Crazy on You

"Crazy on You" is the debut American single from the rock band Heart. It was the first single following the release of their debut album Dreamboat Annie, released in 1976. (Two earlier Canadian singles had preceded the release of the album.)

Description

Starting with an acoustic guitar intro called "Silver Wheels,"^[1] the song turns into a fast-paced rock song that was the signature sound of the band in their early years. "Crazy on You" attracted attention both for the relatively unusual combination of an acoustic guitar paired with an electric guitar, and the fact that the acoustic guitarist was a woman – a rarity in rock music during that time. According to co-writer/guitarist Nancy Wilson, who discussed it on an episode of In the Studio with Redbeard that devoted an entire episode to the Dreamboat Annie album, the rapid acoustic rhythm part was inspired by The Moody Blues song "Question."

The song's lyrics tell of a person's desire to forget all the problems of the world during one night of passion. During an interview on Private Sessions, Ann Wilson revealed the song was written in response to the stress caused by the Vietnam War and social unrest in the United States in the early seventies.

Release

"Crazy on You" peaked at #35 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1976. It remains one of Heart's signature songs and is still a staple on U.S. classic rock radio stations.

Chicago superstation WLS-AM, which gave the song much airplay, ranked "Crazy on You" as the 30th biggest hit of 1976.^[2] It reached as high as number three on their survey of August 7, 1976.^[3]

In late 1977, Mushroom Records re-released the single with the same catalog number and B-Side. This re-release peaked at #62 on the Hot 100 in early 1978. In the Netherlands it reached number two on the singles chart in March 1977. The single's B-side, "Dreamboat Annie," was later released on its own as an A-side.

In 2013, the original lineup of the band performed the song for their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, their first performance together in over thirty years.

Personnel

Ann Wilson-lead & backing vocals, flute
Nancy Wilson-acoustic guitar, backing vocals
Roger Fisher-electric guitar
Steve Fossen-bass guitar
Howard Leese-electric guitar

Additional musicians

Tessie Bensussen-backing vocals
Geoff Foubert-backing vocals
Jim Hill-backing vocals
Rob Deans-keyboards
Kay Hendrikse-drums

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	70
Belgian Singles Chart	13
Canadian Singles Chart^[4]	25
Dutch Singles Chart^[5]	4
French Singles Chart	1
US Billboard Hot 100^[6]	35

1978 re-issue

Chart (1977–78)	Peak position
Canadian Singles Chart^[4]	68
Dutch Singles Chart	2
US Billboard Hot 100^[7]^[8]	62

Year-end charts

Chart (1976)	Rank
Canada^[9]	182
U.S. (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual) ^[10]	201

References

↑ Julie Bergman (August 1981). "Guitar Queen of Heart". Acoustic Guitar. Retrieved Dec 31, 2012. On the first album, I did an acoustic instrumental piece, 'Silver Wheels,' which introduced 'Crazy on You,'" Nancy recalled. "I really wanted people to know right up front what I could do. It was the same thing as sitting in the Bandwagon music store and playing 'Angie.' It was like, 'Check me out, I know some stuff.'
↑ "wls89of76". Oldiesloon.com. 1963-12-11. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
↑ "wls080776". Users.qwest.net. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
1 2 "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
↑ Steffen Hung. "Heart - Crazy On You". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
↑ "Album and Song Chart History Billboard.com". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
↑ "Heart - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
↑ "Crazy on You - Heart - Billboard.com". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Heart
Ann Wilson Nancy Wilson Ben Smith Craig Bartock Dan Rothchild Chris Joyner Roger Fisher Howard Leese Denny Carmassi Mark Andes Fernando Saunders Scott Olson Mike Inez Darian Sahanaja Gilby Clarke
Studio albums	Dreamboat Annie Little Queen Magazine Dog & Butterfly Bébé le Strange Private Audition Passionworks Heart Bad Animals Brigade Desire Walks On Heart Presents a Lovemongers' Christmas Jupiters Darling Red Velvet Car Fanatic Beautiful Broken
Live albums	Greatest Hits/Live Rock the House Live! The Road Home Alive in Seattle Dreamboat Annie Live
Compilations	Greatest Hits/Live These Dreams: Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Greatest Hits: 1985-1995 The Essential Heart Love Alive Love Songs Playlist: The Very Best of Heart Strange Euphoria
Singles	"Crazy on You" "Magic Man" "Dreamboat Annie" "Barracuda" "Little Queen" "Kick It Out" "Heartless" "Straight On" "Dog & Butterfly" "Without You" "Even It Up" "Bebe le Strange" "Tell It Like It Is" "Unchained Melody" "This Man Is Mine" "How Can I Refuse?" "Allies" "What About Love" "Never" "These Dreams" "Nothin' at All" "If Looks Could Kill" "Alone" "Who Will You Run To" "There's the Girl" "I Want You So Bad" "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" "Tall, Dark Handsome Stranger" "I Didn't Want to Need You" "Stranded" "Secret" "You're the Voice" "Will You Be There (In the Morning)"
Related articles	Discography List of band members Whirlygig Hope & Glory
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