Bébé le Strange

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	B+^[2]
Rolling Stone	(unfavorable)^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]
PopMatters	(unfavorable)^[5]

Bébé le Strange is the fifth studio album by the American rock band Heart. It was released on February 14, 1980 through Epic Records. It was the first album without founding member Roger Fisher on lead guitar, who had left the band months prior along with his brother Michael.

The album was a commercial success, peaking at number five on the U.S. Billboard 200^[6] and staying in the charts for 22 weeks. It also was certified Gold by the RIAA.^[7] However it did not sell as well as their previous albums (which had gone Platinum and Multi-Platinum). The record contained the singles "Even It Up" (backed by the Tower of Power horns section) and the title track. Some of the backing vocals were provided by Don Wilhelm, who had been in a group called The Army with Steve Fossen and Roger Fisher in the 1960s.

The album was re-released in an expanded edition in 2004, containing two additional songs: a live version of "Break" and the studio outtake "Jackleg Man".

Track listing

All tracks written by Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Sue Ennis, except where indicated.

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Bebe le Strange"	A. Wilson, N. Wilson, Ennis, Roger Fisher	3:40
2.	"Down on Me"		4:45
3.	"Silver Wheels" (instrumental)	N. Wilson	1:24
4.	"Break"		2:32
5.	"Rockin Heaven Down"		5:54

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Even It Up"		5:10
7.	"Strange Night"		4:18
8.	"Raised on You"	N. Wilson	3:21
9.	"Pilot"		3:18
10.	"Sweet Darlin"	A. Wilson	3:17

2004 Remastered Edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Break" (live)	3:03
12.	"Jackleg Man" (studio outtake)	3:05

Personnel

Heart

Ann Wilson – lead and backing vocals, bass on tracks 1, 6 and 10, acoustic guitar, flute (Alto), drums and piano on track 10, tambourine, producer
Nancy Wilson – lead and rhythm guitar, acoustic guitars, mellotron, lead vocals and bass on track 8, backing vocals, producer
Howard Leese – lead and rhythm guitar, acoustic guitars, synthesizer, backing vocals, producer
Steve Fossen – bass guitar
Mike DeRosier – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

Sue Ennis – guitar on track 1, acoustic guitar and piano on track 10, producer
Chrissy Shefts – guitar on track 1
Greg Adams, Emilio Castillo, Steve Kupka, Lenny Pickett, Mic Gillette – Tower of Power horn section on track 6
Gary Humphrey, Don Wilhelm – backing vocals on track 5

Production

Mike Flicker – producer, engineer, mixing
Rob Perkins, Armin Steiner – engineers
Steward Withmore – assistant engineer
John Golden – mastering at Kendun Recorders

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1980	Billboard 200 (USA)^[6]	5
	RPM100 Albums (Canada)^[8]	24
	New Zealand Albums Chart^[9]	50
	Australian Albums Chart^[10]	78

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Position
1980	"Even It Up"	Billboard Hot 100 (USA)^[11]	33
1980	"Even It Up"	RPM100 Singles (Canada)^[12]	56

Certifications

Country	Organization	Year	Sales
USA	RIAA	1980	Gold (+ 500,000)^[7]
Canada	CRIA	1980	Platinum (+ 100,000)^[13]

References

↑ Jurek, Thom. "Heart - Bebe le Strange review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
↑ Robert Christgau. "Consumer Guide Reviews: Heart". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
↑ Tom Carson (May 1, 1980). "Heart: Bebe Le Strange : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
↑ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 372. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
↑ Horning, Rob (August 9, 2004). "Heart: Little Queen / Dog & Butterfly / Bebe Le Strange (reissue)". PopMatters. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
1 2 "Bebe le Strange Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
1 2 "RIAA Searchable database: search for "Bebe le Strange"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 33, No. 5, April 26, 1980". Library and Archives Canada. April 26, 1980. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
↑ "Heart – Bebe le Strange (album)". Charts.org.nz. Media Control Charts. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
↑ "Bebe le Strange Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
↑ "Top Singles - Volume 33, No. 6, May 03 1980". Library and Archives Canada. May 3, 1980. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
↑ "Gold Platinum Search for Heart". Music Canada. Retrieved 16 July 2014.

Heart

Ann Wilson Nancy Wilson Ben Smith Craig Bartock Dan Rothchild Chris Joyner Roger Fisher Howard Leese Denny Carmassi Mark Andes Fernando Saunders Scott Olson Mike Inez Darian Sahanaja Gilby Clarke

Studio albums	Dreamboat Annie Little Queen Magazine Dog & Butterfly Bébé le Strange Private Audition Passionworks Heart Bad Animals Brigade Desire Walks On Heart Presents a Lovemongers' Christmas Jupiters Darling Red Velvet Car Fanatic Beautiful Broken

Live albums	Greatest Hits/Live Rock the House Live! The Road Home Alive in Seattle Dreamboat Annie Live

Compilations	Greatest Hits/Live These Dreams: Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Greatest Hits: 1985-1995 The Essential Heart Love Alive Love Songs Playlist: The Very Best of Heart Strange Euphoria

Singles	"Crazy on You" "Magic Man" "Dreamboat Annie" "Barracuda" "Little Queen" "Kick It Out" "Heartless" "Straight On" "Dog & Butterfly" "Without You" "Even It Up" "Bebe le Strange" "Tell It Like It Is" "Unchained Melody" "This Man Is Mine" "How Can I Refuse?" "Allies" "What About Love" "Never" "These Dreams" "Nothin' at All" "If Looks Could Kill" "Alone" "Who Will You Run To" "There's the Girl" "I Want You So Bad" "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" "Tall, Dark Handsome Stranger" "I Didn't Want to Need You" "Stranded" "Secret" "You're the Voice" "Will You Be There (In the Morning)"

Related articles	Discography List of band members Whirlygig Hope & Glory

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