Heartland was originally formed by Chris with Gary Sharpe in order to get a publishing deal. However the band did better that that, landing themselves a deal with the major label A&M Records. Their self titled debut was released in 1991 and was produced by James “Jimbo” Barton. Heartland also played a number of live dates as support to Mr. Big.
Unfortunately AOR / Melodic Rock star was on the wane in the early nineties and Heartland ultimately lost the A&M deal. However Chris and Gary along with Steve Gibson had already recorded some demo material for the next album. With the help of Khalil Turk, these demos were released as the second Heartland “Wide Open” in 1994 on the now defunct Long Island Records ( Escape Music re-issued this album with some bonus material five years later ).
By this time though Gary had lost interest in the project & Chris was left to continue on his own.
[spoiler show=”1994 (96-2-21) – Wide Open (Apollon International, APCY-8317)”]
1. Teach You To Dream – 4:35
2. Carrie Ann – 4:46
3. Don’t Cast Your Shadow – 4:56
4. Real World – 4:15
5. Fight Fire With Fire – 4:12
6. That Thing – 4:04
7. Walking On Ice – 4:08
8. Paper Heart – 4:39
9. Paradise – 4:49
10. Promises – 3:56
Chris Ousey – vocals
Gary Sharpe – guitar
Phil Brown – bass
Steve Gibson – drums & percussion
Rik Carter – keyboards
additional musicians:
drums – Steve Ferrara
keyboards – George Deangelis, David Hinson, Don Snow
backing vocals -Carol Kenyon, Don Snow, Sylvia Mason James, Paul Moggledon, Omar Dupree, Steven P. Clisby, Julia Loko, Jody Pijper
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[spoiler show=”1995 (95-12-16) – Heartland III (Apollon International, APCY-8293)”]
1. The Way Of The Buffalo – 5:11
2. Voodoo Eyes – 4:30
3. Ready To Receive – 5:38
4. Law Of The Jungle – 5:29
5. Don’t Say Goodbye – 3:28
6. Nothing Left To Lose – 5:00
7. Broken Angel – 5:13
8. Until The Last Man Falls – 3:49
9. One Step At A Time – 3:50
10. When Angels Call – 6:03
11. Waiting For The Big One – 4:11
12. The Mighty Fall (bonus track for Japan) – 6:49
13. Stranger In This City – 4:11
Chris Ousey – vocals
Gary Sharpe – guitars, bass, keyboards, programming
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1. Tomorrow Won’t Wait – 4:392. Castles In The Sand – 3:54
3. Where The Pieces Fall – 4:07
4. I Will Wait For You – 4:46
5. Elena – 4:04
6. Front Page News – 3:31
7. Only A Heartbeat Away – 5:18
8. Not Till Heaven Falls – 4:21
9. Hardworking Man – 4:21
10. Feels Like Magic – 3:33
11. Still Got My Feet On The Ground – 3:29
12. Don’t Let The Fire Die – 4:22
13. These Are The Days (bonus track for Japan) – 3:34
Chris Ousey – vocals
Steve Morris – guitars & keyboards
Tim A. Duncan – bass
Steve Gibson – drums
Chris Lloyd – keyboards
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2. Catch You If You Fall – 4:25
3. Total Eclipse – 3:37
4. A Leap In The Dark – 3:34
5. X Marks The Spot – 4:10
6. Even Angels Cry – 3:55
7. I Count The Days – 4:25
8. Miracles Take Time – 4:02
9. Always The Love Will Survive – 3:16
10. Show Me The Way – 4:23
11. Let It Roll – 3:48
Chris Ousey – lead & backing vocals
Steve Morris – guitars & keyboards
Dave Hopia – bass
Steve Gibson – drums
Chris Lloyd – keyboards
additional musicians:
Kenny “Kaos” Looney – guitars
John Counset – keyboards
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2. Knife Edge – 4:40
3. Never Never Land – 5:07
4. Wide Open – 4:06
5. Indian Ground – 5:10
6. Try Me – 4:16
7. Keeping the Faith Alive – 4:13
8. One Night – 5:01
9. Voodoo Eyes – 6:02
10. When Angels Call – 6:24
11. Carved in Stone – 4:46
12. Make It Tonight – 4:12
13. I Count the Days – 5:02
14. Only Time Will Tell – 3:16
Chris Ousey – vocals
Steve Morris – guitars, bass & keyboards
Steve Gibson – drums & percussion
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[spoiler show=”2000 (00-9-20) – As It Comes (Avalon Marquee, MICP-10200)”]
1. Staring Down The Gun – 4:52
2. Eyes Open Wide – 4:48
3. She Blows Me Away – 4:24
4. Willing To Fly – 4:00
5. Love Resurrection – 3:44
6. Too Good To Be True – 4:57
7. Whatever Gets You Through The Night – 4:51
8. One Love – 4:58
9. Live To Fight Another Day – 3:57
10. The Runaway – 6:14
11. You Make Me Smile – 6:12
12. Conquer All – 4:27
bonus track for Japan:
13. Too Good To Be True (Guitar Version) – 4:53
Chris Ousey – vocals
Steve Morris – guitars & keyboards
Tim Hewitt – bass
Steve Gibson – drums
Steve Millington – keyboards
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[spoiler show=”2002 (02-4-24) – Communication Down (Avalon Marquee, MICP-10296)”]
1. Imagine My Surprise – 3:35
2. The Man In The Iron Mask – 4:32
3. The Best Of Times – 4:25
4. Fight The Good Fight – 5:16
5. Time And Tide – 4:12
6. The Bottom Line – 3:23
7. Follow Me – 5:04
8. Black & White – 4:42
9. Refugee – 4:37
10. All Her Own Way – 3:36
11. Classical Blast – 3:49
12. I Believe (bonus track for Japan) – 4:25
Chris Ousey – vocals
Steve Morris – guitars & keyboards
Tim Hewitt – bass
Frank Baker – drums
Dave Chapman – keyboards
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[spoiler show=”2005 (05-3-24) – Move On (Avalon Marquee, MICP-10499)”]
1. City Of Lights – 5:14
2. Too Sad To Cry – 5:05
3. Hell Or High Water – 4:53
4. Hard Hearted Man 4:12
5. Where Do We Go From Here – 5:02
6. One Fine Day – 4:37
7. Getting Ready – 6:02
8. How Was I To Know – 5:28
9. Take Me Alive – 4:00
10. Redemption – 3:24
11. Remember Me? – 4:20
Chris Ousey – lead & backing vocals
Steve Morris – guitars & keyboards
Mathias Gregersen – bass
Rasmus Duedahl – drums
additional musicians:
Bjarne T.Holm – drums on “Getting Ready”
Peter Sundell – backing vocals
Per Svensson – backing vocals
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[spoiler show=”2007 (07-9-21) – Mind Your Head (Avalon Marquee, MICP-10685)”]
2. Frozen Hearted – 3:34
3. Last Man To Fall – 5:15
4. A Fanthom I Fell – 4:34
5. So The Story Goes – 4:36
6. Mountain To Climb – 4:52
7. A Richer Vein – 5:01
8. Run For Your Life – 4:03
9. Time To Believe – 4:10
10. Magazine – 3:58
11. The Best Is Yet To Come – 3:33
12. The Fall (bonus track for Japan) – 4:46
Chris Ousey – lead & backing vocals
Steve Morris – all guitars, bass & keyboards
Fredrik Oscarsson – drums
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