| Artist | Heart |
|---|---|
| Cover | Heart - Bad Animals.png |
| Released | May 15, 1987 |
| Studio |
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| Genre | |
| Label | Capitol |
| Producer | Ron Nevison |
| Prev year | 1985 |
| Next year | 1990 |
Bad Animals is the ninth studio album by American rock band Heart, released on May 15, 1987, by Capitol Records.[1] A continuation of the mainstream hard rock style the band adopted for its 1985 self-titled release, it enjoyed similar commercial success, peaking at number two on the US Billboard 200 in August 1987. It 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.[2] Bad Animals received a nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 30th Annual Grammy Awards in 1988.[3]
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.[4]
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Bad Animals.[5]
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
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[6] | 10 |
| European Albums (Music & Media)[7] | 15 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] | 4 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] | 15 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1987) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[10] | 61 |
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[11] | 8 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] | 56 |
| European Albums (Music & Media)[13] | 34 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] | 60 |
| Norwegian Fall Period Albums (VG-lista)[15] | 3 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] | 18 |
| UK Albums (Gallup)[17] | 46 |
| US Billboard 200[18] | 35 |
References
- ^ "New Releases". FMQB Album Report. May 8, 1987. p. 51. OCLC 857904873
- ^ "Bad Animals – Heart | Awards". AllMusic. Archived October 17, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
- ^ "30th Grammy Awards – 1988". Rock on the Net. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ Popoff, Martin. "'Bébé le Strange' to 'Bad Animals': Ann Wilson reveals meaning behind 7 Heart album titles". Goldmine. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ Bad Animals (liner notes). Capitol Records. 1987. CDP 7 46676 2.
- ^ Kent 1993, p. 136
- ^ "European Hot 100 Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 28. July 18, 1987. p. 22. OCLC 29800226. – via World Radio History.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish). 1st ed. Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ Kent 1993, p. 439
- ^ "Top 100 Albums of '87". RPM. Vol. 47, no. 12. December 26, 1987. p. 9. ISSN 0033-7064. – via Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – LP 1987" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ "European Charts of the Year 1987 – Albums". Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 51/52. December 26, 1987. p. 35. OCLC 29800226. – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1987" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ "Topp 40 Album Sommer 1987" (in Norwegian). VG-lista. Archived September 16, 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1987" (in German). hitparade.ch. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ "Gallup Year End Charts 1987 – Albums". Record Mirror. January 23, 1988. p. 37. ISSN 0144-5804. – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Archived May 14, 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
Bibliography
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated ed. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.