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 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.

Number the Brave
Studio album by Wishbone Ash
Released	April 1981
Recorded	Criteria Studios, Miami, FL, late 1980
Genre	Hard rock
Label	MCA
Producer	Nigel Gray
Wishbone Ash chronology
Live Dates 2 (1980) Number the Brave (1981) The Best of Wishbone Ash (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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

Track listing

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

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 – bass guitar, keyboards, lead vocal (8)

Additional personnel

• Claire Hamill – backing vocals
• Gasper Lawal – percussion

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.