Bad Animals

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Bad Animals
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Studio album by Heart
Released June 6, 1987 (1987-06-06)
Recorded January–May 1987 at One on One Recording Studios in Hollywood; Rumbo Recorders in Canoga Park, Los Angeles; Can-Am Studios in Tarzana, Los Angeles; The Power Station in New York City
Genre AOR, hard rock, power pop, pop rock
Length 40:48
Label Capitol
Producer Ron Nevison
Heart chronology
Heart
(1985)Heart1985
Bad Animals
(1987)
Brigade
(1990)Brigade1990
Singles from Bad Animals
  1. "Alone" / "Barracuda (live)"
    Released: May 16, 1987
  2. "Who Will You Run To" / "Magic Man (live)"
    Released: August 15, 1987
  3. "There's the Girl" / "Bad Animals"
    Released: November 7, 1987
  4. "I Want You So Bad" / "Easy Target"
    Released: February 20, 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
Robert Christgau C[2]
Rolling Stone (mixed)[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide 2.5/5 stars[4]

Bad Animals is the ninth studio album by the American rock band Heart, released in 1987 through Capitol Records. The album continues the mainstream hard rock style from the band's 1985 self-titled release, all while enjoying similar success. RIAA certification as of 1992 is three times platinum, indicating sales in excess of three million copies in the US alone.[5] The album reached No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart.[6] Bad Animals contained the number one hit single "Alone", while "Who Will You Run To" reached No. 7, "There's the Girl" reached No. 12, and "I Want You So Bad" reached No. 49.[6] The album is notable for containing only a few tracks with writing contributions from lead members Ann and Nancy Wilson. It received a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

Track listing

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Who Will You Run To"   Diane Warren 4:06
2. "Alone"   Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg 3:38
3. "There's the Girl"   Holly Knight, Nancy Wilson 3:50
4. "I Want You So Bad"   Kelly, Steinberg 4:21
5. "Wait for an Answer"   Lisa Dalbello 4:31
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
6. "Bad Animals"   Ann Wilson, N. Wilson, Denny Carmassi, Mark Andes, Howard Leese, Sterling 4:54
7. "You Ain't So Tough"   Steve Kipner, Peter Beckett 4:05
8. "Strangers of the Heart"   Duane Hitchings, Sue Shifrin, Andes 3:41
9. "Easy Target"   A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Sue Ennis 3:58
10. "RSVP"   A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis 3:39

Personnel

Heart

Additional musicians

Production

  • Ron Nevison - producer, engineer, mixing
  • Toby Wright, Stan Katayama, Julian Stoll, Mike Christopher, Jeffrey Poe - assistant engineers

Charts

Certifications

Country Organization Year Sales
USA RIAA 1992 3x Platinum (+ 3,000,000)[5]
Canada CRIA 1993 4x Platinum (+ 400,000)[26]
UK BPI 1988 Platinum (+ 300,000)[27]

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