Bad Animals


Bad Animals is the ninth studio album by American rock band Heart. It was released on June 6, 1987, by Capitol Records. The album continues the mainstream hard rock 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 Recording Industry Association of America on June 4, 1992. Internationally, Bad Animals charted within the top five in Canada, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.
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. Bad Animals received a nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 30th Annual Grammy Awards in 1988.
The album features a few cover songs: "Alone" is a song originally recorded by the band I-Ten on their 1983 album "Taking a Cold Look" and covered on the "Dreams" soundtrack in 1984, while "Wait for an Answer" was originally released by Dalbello herself on the album "whomanfoursays" in 1984.

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Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Bad Animals.

Heart

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