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Bad Animals
Studio albumby
Heart
ReleasedMay 15, 1987(1987-05-15)
Studio
Genre
Length40:43
LabelCapitol
ProducerRon Nevison
Heartchronology
Heart
(1985) 		Bad Animals
(1987) 		Brigade
(1990)
SinglesfromBad Animals
  1. "Alone"
    Released: May 15, 1987
  2. "Who Will You Run To"
    Released: August 1987
  3. "There's the Girl"
    Released: October 1987[1]
  4. "I Want You So Bad"
    Released: February 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauC[3]
Rolling StoneMixed[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

Bad Animalsis the ninth studio album by AmericanrockbandHeart,released on May 15, 1987, byCapitol Records.[6]The album continues the mainstreamhard rockstyle from the band's1985 self-titled release,all while enjoying similar success. It peaked at number two on the USBillboard200in August 1987 and was certified triple platinum by theRecording Industry Association of America(RIAA) on June 4, 1992. Internationally,Bad Animalscharted 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.[7]Bad Animalsreceived a nomination forBest Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocalat the30th Annual Grammy Awardsin 1988.[8]

The album features a few cover songs: "Alone" was originally recorded by the duo i-Ten on their 1983 albumTaking a Cold Look,while "Wait for an Answer" was originally recorded byDalbelloon her 1984 albumWhomanfoursays.

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.[9]

Track listing[edit]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Who Will You Run To"Diane Warren4:06
2."Alone"
3:38
3."There's the Girl"
3:50
4."I Want You So Bad"
  • Kelly
  • Steinberg
4:21
5."Wait for an Answer"Lisa Dal Bello4:31
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Bad Animals"
4:54
7."You Ain't So Tough"
4:05
8."Strangers of the Heart"
  • Duane Hitchings
  • Sue Shifrin
  • Andes
3:41
9."Easy Target"
3:58
10."RSVP"
  • A. Wilson
  • N. Wilson
  • Ennis
3:39
Total length:40:43

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from the liner notes ofBad Animals.[10]

Heart[edit]

Additional musicians[edit]

Technical[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • Norman Moore – design, art direction
  • Phillip Dixon – photography

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Certification forBad Animals
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[33] 4× Platinum 400,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[34] Gold 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[35] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[36] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

^Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

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  2. ^Henderson, Alex."Bad Animals – Heart".AllMusic.RetrievedApril 21,2013.
  3. ^Christgau, Robert."Consumer Guide: Heart".RobertChristgau.com.RetrievedApril 21,2013.
  4. ^Fissinger, Laura (July 2, 1987)."Heart: Bad Animals".Rolling Stone.Archived fromthe originalon December 28, 2007.RetrievedApril 21,2013.
  5. ^Coleman, Mark; Berger, Arion (2004)."Heart".InBrackett, Nathan;Hoard, Christian(eds.).The New Rolling Stone Album Guide(4th ed.). New York:Simon & Schuster.p.372.ISBN0-7432-0169-8.
  6. ^"New Releases".FMQB Album Report.May 8, 1987. p. 51.OCLC857904873.
  7. ^"Bad Animals – Heart | Awards".AllMusic.Archived fromthe originalon October 17, 2015.RetrievedJune 8,2014.
  8. ^"30th Grammy Awards – 1988".Rock on the Net.RetrievedNovember 2,2018.
  9. ^Popoff, Martin."'Bébé le Strange' to 'Bad Animals': Ann Wilson reveals meaning behind 7 Heart album titles ".Goldmine.RetrievedApril 6,2024.
  10. ^Bad Animals(liner notes).Heart.Capitol Records.1987. CDP 7 46676 2.{{cite AV media notes}}:CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^Kent 1993,p. 136
  12. ^"Austriancharts.at – Heart – Bad Animals"(in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  13. ^"Top RPM Albums: Issue 0831".RPM.Library and Archives Canada.Retrieved November 2, 2018.
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  15. ^"European Hot 100 Albums"(PDF).Music & Media.Vol. 4, no. 28. July 18, 1987. p. 22.OCLC29800226– via World Radio History.
  16. ^Pennanen, Timo (2006).Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972(in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki:Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava.ISBN978-951-1-21053-5.
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  18. ^Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005(in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo:Oricon Entertainment.2006.ISBN4-87131-077-9.
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  20. ^"Swedishcharts.com – Heart – Bad Animals".Hung Medien. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
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  22. ^"Official Albums Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  23. ^"Heart Chart History (Billboard200) ".Billboard.Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  24. ^Kent 1993,p. 439
  25. ^"Top 100 Albums of '87".RPM.Vol. 47, no. 12. December 26, 1987. p. 9.ISSN0033-7064– via Library and Archives Canada.
  26. ^"Jaaroverzichten – LP 1987"(in Dutch).Dutch Charts.RetrievedNovember 2,2018.
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  29. ^"Topp 40 Album Sommer 1987"(in Norwegian).VG-lista.Archived fromthe originalon September 16, 2017.RetrievedJanuary 24,2022.
  30. ^"Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1987".hitparade.ch(in German).RetrievedFebruary 20,2021.
  31. ^"Gallup Year End Charts 1987 – Albums"(PDF).Record Mirror.January 23, 1988. p. 37.ISSN0144-5804– via World Radio History.
  32. ^"Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1987".Billboard.Archived fromthe originalon May 14, 2018.RetrievedNovember 2,2018.
  33. ^"Canadian album certifications – Heart – Bad Animals".Music Canada.October 8, 1993.RetrievedNovember 2,2018.
  34. ^"A" gold "record award from Toshiba-EMI Ltd presented to Nancy Wilson of Heart in recognition of excellent sales in 1987 for Bad Animals. Toshiba-EMI Ltd released the album in Japan".RetrievedJuly 7,2023.
  35. ^"British album certifications – Heart – Bad Animals".British Phonographic Industry.March 31, 1988.RetrievedSeptember 12,2020.
  36. ^"American album certifications – Heart – Bad Animals".Recording Industry Association of America.June 4, 1992.RetrievedNovember 2,2018.

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