Melissa Etheridge Brave and Crazy Vinyl LP Sealed Island No Souvenirs 1st Press

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Melissa Etheridge Brave and Crazy Vinyl LP - Island 7 91285-1 Sealed First Pressing (1989) with the hit "No Souvenirs"
Condition: New, Still Factory Sealed with Hype Sticker.
Brave and Crazy is the second album by Melissa Etheridge, released in 1989. As of 2010, the album has sold 632,000 copies in the United States alone.
Brave and Crazy AllMusic Review by Alex Henderson Not a trace of the dreaded sophomore curse was to be found on Melissa Etheridge's second album. On Brave and Crazy, the throaty singer/guitarist/composer is slightly more reflective than on her first release, but no less confident. Nor is she is any less rootsy. Etheridge's earthiness is a large part of her appeal, and she uses it most advantageously on the gutsy rockers "Skin Deep" and "Let Me Go," as well as more reflective pieces such as "Testify," "You Used to Love to Dance" and "You Can Sleep While I Drive" (which, like a lot of Bruce Springsteen's songs, equates long drives with freedom and liberation). As introspective as things get on this record, Etheridge never becomes wimpy or self-pitying. For all its vulnerability, Brave and Crazy is the work of someone who comes across as a survivor.
Track listing
A1 No Souvenirs 4:33 A2 Brave And Crazy 4:37 A3 You Used To Love To Dance 4:33 A4 The Angels 4:38 A5 You Can Sleep While I Drive 3:14
B1 Testify 4:28 B2 Let Me Go 3:56 B3 My Back Door 4:24 B4 Skin Deep 3:10 B5 Royal Station 4 / 16 6:40
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 _____________________________________________
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