''Number the Brave'' is the 11th studio album by rock band

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. It is the first album in the band's history recorded without founding bassist/vocalist

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. Turner was replaced (for this album only) by

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, formerly of

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and Uriah Heep. Also featured on ''Number the Brave'' was singer

Claire Hamill Josephine Claire Hamill (born 4 August 1954) is an English singer-songwriter. In addition to her solo career, she has collaborated with Wishbone Ash and Yes's Steve Howe. Life and career Claire Hamill was born in Port Clarence, County Durham ...

as backing vocalist, who would join Wishbone Ash on the 1981 tour to promote the album. Following "Vas Dis" on ''

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'' 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

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. The album peaked at No. 61 in the

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Track listing

Original UK release

Side one

#"Loaded" (

Laurie Wisefield Laurence Mark Wisefield (born 27 August 1952) is an English guitarist, best known for his contributions to Wishbone Ash during the 1970s and 1980s. Early career Prior to his stint in Wishbone Ash, Wisefield performed with the progressive rock b ...

Steve Upton ''yes'Steve is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Steven or Stephen Notable people with the name include: steve jops * Steve Abbott (disambiguation), several people * Steve Adams (disambiguation), several people * Steve ...

Andy Powell Andrew Powell (born 19 February 1950) is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is a founding member of the British band Wishbone Ash, whose use of twin lead guitars was influential. Early life and career Powell was born in the East E ...

) – 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" (

) – 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 *

– vocals (tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10), guitar *

– vocals (tracks 1, 7, 9), guitar, slide guitar *

– drums *

– bass guitar, keyboards, lead vocal (8) ;Additional personnel *

– backing vocals *

Gasper Lawal Gasper Lawal (born 23 September 1948 in Ijebu Ode, Nigeria) is a Nigerian drummer, griot, and composer who has publicized traditional African percussive languages in the West. As a performer, his "Afriki" sound created a fusion of Nigerian percussi ...

– percussion ;Production *

Nigel Gray Nigel Gray (1947 – 30 July 2016) was an English record producer. His album credits include '' Outlandos d'Amour'' (1978), '' Reggatta de Blanc'' (1979), and '' Zenyatta Mondatta'' (1980) for the Police, '' Kaleidoscope'' (1980) and '' Juju'' (19 ...

– producer *Penny Gibbons – coordinator *Howard Barrett – equipment *John Sherry – management *Cream – sleeve design

Charts

References

{{Authority control 1981 albums Wishbone Ash albums MCA Records albums Albums produced by Nigel Gray