Hope & Glory is the first solo album by Heart singer Ann Wilson, released on September 11, 2007.

Hope & Glory
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2007
Recorded2006
GenreRock, folk
LabelRounder
ProducerBen Mink
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

It is an album of cover versions that features guest appearances from Elton John, k.d. lang, Alison Krauss, Gretchen Wilson, Shawn Colvin, Rufus Wainwright, Wynonna Judd and Deana Carter. Ann's sister, Nancy, also contributed.

The Hope & Glory version of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" is available on Wilson's official Myspace page, and charted as "the #9 most podcasted song of 2007" on the PMC Top 10's annual countdown.[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Goodbye Blue Sky" (featuring Nancy Wilson)Roger WatersPink Floyd3:12
2."Where to Now St. Peter?" (with Elton John)Elton John, Bernie TaupinElton John4:38
3."Jackson" (with k.d. lang)Lucinda WilliamsLucinda Williams3:36
4."We Gotta Get Out of This Place" (with Wynonna Judd)Barry Mann, Cynthia WeilThe Animals3:45
5."Immigrant Song"Jimmy Page, Robert PlantLed Zeppelin3:43
6."Darkness, Darkness" (featuring Nancy Wilson)Jesse Colin YoungThe Youngbloods4:37
7."Bad Moon Rising" (with Gretchen Wilson)John FogertyCreedence Clearwater Revival3:15
8."War of Man" (with Alison Krauss)Neil YoungNeil Young4:38
9."Get Together" (with Nancy Wilson, Deana Carter & Wynonna Judd)Chet PowersThe Youngbloods4:03
10."Isolation"John LennonJohn Lennon3:02
11."A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" (with Rufus Wainwright & Shawn Colvin)Bob DylanBob Dylan6:14
12."Little Problems, Little Lies"Ben Mink, Ann Wilson 3:31
iTunes Bonus Track
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
13."American Tune"Paul SimonPaul Simon4:53
Rhapsody Bonus Track
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
13."Sail Away"Randy NewmanRandy Newman3:05

Production

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  • Ben Mink – producer, recording
  • Patrick MacDougall – recording (1, 6, 9)
  • Matt Still – recording (2)
  • Masa Fukudome – recording (3)
  • David Leonard – recording (4, 9), mixing
  • Bart Pursley – recording (7)
  • Gary Paczosa – recording (8)
  • Rick Depofi – recording (11)
  • Tom Schick – recording (11)
  • Brandon McWhorter – recording assistant (3)
  • Gordon Hammond – recording assistant (4, 9)
  • Jason Lefan – assistant engineer (7)
  • Brandon Bell – recording assistant (8)
  • Scott Lehrer – second engineer (11)
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Marcussen Mastering (Hollywood, California)
  • Racheal E. Sullivan – design
  • Randee St. Nicholas – photography
  • Carol Peters – management

Personnel

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  • Ann Wilson – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 5, 8), handclaps (7)
  • Ben Mink – keyboards (1, 5-8, 10-12), electric guitars (1-8, 10-12), acoustic guitars (1-8, 10-12), drum programming (1-4, 8, 10-12), percussion (1-4, 6-12), violin (1, 2, 5, 6, 9), cuatro (2), viola (2, 5, 9), organ (3, 4), charango (3), lap steel guitar (3), fiddle (3, 6), strings (4, 10-12), handclaps (7), dobro (8, 11), steel guitar (9), mandocello (9), bass (12)
  • Teddy Borowiecki – acoustic piano (1, 4-8, 10, 11), accordion (7)
  • Elton John – acoustic piano (2), vocals (2)
  • David Eaman – banjo (8)
  • David Piltch – bass (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9-11)
  • Ric Markmann – electric bass (2, 5, 8)
  • Randall Stoll – drums (1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11)
  • Ben Smith – drums (2, 5, 8), percussion (8)
  • Nancy Wilson – vocals (1, 6, 9), backing vocals (1), electric guitars (6), acoustic guitars (6, 9), handclaps (7), organ (9), percussion (9)
  • Ingrid Friesen – backing vocals (2)
  • Isabel Mink – backing vocals (2)
  • Lucie Mink – backing vocals (2)
  • k.d. lang – vocals (3)
  • Wynonna Judd – vocals (4, 9)
  • Gretchen Wilson – vocals (7)
  • Alison Krauss – vocals (8)
  • Deana Carter – vocals (9)
  • Shawn Colvin – vocals (11)
  • Rufus Wainwright – vocals (11)

Footnotes

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  1. ^ allmusic review
  2. ^ Doelle, Chris (2008-01-05). "PMC Top10 - 010408 - Top Hits of 2007!!!". PMC Top10. Archived from the original on 2008-03-25. Retrieved 2008-01-09.