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Entertainment WeeklyC+[3]
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Smash Hits[6]

Brigade is the tenth studio album by American rock band Heart, released on March 26, 1990, by Capitol Records. The album reached number three on both the US Billboard 200 and the UK Albums Chart, while peaking at number two in Canada, Finland, and Sweden. The album's lead single, "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You", reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100.[7] Subsequent singles "I Didn't Want to Need You" and "Stranded" peaked at numbers 23 and 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively; "Secret", the fourth and final single, charted at number 64.[7] The album was also notable for containing six tracks that charted inside the Top 25 on Billboard's Album Rock Tracks chart: "Wild Child" number 3, "Tall, Dark Handsome Stranger" number 24, All I Wanna Do is Make Love To You" number 2, "I Didn't Want to Need You" number 13, "Stranded" number 25, "The Night" number 25. [8][7]

The album was followed by a successful world tour. Like its 1987 predecessor Bad Animals, Brigade is notable for having fewer writing contributions from lead members Ann and Nancy Wilson, but would be the last of Heart's albums to prominently feature outside writers.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wild Child"
4:27
2."All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You"Lange5:05
3."Secret"
4:10
4."Tall, Dark Handsome Stranger"
4:00
5."I Didn't Want to Need You"Diane Warren4:05
6."The Night"
4:50
7."Fallen from Grace"
4:02
8."Under the Sky"
2:51
9."Cruel Nights"Warren3:58
10."Stranded"
  • Jaime Kyle
  • Jeff Harrington
3:55
11."Call of the Wild"
4:00
12."I Want Your World to Turn"
4:32
13."I Love You"
  • A. Wilson
  • N. Wilson
  • Knight
  • Hammond
3:50
Total length:54:33
Japanese limited edition bonus mini CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cruel Tears"
4:18
2."Never Stop Loving You"
3:59
3."The Will to Love"
  • Kelly
  • Steinberg
  • A. Wilson
  • N. Wilson
4:21
Total length:12:38

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Brigade.[9]

Heart

Additional musicians

  • Kim Bullard – additional keyboards (tracks 1–3, 5, 7–10, 12)
  • Sterling – additional keyboards (track 13)
  • Richie Zito – additional guitar (track 10)

Technical

  • Richie Zito – production
  • Phil Kaffel – recording, mixing
  • Mike Tacci – second engineer
  • Randy Wine – second engineer
  • Chad Munsey – second engineer
  • Ed Goodreau – second engineer
  • Bill Kennedy – second engineer
  • Nick Jerrard – second engineer
  • Katy Parks – production coordination
  • Randy Skirvin – guitar tech
  • Zeke Clark – guitar tech
  • Don Barlow – guitar tech
  • Paul Jamieson – drum tech

Artwork

  • Norman Moore – art direction, design
  • Michael Miller – photography

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Brigade
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[29] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[30] 5× Platinum 500,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[31] Gold 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[32] Gold 7,500^
Singapore (RIAS)[32] Gold 7,500[33]
Sweden (GLF)[34] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[35] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[36] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  5. ^ Coleman, Mark; Berger, Arion (2004). "Heart". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 372. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  6. ^ Cranna, Ian (April 18, 1990). "Review: LPs". Smash Hits. ISSN 0260-3004.
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  8. ^ "Heart". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  9. ^ Brigade (liner notes). Heart. Capitol Records. 1990. CDP 7 91820 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigade_(album)