Heart "Bad Animals (1990 Reissue, Sample CD, Japan, Capitol Records, TOCP-6532)"

Bad Animals is the ninth studio album by American rock band Heart, released on May 15, 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 (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 "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" was originally recorded by the duo i-Ten on their 1983 album Taking a Cold Look, while "Wait for an Answer" was originally recorded by Dalbello on her 1984 album Whomanfoursays.

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:

1. "Who Will You Run To" Diane Warren 4:06
2. "Alone"  Tom Kelly/Billy Steinberg   3:38
3. "There's the Girl"   Nancy Wilson/Holly Knight    3:50
4. "I Want You So Bad"  Kelly/Steinberg   4:21
5. "Wait for an Answer" Lisa Dal Bello 4:31
6. "Bad Animals"  Ann Wilson/N. Wilson/Denny Carmassi/Mark Andes/Howard Leese  4:54
7. "You Ain't So Tough" Steve Kipner/Peter Beckett  4:05
8. "Strangers of the Heart" Duane Hitchings/Sue Shifrin/Andes   3:41
9. "Easy Target"   A. Wilson/N. Wilson/Sue Ennis   3:58
10. "RSVP"  A. Wilson/N. Wilson/Ennis  3:39

Total length: 40:43

Recording Information:

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

Studios:

One on One, North Hollywood, California

Power Station, New York, N.Y.

Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, California

Can Am, Tarzana, California