(Gibson) 35 years ago, Heart kicked in the gates of the predominantly male playground of rock with their debut album, Dreamboat Annie. The album introduced a winning formula of Zeppelinesque guitars with Ann Wilson's banshee vocals. Wilson and her sister Nancy recorded some of the biggest hits of the rock era with "Crazy on You," "Magic Man" and "Barracuda," among many others. Not content to rest on their laurels, the Wilson sisters have multiple projects in the works for the coming year.First up, the group is prepping a new album with producer Ben Mink, who co-produced the band's 2010 album, Red Velvet Car. Nancy Wilson told Billboard fans can expect some heavy guitars this time around.
"We've got most of it written already," Wilson disclosed. "We're writing again and working on songs with producer Ben Mink. This time we're gonna go a little more heavy rock, a little more electric guitar. And so far so good; I think there's some really amazing songs already
We're still kind of polishing and buffing the rough demos so far, but we're getting excited."
The Wilsons are also working with rock journalist Charles Cross (Heavier Than Heaven, Led Zeppelin: Shadows Taller Than Our Souls) on a memoir. more on this story
