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career . “ Well , I ’ m very optimistic that people know who I am ,” she said with a laugh . “ Most people know me from Heart . They know the two sisters but around the country , there may be people who don ’ t know who I am . I ’ m always associated with Heart and now out on my own , this gives the people a chance to find out a bit about me and I also can ’ t take that recognition for granted .” Part of what is undoubtedly one of , if not the most successful sister acts in rock music history ,

Wilson is no stranger to going it on her own as previous endeavors indicate . 2007 saw the release of her first solo album , Hope & Glory , which featured such rock luminaries as Elton John , k . d . lang , Alison Krauss , Gretchen Wilson , Wynonna Judd and more . Finding success with this effort , she then released two EPs under the moniker , The Ann Wilson Thing . The first , 2015 ’ s , The Ann Wilson Thing- # 1 , was followed by the most recent , 2016 ’ s , Focus . “ I ’ d rather do four

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