Brave and Crazy

Album by Melissa Etheridge

Brave and Crazy

Studio album by

Melissa Etheridge

Released

September 11, 1989

Recorded

January 24-26, March 1 and May 24-26, 1989

Studio

A&M Studios (Hollywood, CA)
Devonshire Sound Studios (North Hollywood, CA)

Genre

Rock

Length

44:13

Label

Island

Producer

Melissa Etheridge
Niko Bolas
Kevin McCormick

Melissa Etheridge chronology

Melissa Etheridge
(1988)

Brave and Crazy
(1989)

Never Enough
(1992)

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.

"No Souvenirs" – 4:33
"Brave and Crazy" – 4:37
"You Used to Love to Dance" – 5:33
"The Angels" – 4:38
"You Can Sleep While I Drive" – 3:14
"Testify" (Etheridge, Kevin McCormick) – 4:28
"Let Me Go" – 3:56
"My Back Door" – 4:24
"Skin Deep" – 3:10
"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, twelve-string guitar, producer, arranger
Bono – harmonica
Bernie Larsen – electric guitar
Mauricio-Fritz Lewak – drums
Kevin McCormick – bass guitar, 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

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


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[17]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
Canada (Music Canada)^[18]	2× Platinum	200,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[19]	Gold	7,500^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[20]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

^ 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

^ AllMusic review
^ Album Reviews at CD Universe
^ 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.
^ Trust, Gary (August 5, 2010). "Ask Billboard: Records About Records". Billboard. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Discogs
^ "Australiancharts.com – Melissa Etheridge – Brave and Crazy". Hung Medien.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Melissa Etheridge – Brave and Crazy" (in German). Hung Medien.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Melissa Etheridge – Brave and Crazy" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Melissa Etheridge – Brave and Crazy" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
^ "Charts.nz – Melissa Etheridge – Brave and Crazy". Hung Medien.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Melissa Etheridge – Brave and Crazy". Hung Medien.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Melissa Etheridge – Brave and Crazy". Hung Medien.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Melissa Etheridge – Brave and Crazy". Hung Medien.
^ "Melissa Etheridge | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
^ "Melissa Etheridge Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
^ "Image : RPM Weekly". Bac-lac.gc.ca. November 18, 1989. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Melissa Etheridge – Brave and Crazy". Music Canada. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
^ "New Zealand album certifications – Melissa Etheridge – Brave and Crazy". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
^ "American album certifications – Melissa Etheridge – Brave and Crazy". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 17, 2020.