Passionworks [SEP] record label
's final album with Epic Records before their comeback-fueled move to Capitol Records. It is the first Heart album to feature Denny Carmassi and Mark Andes, who had replaced longtime members Mike DeRosier and Steve Fossen. The album has sold almost 500,000 copies in the United States.
In 2009, "Passionworks" was re-released on the Beat Goes On label as a double CD with the band's previous album "Private Audition".
Personnel.
Personnel Heart.
- Ann Wilson – lead and backing vocals
that would dominate the band's mid-1980s sound. At the end of recording, Derosier and Fossen were fired from the band. They were replaced by Denny Carmassi on drums and Mark Andes on bass for "Passionworks" (1983), while at the record company's insistence, the band turned to established producer Keith Olsen. Both "Private Audition" and "Passionworks" had relatively poor sales, failing to reach gold status. Despite the albums' poor sales, the single "How Can I Refuse" was a success