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
ReleasedSeptember 11, 1989
RecordedJanuary 24–26, March 1 and May 24–26, 1989
StudioA&M Studios (Hollywood, CA)
Devonshire Sound Studios (North Hollywood, CA)
GenreRock
Length44:13
LabelIsland
Producer
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, Kevin 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
Canadian Album Chart[16]5

Certifications and sales

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[17]Platinum70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[18]2× Platinum200,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[19]Gold7,500^
United States (RIAA)[20]Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

References