Song · Dokken
“Heartless Heart” by Dokken
From the album Tooth and Nail (1984)
“Heartless Heart” by Dokken appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1990. It was first released in 1984 on the album Tooth and Nail. Its best result is #989 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,416 hard rock song of all time.
"Heartless Heart" comes off Tooth and Nail, Dokken's second album, released on Elektra in 1984 and cut with a chip on its shoulder: the debut, Breaking the Chains, had gone nowhere in the States, and the band's management had to fight to talk the label into a follow-up. Don Dokken sings it, but the writing belongs to the others. George Lynch and Jeff Pilson made the music, and drummer Mick Brown joined them on the words. Pilson, newly arrived after Juan Croucier left for Ratt, plays bass and adds backing vocals.
The sessions were a war of egos: Dokken and Lynch couldn't work in the studio at the same time, and producer Tom Werman quit after a few weeks. Roy Thomas Baker and Michael Wagener stepped in to finish the job, with Wagener handling the mix.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 989 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
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