Brave and Crazy

Brave and Crazy
Studio album by Melissa Etheridge
Released	September 11, 1989
Recorded	January 24 – May 26, 1989
Studio	A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA and Devonshire Studios, North Hollywood, CA
Genre	Rock
Length	44:13
Label	Island
Producer	Melissa Etheridge, Niko Bolas, Kevin McCormick
Melissa Etheridge chronology
Melissa Etheridge (1988)Melissa Etheridge1988 Brave and Crazy (1989) Never Enough (1992)Never Enough1992

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Q	[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

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]

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

• Melissa Etheridge – vocals, 12 string guitar, producer, arranger
• Bono – harmonica
• Bernie Larsen – electric guitar
• Mauricio-Fritz Lewak – drums
• Kevin McCormick – bass, producer, arranger
• Scott Thurston – keyboards
• Waddy Wachtel – guitar^{[a 1]}

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

Album – Billboard (North America)

Singles – Billboard (North America)

Notes

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