There are not many British AOR bands out there, but Heartland are the one that should have been huge. If they were American and were around five years earlier then they would have been a gimme, but alas that’s not the case.
Does anyone remember a band called Virginia Wolf? Well, that was Chris Ousey’s previous outfit before forming Heartland. After this album, A&M dropped them and they were eventually picked up the by UK label, Escape Music which is still their home today.
Chris has one of those one in a million voices with such a great tone and feel that no matter what he sings it sounds awesome. Carrie Ann is such a great song it has to be my favourite on the album. It has a superb melody and groove and the vocals are great. The production on the album is fantastic and super clean, it makes every song pop.
Every AOR junkie should own a copy of this record.
8.5/10 from The Grooveman.
