Number the Brave
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| Number the Brave | ||||
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| Released | April 1981 | |||
| Recorded | Late 1980 | |||
| Studio | Criteria Studios, Miami, FL. | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 40:29 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Nigel Gray | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Number the Brave is the 11th studio album by rock band Wishbone Ash. It is the first album in the band's history recorded without founding bassist/vocalist Martin Turner. Turner was replaced (for this album only) by John Wetton, formerly of King Crimson and Uriah Heep. Also featured on Number the Brave was singer Claire Hamill as backing vocalist, who would join Wishbone Ash on the 1981 tour to promote the album. Following "Vas Dis" on Pilgrimage and "Helpless" on Just Testing, the album featured only the third cover version released by the band on a studio album, Smokey Robinson's "Get Ready", previously a hit for The Temptations.
The album peaked at No. 61 in the UK Albums Chart.[2]
Track listing
Original UK release
Side one
- "Loaded" (Laurie Wisefield/Steve Upton/Andy Powell) – 4:10
- "Where Is the Love" (Upton/Wisefield/Powell) – 3:17
- "Underground" (Powell/Wisefield/Upton) – 4:13
- "Kicks on the Street" (Upton/Wisefield/Powell) – 4:14
- "Open Road" (Upton/Wisefield/Powell) – 5:16
Side two
- "Get Ready" (Smokey Robinson) – 3:14
- "Rainstorm" (Wisefield/Upton/Powell) – 4:51
- "That's That" (John Wetton) – 3:03
- "Roller Coaster" (Wisefield/Powell/Upton) – 3:18
- "Number the Brave" (Powell/Upton/Wisefield) – 4:53
Original US release
Side one
- "Get Ready"
- "Where Is the Love"
- "That's That"
- "Roller Coaster"
- "Number the Brave"
Side two
- "Loaded"
- "Underground"
- "Rainstorm"
- "Kicks on the Street"
- "Open Road"
Personnel
- Wishbone Ash
- Andy Powell – vocals (tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10), guitar
- Laurie Wisefield – vocals (tracks 1, 7, 9), guitar, slide guitar
- Steve Upton – drums
- John Wetton – bass guitar, keyboards, lead vocal (8)
- Additional personnel
- Claire Hamill – backing vocals
- Gasper Lawal – percussion
- Production
- Nigel Gray – producer
- Penny Gibbons – coordinator
- Howard Barrett – equipment
- John Sherry – management
- Cream – sleeve design
Charts
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums (OCC)[3] | 61 |
References
- ^ Number the Brave at AllMusic
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 607. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Wishbone Ash | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
