Brigade (album)

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Brigade
Heart - Brigade.png
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 26, 1990 (1990-03-26)
Studio
Genre
Length54:33
Label Capitol
Producer Richie Zito
Heart chronology
Bad Animals
(1987)
Brigade
(1990)
Rock the House Live!
(1991)
Singles from Brigade
  1. "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You"
    Released: March 1990
  2. "I Didn't Want to Need You"
    Released: June 1990
  3. "Stranded"
    Released: September 1990
  4. "Secret"
    Released: February 1991 (UK) [1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly C+ [3]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Smash Hits Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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]

Contents

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 Warren 4:05
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

Technical

Artwork

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Brigade
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [29] Gold35,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [30] 5× Platinum500,000^
Japan (RIAJ) [31] Gold100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [32] Gold7,500^
Singapore (RIAS) [32] Gold7,500 [33]
Sweden (GLF) [34] Gold50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [35] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [36] 2× Platinum2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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