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Bad Animals (1987)

Where the lyrics of Bad Animals take you, and where it was really made.

The title refers to the band members themselves, who called themselves the bad animals because of how they looked in hotel lobbies while touring.

Key places

One On One Studios, recording location (1987)

Recording site One on One Recording Studios — Discogs credits One On One Studios as a place where the album was recorded. The studio is in Los Angeles. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Power Station, recording location (1987)

Recording site Power Station Studio — Discogs credits Power Station as a place where the album was recorded. The point refers to the New York City location. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Rumbo Recorders, recording location (1987)

Recording site Rumbo Recorders — Discogs credits Rumbo Recorders as a place where the album was recorded. The studio is in Los Angeles. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Can-Am Recorders, recording location (city centre) (1987)

Recording site Can-Am Studios — Discogs credits Can-Am Recorders as a place where the album was recorded. The point uses the city centre of Tarzana, not the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Bad Animals: ninth studio album by American rock band Heart
• Released May 15, 1987 by Capitol Records
• Continues the mainstream hard rock style adopted for the 1985 self-titled album
• Enjoyed commercial success similar to its predecessor
• Title refers to the band members themselves

Background

• Heart adopted a mainstream hard rock style for its 1985 self-titled release
• Bad Animals continued that direction
• Band members called themselves the bad animals, based on how they looked in hotel lobbies: disheveled, wearing sunglasses, exhausted from touring
• Two cover songs on the album: "Alone" and "Wait for an Answer"

Recording

• Ron Nevison credited for production and engineering
• Engineering assistance credited to Toby Wright, Stan Katayama, Julian Stoll, Mike Christopher and Jeffrey Poe
• Discogs lists recording at One On One Studios, Power Station, Rumbo Recorders and Can-Am Recorders
• Credits adapted from the liner notes of the album

Cover

• Artwork design and art direction by Norman Moore
• Photography by Phillip Dixon

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Heart is an American rock band formed in 1974 in the Pacific Northwest, coalescing from earlier projects including the Army (1967–1969), Hocus Pocus (1969–1970), and White Heart (1970–1973).
• By 1975 the lineup had settled with Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson, Michael Derosier, Howard Leese, Roger Fisher, and Steve Fossen.
• The band rose to fame with music influenced by hard rock, heavy metal, and folk.

Members

• Ann Wilson (lead vocals, flute) and Nancy Wilson (rhythm guitar, vocals) are the only consistent members across the band's history.
• Early members included Roger Fisher (guitar), Steve Fossen (bass), Michael Derosier (drums), and Howard Leese (guitar, keyboards).
• Mark Andes (bass) and Denny Carmassi (drums) joined around 1982 after the earlier lineup changes.

Career

• Debut album Dreamboat Annie (1975) produced the hits "Magic Man" and "Crazy on You" and sold over a million copies.
• The band split from Mushroom Records and signed with Portrait; "Barracuda" became a major hit in 1977.
• A commercial decline in the early 1980s was followed by a mid-1980s comeback led by the album Heart (1985), which produced the No. 1 hit "These Dreams".
• The 1987 single "Alone" spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
• Heart disbanded in 1998, reunited to tour and record several times afterward, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013.
• The band has sold over 50 million records worldwide.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 in August 1987
• Charted within the top five in Canada, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland
• Reached the top 10 in the United Kingdom
• Spawned the US number-one single "Alone"
• "Who Will You Run To" reached number seven
• "There's the Girl" reached number 12
• "I Want You So Bad" reached number 49

Records

• Certified triple platinum by the RIAA on June 4, 1992
• Nominated for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 30th Annual Grammy Awards in 1988

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The title refers to the band members themselves, who looked like bad animals in hotel lobbies after touring.
• "Alone" was originally recorded by the duo i-Ten on their 1983 album Taking a Cold Look.
• "Wait for an Answer" was originally recorded by Dalbello on her 1984 album Whomanfoursays.
• Discogs credits the recording at Power Station, one of four studios listed for the album.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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