

16. Together Now

17. Allies Beat By

18. Jealousy

19. Heavy Heart

20. Love Mistake

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Digitally remastered two CD set containing a pair of Top 40 albums from the Wilson sisters. Private Audition (1982) and Passion Works (1983). Released during a transitional period in their career, Heart's '70s success paved the way for these more experimental releases, allowing the band to shift gears and become even more successful in the late '80s. 22 tracks. BGO. 2009.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Private Audition FINALLY Reissued!, October 26, 2009

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Starr S. (Portland, Maine) - See all my reviews

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LOVE these girls, love their immense talent, love their music, their influences and their contributions to music as well as to WOMEN in music! So here you have 'em, "Private Audition" and "Passionworks" TOGETHER in one beautiful package, REMASTERED! Though "Private Audition" didn't fare too well with the record buying public, I don't know; it's everything a Heart CD would boast and MORE. Makes no sense to me. Same for "Passionworks;" another great CD that just didn't fare well commerically. It's SO GOOD to hear my favorite, "City's Burning," in full, glorious, remastered sound along with some of my other faves which include the title cut, "This Man Is Mine," "Angels," "America" and (from Passionworks) "How Can I Refuse," and the creepy, "Johnny Moon." These two albums represent the last of the first incarnation of Heart which would, by only two years, predate the next incarnation on Capitol which would be extremely successful and give new life to a (at that time) fading Classic Rock band. The vocals (Ann) are killer (as always) and Nancy's as well as the rest of the band's musicianship and Rock sensibility are in peak form despite the resulting low chart numbers and poor sales. These two albums are as thematic and as creative as anything else they have recorded throughout the 70's. When I saw "City's Burning" on MTV (which wasn't even the single released from Private Audition,) I was blown away! Had it actually have been the first single, I bet it would have resulted in at least a Platinum album. Though both recordings are good, it's funny how each one has its own high/weak musical moments. It's bizarre. From "Private Audition," the first single, "This Man Is Mine," seems out of place (kind of like "Heart meets Motown") and from "Passionworks," "Allies," the second single, is a weak attempt at a Classic Rock band trying to create an anthem which didn't work. Though a beautiful melody coupled with excellent singing, the fault lies in its corny lyrics. It was like something that Journey or even Meatloaf might have attempted (and produced by Jonathan Cain incidentally,) but not quite right for Heart as they tend to go much deeper than that. Fortunately, their real "anthem" came two years later with "What About Love," which propelled the band once again to the upper reaches of the Rock and Pop charts! Good job, ladies!!! xo

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Post-Melt-Down Comeback Recordings, November 9, 2010

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James (Buena Park, Ca) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Private Audition/Passionworks (Audio CD)

These tracks are unique yet familiar, and are valiant efforts to keep moving forward after the (ahem, break-up) so to speak with a certain guitarist and his beloved instruments. Timing the delivery of bad news is everything. Trashing a guitar on stage for being out-of-tune after being dumped is probably about par for the artistic-temperament and wounded hearts of some great artists.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars probably only for diehard Heart fans, February 25, 2010

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Doc Shred - See all my reviews

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This double shot by Heart contains two of their least popular albums, Private Audition and Passionworks. I got this because I'm a big fan of the band and wanted to have all their albums. This release got the 2 I listen to the least out of the way at once. Citys Burning is the highlight of this set. There are much better Heart albums, such as Little Queen, the self-titled album, Bad Animals, Dreamboat Annie and even Magazine.