Desire Walks On

Desire Walks On is the eleventh studio album by American rock band Heart. It was released on November 16, 1993, by Capitol Records. The majority of the album was co-written by lead members Ann and Nancy Wilson. It is Heart's final studio album to feature longtime member Howard Leese, who, aside from the Wilson sisters, is the band's longest-serving member. Layne Staley, lead vocalist of the Seattle grunge band Alice in Chains, sings with the Wilson sisters on the cover of Bob Dylan's "Ring Them Bells".

Desire Walks On
Studio album by Heart
Released	November 16, 1993
Recorded	1992–1993
Genre	Hard rock pop rock folk rock
Length	51:09
Label	Capitol
Producer	John Purdell Duane Baron
Heart chronology
Rock the House Live! (1991) Desire Walks On (1993) The Road Home (1995)
Singles from Desire Walks On
"Will You Be There (In the Morning)" Released: November 1993 "The Woman in Me" Released: 1994

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
People	Favorable[2]

The album peaked at number number 48 on the US Billboard 200,[3] and on August 24, 1995, it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments of 500,000 copies in the United States.[4] Desire Walks On spawned three charting singles: "Will You Be There (In the Morning)", which reached number 39 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, "Black on Black II", a cover of a Dalbello song originally recorded for the 9 1/2 Weeks movie soundtrack which peaked at number four on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart, and "The Woman in Me", which peaked at number 24 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.[5] "Back to Avalon" was released to radio and spent three weeks on the country airplay chart, Heart's only track to do so.

The original 1993 European release and the 2001 US re-release were expanded to add Spanish-language versions of "The Woman in Me" and "Will You Be There (In the Morning)", the latter in a remixed format.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Desire"		0:18
2.	"Black on Black II"	Lisa Dalbello Ann Wilson Nancy Wilson	3:51
3.	"Back to Avalon"	A. Wilson N. Wilson Kit Hain	3:40
4.	"The Woman in Me"	Michael Clark John Bettis	4:00
5.	"Rage"	A. Wilson N. Wilson Sue Ennis	5:01
6.	"In Walks the Night"	A. Wilson N. Wilson Daniel O'Brien Tina Harris	6:01
7.	"My Crazy Head"	A. Wilson N. Wilson Ennis	4:31
8.	"Ring Them Bells"	Bob Dylan	3:49
9.	"Will You Be There (In the Morning)"	Robert John "Mutt" Lange	4:29
10.	"Voodoo Doll"	A. Wilson N. Wilson Amy Sky John Capek	4:52
11.	"Anything Is Possible"	A. Wilson N. Wilson Dalbello	5:00
12.	"Avalon (Reprise)"		0:31
13.	"Desire Walks On"	A. Wilson N. Wilson Ennis	5:06
Total length:			51:09

European and Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"La Mujer Que Hay en Mi"	Clark Bettis	4:02
15.	"Te Quedaras (En la Mañana)"	Lange	4:40
Total length:			59:51

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Desire Walks On.[6]

Heart

• Ann Wilson – lead vocals
• Nancy Wilson – acoustic and electric guitars, lead and background vocals
• Howard Leese – acoustic and electric guitars, background vocals; bass (track 4)
• Denny Carmassi – drums, percussion; sequencing (track 4)

Additional musicians

• Schuyler Deale – bass
• John Purdell – keyboards, background vocals
• Dalbello – additional background vocal
• Duane Barron – additional background vocal
• Layne Staley – 3rd lead vocal (track 8)
• String section
  • Ella Marie Gray – violin
  • Walter Gray – cello
  • Timothy Hale – viola
  • Simon James – violin
  • Cole Chance Steichen – bell tree (track 8)

Technical

• John Purdell – production, mixing
• Duane Barron – production, engineering, mixing
• Mick Guzauski – mixing (tracks 1–8, 10–13)
• Mike Shipley – mixing (track 9)
• Ed Brooks, George Visconty, Tom McGurk, Todd Lehmkuhl – engineering assistance
• Don Grierson – executive production
• George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York City

Artwork

• Tommy Steele – art direction
• Jeff Fey – design
• Scott Morgan – photography

Charts

Chart (1993–1994)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7]	55
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[8]	36
European Albums (Music & Media)[9]	61
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10]	20
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11]	24
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12]	46
UK Albums (OCC)[13]	32
US Billboard 200[3]	48

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[14]	Gold	50,000^^
United States (RIAA)[4]	Gold	500,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Henderson, Alex. "Desire Walks On – Heart". AllMusic. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
2. "Picks and Pans Review: Desire Walks on". People. November 22, 1993. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
3. "Heart Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
4. "American album certifications – Heart – Desire Walks On". Recording Industry Association of America. August 24, 1995. Retrieved June 20, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
5. "Desire Walks On – Heart | Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
6. Desire Walks On (liner notes). Heart. Capitol Records. 1993. CDP 599627.CS1 maint: others (link)
7. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 126.
8. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 2333". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
9. "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10 no. 51/52. December 18, 1993. p. 29. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
10. ハートのアルバム売り上げランキング [Heart album sales ranking] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
11. "Swedishcharts.com – Heart – Desire Walks On". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
12. "Swisscharts.com – Heart – Desire Walks One". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
13. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
14. "Canadian album certifications – Heart – Desire Walks On". Music Canada. November 23, 1993. Retrieved June 20, 2020.