Got Ann?

Ann Wilson chose luminaries to accompany her on the socially conscious rock anthems and thought-provoking folk ballads featured on her first solo album Hope Glory (9/11, Zoë /Rounder).

“I asked them to be on the record not only because I knew how they felt, philosophically, but also because of their singing styles. I felt their voices would help these songs reach a lot of people who might not ordinarily hear them,” Wilson explained in a recent interview with Performing Songwriter (Sep/Oct 2007).

Here’s what some the album’s guest vocalists had to say:

“Ann Wilson is my hero. Her voice and stage presence have always been a tremendous inspiration to me. I’m so blessed to have had the opportunity to work with her several times over the last couple of years. She is always amazing, powerful and real. I don’t know what rock roll would have done without her!”
- Gretchen Wilson, “Bad Moon Rising”

“Ann is an amazing woman, artist and one of my “sheros”. I grew up singing harmony with her (while listening to the amazing Heart records) and am now proud to call her my friend. Being in the studio with her has always been a dream of mine, she is a singer’s singer, and I can now check it off my life list. This album fits Ann so well, very few people can pull of what she has which is, when you listen to each song it’s as if she had written them herself. She sounds better than ever and it’s perfect. “We Gotta Get Out of This Place” is a classic “things have got to change” anthem and “Get Together” a great message of love - they were so fun to do and speak volumes, I think, about the message Ann is trying to relay with this record.”
- Wynonna Judd, “We Gotta Get Out of This Place” “Get Together”

“Singing harmony with Ann and jamming with Ben Mink ~ What a beautiful ride I was able to hitch along the ‘Hope Glory’ highway. It’s an amazing musical landscape. I think they might have made a masterpiece.”
- Nancy Wilson, “Goodbye Blue Sky”, “Darkness, Darkness”, Get Together”

“Ok, so there’s Ann, who’s a monster singer, she’s covering a seminal Dylan song, she gets Rufus, another totally sick singer to sing on it…and then she asks me to sing on it, too. Some days are definitely better than others.”
- Shawn Colvin, “A Hard Rain’s A Gonna Fall”

“To be asked to be included in such a special project by such an iconic artist is an honor and a privilege. Ann’s voice is absolutely one of the most powerful voices of our time and I’ve been a huge fan since the early days. Her influence in music today is undeniable and this collection of songs is the continuum of how important she is as a link in the influential, musical chain. I’m also proud to consider her my friend.”
- Deana Carter, “Get Together”

For more information on Ann Wilson please contact Diana D’Angelo at Shore Fire Media, 718.522.7171 or ddangelo@shorefire.com or Jennifer Sacca at Rounder Records, 617.218.4503 or jsacca@rounder.com.