Brave and Crazy

Brave and Crazy is the second album by singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music). As of 2010, the album has sold 632,000 copies in the United States alone, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[4]

Brave and Crazy
Studio album by
Melissa Etheridge
ReleasedSeptember 11, 1989
RecordedJanuary 24 – May 26, 1989
StudioA&M Studios, Hollywood, CA and Devonshire Studios, North Hollywood, CA
GenreRock
Length44:13
LabelIsland
ProducerMelissa Etheridge,
Niko Bolas,
Kevin McCormick
Melissa Etheridge chronology
Melissa Etheridge
(1988)		 Brave and Crazy
(1989)		 Never Enough
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Q[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Melissa Etheridge, except where noted.

  1. "No Souvenirs" – 4:33
  2. "Brave and Crazy" – 4:37
  3. "You Used to Love to Dance" – 5:33
  4. "The Angels" – 4:38
  5. "You Can Sleep While I Drive" – 3:14
  6. "Testify" (Etheridge, McCormick) – 4:28
  7. "Let Me Go" – 3:56
  8. "My Back Door" – 4:24
  9. "Skin Deep" – 3:10
  10. "Royal Station 4/16" – 7:08

Note

  • The album lists the running time of two songs incorrectly: "You Used to Love to Dance" actually runs 5:33 (not 4:33) and "Royal Station 4/16" runs 7:08 (not 6:40). The correct times are printed on the disc itself.

Personnel

Production

  • Niko Bolas – producer, mixing, engineer
  • Niko Bolas, Bob Vogt – engineer,
  • Tom Banghart – assistant engineer
  • Larry Goodwin – assistant engineer
  • Randy Wine – assistant engineer
  • Dennis Keeley – photography
  • Robin Fredriksz – make-up

Charts
Chart (1989) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 9
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 14
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 51
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 7
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] 5
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11] 18
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 40
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 7
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 63
US Billboard 200[15] 22

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[16] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[17] 2× Platinum 200,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[18] Gold 7,500^
United States (RIAA)[19] Platinum 1,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Notes
  1. Richard Wachtel is credited for guitar, on AllMusic, but this is a known error, and he is not credited on Discogs.[5] Mauricio Fritz Sewak is also credited on bass, but this is likely a mistaken over-crediting of the drummer Mauricio-Fritz Lewak.[5]

References
  1. AllMusic review
  2. Album Reviews at CD Universe
  3. Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City: Simon and Schuster. p. 283. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone melissa etheridge album guide.
  4. Trust, Gary (August 5, 2010). "Ask Billboard: Records About Records". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  5. Discogs
  6. "Australiancharts.com – Melissa Etheridge – Brave and Crazy". Hung Medien.
  7. "Austriancharts.at – Melissa Etheridge – Brave and Crazy" (in German). Hung Medien.
  8. "Dutchcharts.nl – Melissa Etheridge – Brave and Crazy" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Melissa Etheridge – Brave and Crazy" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  10. "Charts.nz – Melissa Etheridge – Brave and Crazy". Hung Medien.
  11. "Norwegiancharts.com – Melissa Etheridge – Brave and Crazy". Hung Medien.
  12. "Swedishcharts.com – Melissa Etheridge – Brave and Crazy". Hung Medien.
  13. "Swisscharts.com – Melissa Etheridge – Brave and Crazy". Hung Medien.
  14. "Melissa Etheridge | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  15. "Melissa Etheridge Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  16. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  17. "Canadian album certifications – Melissa Etheridge – Brave and Crazy". Music Canada. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  18. "New Zealand album certifications – Melissa Etheridge – Brave and Crazy". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  19. "American album certifications – Melissa Etheridge – Brave and Crazy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 17, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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