''Bad Animals'' is the ninth studio album by American

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band

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, released on May 15, 1987, by

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. The album continues the mainstream

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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

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(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 "

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" 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

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at the

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in 1988. The album features a few cover songs: "Alone" was originally recorded by the duo i-Ten on their 1983 album ''

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'', while "Wait for an Answer" was originally recorded by

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on her 1984 album ''

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''. 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

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Bad Animals''.

Heart

Ann Wilson Ann Dustin Wilson (born June 19, 1950) is an American singer best known as the lead singer of the rock band Heart. Wilson has been a member of Heart since the early 1970s; her younger sister, Nancy Wilson, is also a member of the band. One o ...

– lead vocals, background vocals * Nancy Wilson – guitars, keyboards, lead vocals, background vocals *

Howard Leese Howard M. Leese (June 13, 1951) is an American guitarist, record producer, and musical director who played with Heart as guitarist and keyboardist for 23 years (1975 through 1998). He continues to record and tour as a solo artist, and as guitar ...

– guitars, keyboards, background vocals *

Mark Andes Mark Andes (born February 19, 1948) is an American musician, known for his work as a bassist with Canned Heat, Spirit, Jo Jo Gunne, Firefall, Heart, and Mirabal. Early life Andes was born in Philadelphia, but grew up in Los Angeles, one o ...

– bass guitars *

Denny Carmassi Dennis Joseph "Denny" Carmassi (born 1947) is an American drummer most notable for playing with many rock bands. Biography Carmassi was born into a family of drummers; his father, his uncle, and his brother each played the drums. Occasionall ...

– drums

Additional musicians

* Mike Moran – keyboards * Tom Kelly – background vocals *

Holly Knight Holly Knight (born 1956) is an American songwriter, musician, and singer. She was a member of the 1980s pop rock groups Spider and Device, and wrote or co-wrote several hit singles for other artists, such as " Rag Doll", " Obsession", " Love Is ...

– player * Duane Hitchings – player * Efrain Toro – player * Tom Salisbury – player

Technical

Ron Nevison Ron Nevison is an American record producer and audio engineer. He started his career in the early 1970s as an engineer on '' Quadrophenia'' by the Who and Bad Company's debut album. He eventually became a producer, working with artists includi ...

– production, engineering *

Toby Wright Toby Wright is an American record producer and mixing engineer who has worked with artists such as Alice in Chains, Metallica, KISS, Sevendust and Korn. Credits Producer * 3rd Strike - '' Lost Angel'' * 8stops7 - ''In Moderation'' *Alice in Ch ...

– 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

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

Bibliography

* {{Authority control 1987 albums Albums produced by Ron Nevison Capitol Records albums Heart (band) albums