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. The album reached No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart in August 1987. 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. 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
Personnel
Heart
- Ann Wilson â€" lead and backing vocals
- Nancy Wilson â€" guitar, keyboards, backing and lead vocals
- Howard Leese â€" guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- Mark Andes â€" bass guitar
- Denny Carmassi â€" drums
Additional musicians
- Mike Moran, Holly Knight, Duane Hitchings â€" keyboards
- Tom Kelly â€" backing vocals
- Efrain Toro - percussion
- Tom Salisbury - strings arrangements
Production
- Ron Nevison - producer, engineer, mixing
- Toby Wright, Stan Katayama, Julian Stoll, Mike Christopher, Jeffrey Poe - assistant engineers
Charts
Certifications
References
External links
- "Bad Animals" at discogs; click on "more images" for publishing credits