Bad Animals
1987 studio album by Heart
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::summary 1987 studio album by Heart ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox album"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Bad Animals |
| type | studio |
| artist | Heart |
| cover | Heart - Bad Animals.png |
| border | yes |
| released | |
| genre | * Hard rock |
| length | |
| label | Capitol |
| producer | Ron Nevison |
| prev_title | Heart |
| prev_year | 1985 |
| next_title | Brigade |
| next_year | 1990 |
| misc | {{Singles |
| name | Bad Animals |
| type | studio |
| single1 | Alone |
| single1date | May 15, 1987 |
| single2 | Who Will You Run To |
| single2date | August 1987 |
| single3 | There's the Girl |
| single3date | October 1987 |
| single4 | I Want You So Bad |
| single4date | February 1988 |
| :: |
| name = Bad Animals | type = studio | artist = Heart | cover = Heart - Bad Animals.png | border = yes | released = | recorded = | studio =
- One on One (Hollywood)
- Power Station (New York City)
- Rumbo (Los Angeles)
- Can-Am (Tarzana) | genre = * Hard rock
- pop rock
- glam metal
- arena rock | length = | label = Capitol | producer = Ron Nevison | prev_title = Heart | prev_year = 1985 | next_title = Brigade | next_year = 1990 | misc = {{Singles | name = Bad Animals | type = studio | single1 = Alone | single1date = May 15, 1987 | single2 = Who Will You Run To | single2date = August 1987 | single3 = There's the Girl | single3date = October 1987 | single4 = I Want You So Bad | single4date = February 1988 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = | rev2 = Robert Christgau | rev2score = C | rev3 = Rolling Stone | rev3score = Mixed | rev4 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide | rev4score = | noprose = yes
Bad Animals is the ninth studio album by American rock band Heart, released on May 15, 1987, by Capitol Records. The album continues the mainstream hard rock style from the band's 1985 self-titled release, all while enjoying similar success. It peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 in August 1987 and was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on June 4, 1992. Internationally, Bad Animals charted within the top five in Canada, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland, and the top 10 in the United Kingdom.
The album spawned the US number-one single "Alone", while "Who Will You Run To" reached number seven, "There's the Girl" reached number 12, and "I Want You So Bad" reached number 49. Bad Animals received a nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 30th Annual Grammy Awards in 1988.
The album features a few cover songs: "Alone" was originally recorded by the duo i-Ten on their 1983 album Taking a Cold Look, while "Wait for an Answer" was originally recorded by Dalbello on her 1984 album Whomanfoursays.
The album's title refers to the band members themselves: they would call themselves the bad animals due to the way they looked in hotel lobbies, disheveled with sunglasses, exhausted from touring.
Track listing
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Who Will You Run To | writer1 = Diane Warren | length1 = 4:06
| title2 = Alone | writer2 = | length2 = 3:38
| title3 = There's the Girl | writer3 = | length3 = 3:50
| title4 = I Want You So Bad | writer4 = | length4 = 4:21
| title5 = Wait for an Answer | writer5 = Lisa Dal Bello | length5 = 4:31 | headline = Side two
| title6 = Bad Animals | writer6 = | length6 = 4:54
| title7 = You Ain't So Tough | writer7 = | length7 = 4:05
| title8 = Strangers of the Heart | writer8 = | length8 = 3:41
| title9 = Easy Target | writer9 = | length9 = 3:58
| title10 = RSVP | writer10 = | length10 = 3:39
| total_length = 40:43
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Bad Animals.
Heart
- Ann Wilson – lead vocals, background vocals
- Nancy Wilson – guitars, keyboards, lead vocals, background vocals
- Howard Leese – guitars, keyboards, background vocals
- Mark Andes – bass guitars
- Denny Carmassi – drums
Additional musicians
- Mike Moran – keyboards
- Tom Kelly – background vocals
- Holly Knight – player
- Duane Hitchings – player
- Efrain Toro – player
- Tom Salisbury – player
Technical
- Ron Nevison – production, engineering
- Toby Wright – engineering assistance
- Stan "Sly" Katayama – engineering assistance
- Julian Stoll – engineering assistance
- Mike Christopher – engineering assistance
- Jeffrey Poe – engineering assistance
- Don Barlow – guitar tech
- Paul Jamieson – drum tech
- Gary Grimm – drum tech
Artwork
- Norman Moore – design, art direction
- Phillip Dixon – photography
Charts
Weekly charts
::data[format=table title="Weekly chart performance for ''Bad Animals''"] | Chart (1987) | Peak position | Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) | European Albums (Music & Media) | Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) | Japanese Albums (Oricon) | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 10 | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | ::
Year-end charts
::data[format=table title="Year-end chart performance for ''Bad Animals''"]
| Chart (1987) | Position | Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) | Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) | Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | European Albums (Music & Media) | German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) | Norwegian Fall Period Albums (VG-lista) | Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) | UK Albums (Gallup) | US Billboard 200 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | ||||||||||
| 8 | ||||||||||
| 56 | ||||||||||
| 34 | ||||||||||
| 60 | ||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||
| 18 | ||||||||||
| 46 | ||||||||||
| 35 | ||||||||||
| :: |
Certifications
References
Bibliography
References
- "Heart – There's The Girl". [[Dutch Charts]].
- Henderson, Alex. "Bad Animals – Heart".
- Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: Heart".
- Fissinger, Laura. (July 2, 1987). "Heart: Bad Animals".
- (2004). "The New Rolling Stone Album Guide". [[Simon & Schuster]].
- (May 8, 1987). "New Releases".
- "Bad Animals – Heart {{!}} Awards".
- "30th Grammy Awards – 1988".
- "'Bébé le Strange' to 'Bad Animals': Ann Wilson reveals meaning behind 7 Heart album titles".
- (1987). "Bad Animals". [[Capitol Records]].
- {{harvnb. Kent. 1993
- (July 18, 1987). "European Hot 100 Albums".
- Pennanen, Timo. (2006). "Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972". [[Otava (publisher).
- (2006). "Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005". [[Oricon.
- {{harvnb. Kent. 1993
- (December 26, 1987). "Top 100 Albums of '87".
- "Jaaroverzichten – LP 1987". [[Dutch Charts]].
- (December 26, 1987). "European Charts of the Year 1987 – Albums".
- "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1987". Offizielle Deutsche Charts.
- "Topp 40 Album Sommer 1987". [[VG-lista]].
- "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1987".
- (January 23, 1988). "Gallup Year End Charts 1987 – Albums". [[Record Mirror]].
- "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1987".
- "A "gold" record award from Toshiba-EMI Ltd presented to Nancy Wilson of Heart in recognition of excellent sales in 1987 for Bad Animals . Toshiba-EMI Ltd released the album in Japan".
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