Magic Man Straight from (the) Heart... Quiz

Answer: Blue

"Cold, late night so long ago
when I was not so strong you know
A pretty man came to me
I never seen eyes so blue"

The band's start was when Ann Wilson joined an all-male band called "Army" in 1963...

Answer: run away

"You know, I could not run away it seemed
we'd seen each other in a dream
Seemed like he knew me....he looked right through me....yeah"

"The Army" changed its name to "White Heart", then shortened it to "Heart" in 1974, the same time that Nancy joined the band.

Answer: love

"Come on home, girl" he said with a smile
"you don't have to love me yet, let's get high awhile
But try to understand...try to understand
Try, try, try to understand...I'm a magic man"

Having until now been based in Seattle, Washington, the band moved to Vancouver, Canada, where they signed with Mushroom Records.

Answer: Winter nights

"Winter nights we sang in tune
Played inside the months of moon"

Their first release was "Dreamboat Annie", which sold 30,000 copies in Canada. It sold another 25,000 in the US when released as a single.

Answer: passed to fall

"Never think of never..let this spell last forever"
Well, summer lover passed to fall
tried to realize it all
Mama says she's worried..growing up in a hurry"

The album "Dreamboat Annie", which also had the hit single "Crazy on You", eventually sold over a million copies. So did its successor, "Little Queen". By this time the band had left Mushroom and gone to Portrait Records, causing a major legal battle.

Answer: baby

"Come on home, girl" Mama cried on the phone
"Too soon to lose my baby yet, my girl should be at home"
But try to understand....try to understand
Try, try, try to understand..he's a magic man, Mama...ah...he's a magic man"

Following the release of "Dog and Butterfly" in 1978, the group began to disintegrate. Roger Fisher left to form his own band, and Nancy took over lead guitar. While their 1985 album, "Heart" sold over five million copies, they had lost their musical direction.

Answer: love

"Come on home, girl" he said with a smile
"I cast my spell of love on you, a woman from a child"
But try to understand...try to understand..."

In 1990 Ann and Nancy formed a new acoustic group, the Lovemongers, and in 1999 they toured as a duo.

Answer: Yes

"Oh...oh....try, try, try to understand....
He's a magic man....oh....he's got the magic hands

"Come on home, girl" he said with a smile
"You don't have to love me yet, let's get high awhile"
But try to understand....try to understand
Try, try, try to understand...he's a magic man...yeah...oh...."

Nancy Wilson married director/screenwriter/Rolling Stone writer Cameron Crowe in 1986 and has written scores for his movies. They became parents to twin boys in 2000.

Answer: Marine Corps

Ann adopted a daughter 1991 and a son in 1998. In June 2004, Heart released "Jupiter's Darling".

Answer: Dreamboat Annie

The first track on their first album reached gold for Heart. Released in 1976, the album went platinum. Released on Mushroom Records/Capitol Records, it was recorded at the Can-Base Studios in Vancouver and produced by Mike Flicker. (Thanks, Wikipedia!)