Number the Brave

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 Family, King Crimson, Uriah Heep, U.K. and future Asia. Also featured on Number the Brave was the vocalist Claire Hamill as backing vocals, who more permanently joined Wishbone Ash on the 1981 tour.

Number the Brave
Studio album by
Wishbone Ash
ReleasedApril 1981
RecordedCriteria Studios, Miami, FL, late 1980
GenreHard rock
LabelMCA
ProducerNigel Gray
Wishbone Ash chronology
Live Dates 2
(1980)		 Number the Brave
(1981)		 The Best of Wishbone Ash
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The album peaked at No. 61 in the UK Albums Chart.[2]

Track listing

Original UK release

Side one
  1. "Loaded" (Laurie Wisefield/Steve Upton/Andy Powell) – 4:11
  2. "Where Is the Love" (Upton/Wisefield/Powell) – 3:20
  3. "Underground" (Powell/Wisefield/Upton) – 4:16
  4. "Kicks on the Street" (Upton/Wisefield/Powell) – 4:17
  5. "Open Road" (Upton/Wisefield/Powell) – 5:21

Side two
  1. "Get Ready" (Smokey Robinson) – 3:15
  2. "Rainstorm" (Wisefield/Upton/Powell) – 4:55
  3. "That's That" (John Wetton) – 3:05
  4. "Roller Coaster" (Wisefield/Powell/Upton) – 3:19
  5. "Number the Brave" (Powell/Upton/Wisefield) – 4:56

Original US release

Side one
  1. "Get Ready"
  2. "Where Is the Love"
  3. "That's That"
  4. "Roller Coaster"
  5. "Number the Brave"

Side two
  1. "Loaded"
  2. "Underground"
  3. "Rainstorm"
  4. "Kicks on the Street"
  5. "Open Road"

Personnel
  • 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 – vocals (track 8), bass guitar, keyboards
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References
  1. Number the Brave at AllMusic
  2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 607. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.


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