Heart - Little Queen ♫ Rare EX Portrait Records 1st Press Vinyl LP ♫ Barracuda ♫

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Little QueenCover photography byBob SeidemannStudio albumbyHeartReleasedMay 14, 1977RecordedKaye Smith Studios, Seattle, Washington, February–April 1977GenreHard rock,folk FlickerHeartchronologyDreamboat Annie
(1976)Little Queen

\"Barracuda\" / \"Cry to Me\"
Released: May 1977
\"Little Queen\" / \"Treat Me Well\"
Released: May 1977
\"Kick It Out\" / \"Go On Cry\"
Released: December 1977

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Little Queenis the secondstudio albumreleased by the AmericanrockbandHeart. It was released in May 1977 onPortrait Records, and re-released in 2004 with two bonus tracks.

Overview

The group intendedMagazineto be the official follow-up album to the debutDreamboat Annie. However a contract dispute with their labelMushroom Records, resulted in the group signing with the newly formedPortrait Records, a division ofCBS Records(nowSony/BMG).

The Mushroom contract called for two albums and the label took the position that they were owed a second one. On that basis, Mushroom attempted to prevent the release ofLittle Queenand any other work by Heart. They took the five unfinished tracks forMagazineand added a B-side and two live recordings. The first release of the album in early 1977 came with a disclaimer on the back cover.

The dispute dragged on and ended with the court deciding that Heart was free to sign with a new label but added that Mushroom was indeed owed a second album. So, Heart went back to the studio to re-record, remix, edit, and re-sequence the recordings in a marathon session over four days. A court ordered guard stood nearby to prevent the master tapes from being erased.

Little Queenwas released 14 May 1977 andMagazinewas re-released 22 April 1978. With the hit single \"Barracuda\",Little QueenoutsoldMagazinehandily, eventually achieving 3x Platinum status.However, the almost contemporary release also gave the band the distinction of having all three of their albums on the charts at the same time.

\"Barracuda\"

After the first album became a million seller, Mushroom took out a full-page ad inRolling Stonemagazine touting the band\'s success, using the headline \"Million to One Shot Sells a Million\".The ad looked like the front page of atabloid newspaperand included a photo from theDreamboat Anniecover shoot. The caption read: \"Heart\'s Wilson Sisters Confess: \'It Was Only Our First Time!\'\".

Just after this ad appeared, aDetroitradio promoter askedAnn Wilsonwhere her lover was (referring to sister,Nancy). Ann was outraged and retreated to her hotel room to write a song. When she relayed the incident to Nancy, she too was outraged. Nancy joined Ann and contributed a melody and bridge. The song became \"Barracuda\", which peaked on the charts at No. 11and remains one of the band\'s signature songs.

Track listingSide Wilson,Roger Fisher,Nancy Wilson,Michael DeRosier4:212.\"Love Alive\"A. Wilson, Fisher, N. Wilson4:223.\"Sylvan Song\"(Instrumental)N. Wilson, Fisher2:124.\"Dream of the Archer\"A. Wilson, Fisher, N. Wilson4:305.\"Kick It Out\"A. Wilson2:45Side twoNo.TitleWriter(s)Length6.\"Little Queen\"A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Fisher, DeRosier,Howard Leese, Steve Fossen5:107.\"Treat Me Well\"N. Wilson3:258.\"Say Hello\"A. Wilson, Fisher, N. Wilson3:369.\"Cry to Me\"A. Wilson, N. Wilson2:5210.\"Go On Cry\"A. Wilson, Fisher, N. Wilson5:53