In 1985, the legendary rock band Heart made a huge comeback with their self-titled album, Heart, released on June 21, 1985. But one of the album's biggest singles, "What About Love," almost never made it on the record after Nancy and Ann Wilson reportedly hated the demo. Luckily, Heart ended up recording the track, and it was an extreme success.
At the time, Heart was going through a bit of a downturn with their career, with their last hit song coming out several years earlier. They were forced to change record labels after Epic Records dropped them, and Heart was their new start at Capitol Records. There was likely a ton of pressure on the band to get it right.
"What About Love" is a rare song that wasn't written by members of Heart. Instead, it was written by songwriters Jim Vallance, Sheron Alton, and Brian Allen, and recorded by the band Toronto in 1982, although it wasn't released. So a few years later, it was brought to Heart as a demo.
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In the book Heart: In the Studio by Jake Brown, which contains extensive interviews with band members and others involved in making Heart's hit music, producer Ron Nevison revealed how much Heart disliked "What About Love" when they first heard it.
"When I played that song, Nancy left the room. She wasn't happy with that song at first for Heart," recalled Nevison, via JimVallance.com. "They hated the treatment and production of the demo, and I think it was more the vocal they hated."
Nevison pushed the band to see the song through recording, with their vocals, in order to reveal the potential, adding, "It became much more their song by the time we'd gone from pre-production to proper recording ... The lesson there is always jump to conclusions slowly."
Eventually, Heart agreed to include the song on the new album, and it's a good thing they did. The track soared up the charts, becoming Heart's first Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 hit in five years. It peaked at No. 10.
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