Heart – Bad Animals (1987)
📀 Album Overview
Bad Animals is the ninth studio album by American rock band Heart, released in 1987. It followed the massive success of their 1985 comeback album and continued their dominance in the late-1980s rock scene. With a highly polished production and strong commercial focus, the album became one of the band’s biggest sellers worldwide.
🎶 Genre
The album is primarily pop rock and arena rock, with strong AOR influences. It leans heavily into the 1980s sound, featuring synthesizers, layered production, and a focus on power ballads and radio-friendly hooks.
💿 Tracklist
- Who Will You Run To
- Alone
- There’s the Girl
- I Want You So Bad
- Wait for an Answer
- Bad Animals
- You Ain’t So Tough
- Strangers of the Heart
- Easy Target
- RSVP
👥 Album Credits
Ann Wilson – lead vocals
Nancy Wilson – guitars, vocals
Howard Leese – guitars, keyboards
Mark Andes – bass guitar
Denny Carmassi – drums
Ron Nevison – producer
⚡ Fun Facts
• “Alone” became one of Heart’s biggest hits and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
• The album achieved multi-platinum status, solidifying Heart’s 1980s comeback success.
• “Who Will You Run To” and “There’s the Girl” were also major charting singles.
🧠 Trivia
• Like its predecessor, the album relied heavily on outside songwriters for its material.
• The production style is a textbook example of late-1980s arena rock and AOR sound.
• Music videos from the album received heavy rotation on MTV, boosting its commercial reach.
📚 Did You Know
• Bad Animals became one of Heart’s best-selling albums globally.
• “Alone” is often considered one of the most iconic power ballads of the 1980s.
• The album continued Heart’s streak of chart success during the peak of the MTV era.
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