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"Burning Heart" is a song by Survivor. It appeared in the 1985 film Rocky IV and on its soundtrack album ; the film's star Sylvester Stallone personally commissioned the song. [ 2 ] The single peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in February 1986, behind " That's What Friends Are For " by Dionne and Friends.
Jimmy Wayne Jamison (August 23, 1951 – September 1, 2014) [1] was an American singer. Best known as Jimi Jamison, he earned recognition as the frontman for the rock bands Target, Cobra, and Survivor from 1984 to 1989, performing the songs "Burning Heart" from the film Rocky IV, "The Moment of Truth" from The Karate Kid, along with other top-20 Survivor hits "I Can't Hold Back", "High On You ...
The soundtrack was hugely successful on the strength of two top-five singles, Survivor's "Burning Heart" (personally commissioned for the film by Sylvester Stallone) reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100) [4] and James Brown's "Living in America", as well as Robert Tepper's lone top-40 hit, "No Easy Way Out" which reached #22.
They are arguably best known for the ballad "Burning Heart," a song that features complementing guitar layers and harmonies, and "Friday Night", from the Heading for a Storm album. They toured extensively, including a support slot to the Michael Schenker Group in the UK in late 1982, and Kiss in 1983.
The power ballad "Burning Heart" was released internationally as the single from the album. [4] “Burning Heart” peaked at number 39 on the Billboard 100. The album peaked at number 65 on the Billboard 200 album chart in 1983 [5] and AllMusic called it "easily one of the most underrated debut metal albums of the '80s." [1]
Burning Heart may refer to: Burning Heart, a 1997 novel by David Stone; The Burning Heart, a 1929 German silent film; The Burning Heart, a 2011 album by Takida "Burning Heart" (song), a 1985 song by Survivor; Burning Heart Records, a Swedish record label
Their first album, Vandenberg, [1] was recorded at former Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page's studio, Sol Studios, and in 1983, their first single, "Burning Heart", reached No. 39 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 record chart. [2] [1] Vandenberg toured the U.S. as the opening act for Ozzy Osbourne and KISS, [1] and then independently in Japan in 1984.
"City's Burning" is a song by the American rock band Heart, which was released in 1982 as the opening track on their sixth studio album Private Audition. It was written by Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Sue Ennis, and produced by the Wilsons, Ennis and Howard Leese. [1] The song reached No. 15 on the US Billboard Rock Albums & Top Tracks chart. [2]