Ann Wilson releases cover of Queen’s ‘Love Of My Life’ with Vince Gill
20th April 2022Ann Wilson releases the breathtaking rendition of Queenâs âLove of My Lifeâ, featuring vocals from Vince Gill. Â Taken from Wilsonâs forthcoming album, Fierce Bliss, out April 29 2022 via Silver Lining Music.
ââLove of My Lifeâ is a beautiful song about endless love. It was my honor to duet with Vince Gill on this song; an unforgettable experience for which Iâm grateful!â â Ann Wilson
Wilson has always enjoyed bringing new life and verve to classic songs, and with Queenâs âLove of My Lifeâ she has helped fashion a definitive version which stands toe-to-toe with the original.
âI had the idea for the Queen song âLove of My Lifeâ as a duet, so I just tried to picture who would be âthe male angelâ that would sing the other part of it,â explains Wilson. âI thought how great the song would be if it was stripped down and just sung with soul, and it had to be Vince Gill because heâs got that voice, that soul.â
Wilsonâs rendition of Robin Trowerâs âBridge of Sighsâ is another spectacular take on the classic featuring on Fierce Bliss.Â
ââBridge of Sighsâ in my opinion is the best blues song ever written,â offers Wilson. âThatâs really saying something because itâs the vastness of the blues world, but this song is about true existential dread. It isnât just youâre hurt because you lost your boyfriend or girlfriend, youâre on the edge of the abyss.âÂ
âI like stuff that goes all the way,â Wilson continues. âIâm one of these people that halfway is not good enough. So, with Kenny Wayne Shepherd, one of the coolest monster guitar players around, it just made so much sense, and he tore it up. One of the most rewarding things for me as a singer, to not be hurried. The best singers are the ones who can sing ballads and really make it work, because you donât have to be a genius to be a rock shouter or sing rock songs. But that ballad, where itâs slowed down or stopped and youâre centre stage with the spotlight? Every little nuance is important, and I think thatâs what âBridge of Sighsâ was for me.â
One of the premier hard rock vocalists of all-time, Wilson smashed boundaries with her band Heart, the 8-times Platinum, 35 million-plus selling Rock and Roll Hall of Fame trailblazers who formed in 1973. During a decades-long career, Wilson rode the roller coaster of fame, fortune and madness, learning both joyous and hard, hard lessons along the way. Â Fast forward to the summer of 2020 and a road-trip with her husband (all aboard a rented tour bus with protocols observed!) saw Wilson in the Bay Area, where she ran into the legendary veteran âartistâs lawyerâ Brian Rohan; it was the catalyst for Fierce Blissâs creation.
Fierce Bliss is not just an album for fans of Ann Wilson and Heart, it is an album for everyone seeking a lavish ticket out of the sharp edges of an increasingly fraught society. Fierce Bliss also marks perhaps the first time in her illustrious career that Ann Wilson has truly felt the wind in her wings, something which might seem a strange statement given her pioneering history.
To cap it all, the album artwork comes from the mind and hands of celebrated fantasy artist Roger Dean, who aside from his work in fantasy art is also renowned for his Yes sleeve artwork.Â
âI love Relayer (Gates of Delirium) painted with almost no colour and other works with equal power and equally restricted pallets, however, sometimes I just love to let go. Â With Fierce Bliss there is a strong psychedelic current flowing throughout, something that I love but donât do often enough. Mike Inns helped to keep the psychedelic presence intense especially with the Parrots and made sure that we got this over the line intact. It was great fun working on this.â â Roger Dean
Fierce Bliss will be released April 29th 2022 via Silver Lining Music and is available to pre-order now on CD Casebound Book (deluxe package), Vinyl and Digital formats here
Listen to recently released âGreedâ, âMissionary Manâ and âA Moment in Heavenâ at this locationÂ
Wilson will soon be hitting the road with her new band, and make no mistake, sheâs a performer at heart thus her excitement is palpable.Â
âAN EVENING WITH ANN WILSON OF HEART & THE AMAZING DAWGSâÂ
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MAY 4 – San Francisco, CA – Great American
MAY 5 – Napa, CA – The Uptown Theatre
MAY 7 – Pala, CA – Pala Casino
MAY 9 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
MAY 10 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
MAY 13 – Los Cabos, MEX – Hard Rock
JUN 11 â Peachtree City, GA â Fred Amphitheater
JUN 13/14 â Nashville, TN â Basement East
JUN 16 â Tampa, FL â Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa
JUN 17 â Ft. Lauderdale, FL â The Parker
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Tickets can be purchased at this location
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Fierce Bliss Track Listing:
1. Greed
2. Black Wing
3. Bridge Of Sighs
4. Fighten For Life
5. Love Of My Life (feat. Vince Gill)
6. Missionary Man
7. Gladiator
8. Forget Her
9. A Moment In Heaven
10. Angel’s Blues*
11. As The World Turns
*Available on CD and digital formats only
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Ann Wilson – Vocals
Tom Bukovac – Guitar
Tony Lucido – Bass
Sean T Lane – Drums, Percussion & Bike
Gordon Mote – Keyboards
Tim Lauer – Keyboards
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Produced by Ann Wilson and Tom Bukovac
âGladiatorâ and âAngelâs Bluesâ produced by Ann Wilson and Warren Haynes
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Mixed by Chuck Ainlay
Recorded by Chuck Ainlay at Fame Studios, Muscle Shoals, AL and Soundstage, Nashville, TN
âGladiatorâ and âAngelâs Bluesâ recorded by Joe Paterno at Power Station, Waterford, CT
Black Wing Recorded by Sean Walker at Uberbeatz, Lynnwood, WA
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound, Edgewater, NJ
Executive Producer Jim Zumwalt
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Musicians who appear on Fierce Bliss:
Vocals – Vince Gill on âLove of My Lifeâ
Lead Guitar – Kenny Wayne Shepherd on âBridge of Sighsâ and âMissionary Manâ
Guitar – Warren Haynes on âGladiatorâ and âAngelâs Bluesâ
Guitar – Tyler Boley on âBlack Wingâ
Keyboards – Danny Louis on âGladiatorâ and âAngelâs Bluesâ
Keyboards – Dan Walker on âBlack Wingâ
Bass – Jorgen Carlsson on âGladiatorâ and âAngelâs Bluesâ
Bass – Andy Stoller on âBlack Wingâ
Drums – Matt Abts on âGladiatorâ and âAngelâs Bluesâ
Choir – The Rev Nathan Young Singers on âMissionary Manâ
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