Bad Animals

Bad Animals
Studio album by Heart
Released June 6, 1987 (1987-06-06)
Recorded January–May 1987
Studio 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 Hard rock, pop rock
Length 40:48
Label Capitol
Producer Ron Nevison
Heart chronology
Heart
(1985)		 Bad Animals
(1987)		 Brigade
(1990)
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
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauC[2]
Rolling Stone(mixed)[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[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 in August 1987 (denied the top spot by Whitney Houston's Whitney album).[6][7] 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.[7] 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. TitleWriter(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. TitleWriter(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

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1987 Billboard 200 (USA)[7] 2
RPM100 Albums (Canada)[8] 3
Norwegian Albums Chart[9] 4
Swedish Albums Chart[10] 5
Swiss Albums Charts[11] 5
UK Albums Chart[12] 7
GfK Dutch Charts[13] 9
Australian Albums Chart[14] 10
German Albums Chart[15] 17
Austrian Albums Chart[16] 30

Singles

Year Title Chart Position
1987 "Alone" Billboard Hot 100 (USA)[7] 1
RPM100 Singles (Canada)[17] 1
Adult Contemporary (USA)[7] 2
Mainstream Rock (USA)[7] 3
UK Singles Chart[12] 3
Swiss Singles Charts[18] 4
Norwegian Albums Chart[19] 5
GfK Dutch Charts[20] 6
Ultratop Belgium Charts (Flanders)[21] 8
German Singles Chart[22] 18
Austrian Singles Chart[23] 22
"Who Will You Run To" Mainstream Rock (USA)[7] 2
Billboard Hot 100 (USA)[7] 7
RPM100 Singles (Canada)[24] 19
UK Singles Chart[12] 30
"There's the Girl" Billboard Hot 100 (USA)[7] 12
Mainstream Rock (USA)[7] 16
UK Singles Chart[12] 34
1988 RPM100 Singles (Canada)[25] 31
"I Want You So Bad" Billboard Hot 100 (USA)[7] 49
RPM100 Singles (Canada)[26] 88

Certifications

Country Organization Year Sales
USA RIAA 1992 3x Platinum (+ 3,000,000)[5]
Canada CRIA 1993 4x Platinum (+ 400,000)[27]
UK BPI 1988 Platinum (+ 300,000)[28]

References

  1. ↑ Henderson, Alex. "Bad Animals - Heart". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide Reviews: Heart". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  3. ↑ Fissinger, Laura (July 2, 1987). "Heart: Bad Animals : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 28, 2007. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  4. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 372. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  5. 1 2 "RIAA Searchable database: search for "Bad Animals"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  6. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1987-08-08
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Bad Animals Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 46, No. 14, July 11, 1987". Library and Archives Canada. July 11, 1987. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Heart – Bad Animals (album)". Norwegiancharts.com. Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on July 18, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Heart – Bad Animals (album)". Swedishcharts.com. Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Heart – Bad Animals". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  12. 1 2 3 4 "Artist Chart History - Heart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Heart – Bad Animals (album)". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on July 20, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  14. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  15. ↑ "Album – Heart, Bad Animals". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Heart – Bad Animals (album)". Austriancharts.at (in German). Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 46, No. 18, August 08 1987". Library and Archives Canada. August 8, 1987. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Heart – Alone". Hitparade.ch (in German). Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on April 16, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Heart – Alone (song)". Norwegiancharts.com. Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Heart – Alone (nummer)". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Heart – Alone". Ultratop (in Dutch). Media Control Charts. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Single – Heart, Alone". Charts.de (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  23. ↑ "Heart – Alone (song)". Austriancharts.at (in German). Media Control Charts. Archived from the original on April 30, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  24. ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 47, No. 3, October 24, 1987". Library and Archives Canada. October 24, 1987. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  25. ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 47, No. 13, January 16, 1988". Library and Archives Canada. January 16, 1988. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  26. ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 47, No. 24, April 02 1988". Library and Archives Canada. April 2, 1988. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  27. ↑ "Gold Platinum Search for Heart". Music Canada. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  28. ↑ "Search for Artist Heart". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2014.

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