''Brigade'' is the tenth studio album by American

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, released on March 26, 1990, by

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. The album reached number three on both the US ''Billboard'' 200 and the

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, while peaking at number two in Canada, Finland, and Sweden. The album's lead single, " All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You", reached number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Subsequent singles " I Didn't Want to Need You" and " Stranded" peaked at numbers 23 and 13 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, respectively; "

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", the fourth and final single, charted at number 64. The album was also notable for containing six tracks that charted inside the Top 25 on ''

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chart: "Wild Child" number 3, "Tall, Dark Handsome Stranger" number 24, All I Wanna Do is Make Love To You" number 2, "I Didn't Want to Need You" number 13, "Stranded" number 25, "The Night" number 25. The album was followed by a successful world tour. Like its 1987 predecessor ''

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'', ''Brigade'' is notable for having fewer writing contributions from lead members

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and Nancy Wilson, but would be the last of Heart's albums to prominently feature outside writers.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Brigade''.

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 – lead vocals, background vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, mandolin,

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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 ...

– background vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, keyboards, mandolin,

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– drums *

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 ...

– background vocals, bass

Additional musicians

Kim Bullard Kim Bullard (born May 6, 1955) is an American keyboardist, songwriter, record producer, and film composer. He has been making music since the 1970s and has performed extensively as a keyboard player with musical acts such as Elton John and Crosb ...

– additional keyboards * Sterling – additional keyboards *

Richie Zito Richie Zito (born August 21, 1952) is an American songwriter, composer and record producer from Los Angeles. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Zito has experienced success as a prolific session musician, being featured on a wide array of ...

– additional guitar

Technical

* Richie Zito – production * Phil Kaffel – recording, mixing * Mike Tacci – second engineer * Randy Wine – second engineer * Chad Munsey – second engineer * Ed Goodreau – second engineer * Bill Kennedy – second engineer * Nick Jerrard – second engineer * Katy Parks – production coordination * Randy Skirvin – guitar tech * Zeke Clark – guitar tech * Don Barlow – guitar tech * Paul Jamieson – drum tech

Artwork

* Norman Moore – art direction, design * Michael Miller – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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