Number the Brave is the eleventh studio album by rock band Wishbone Ash

Wishbone Ash

Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved success in the early and mid-1970s. Their popular records included Wishbone Ash , Argus , There's the Rub , and New England...

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

Martin Turner

Martin Turner is the bass guitarist, lead vocalist and a founding member of the rock band, Wishbone Ash.-Career:...

. Turner was replaced by John Wetton

John Wetton

John Kenneth Wetton is an English bassist, guitarist, keyboardist, singer and songwriter. He was born in Willington, Derbyshire, and grew up in Bournemouth. He has been a professional musician since the late 1960s...

, formerly of King Crimson

King Crimson

King Crimson are a rock band founded in London, England in 1969. Often categorised as a foundational progressive rock group, the band have incorporated diverse influences and instrumentation during their history...

, Uriah Heep

Uriah Heep (band)

Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in London in 1969 and regarded as a seminal classic hard rock act of the 1970s. Uriah Heep's progressive/art rock/heavy metal fusion's distinctive features have always been massive keyboards sound, strong vocal harmonies and David Byron's operatic vocals...

, UK

UK (band)

U.K. were a short-lived British progressive rock supergroup active from 1977 until 1980.The band was composed of Singer/Bassist John Wetton, formerly of King Crimson, Bryan Ferry's band and Uriah Heep, Keyboardist/Electric Violinist Eddie Jobson, formerly of Curved Air, Roxy Music and Frank Zappa's...

 and future Asia

Asia (band)

Asia are an English rock group formed in 1981. The band was labelled a supergroup as it included former members of several veteran progressive rock bands, namely John Wetton , Geoff Downes , Steve Howe and Carl Palmer Asia are an English rock group formed in 1981. The band was labelled a...

.

Also featured on Number the Brave is vocalist Claire Hamill

Claire Hamill

Claire Hamill is a British singer-songwriter.- Biography :Claire Hamill was active in the music business since age 17...

 as backing vocals, who would permanently join Wishbone Ash on the 1981 tour.

Side one

1. "Loaded" (Laurie Wisefield
   Laurie Wisefield
   Laurie Wisefield is an English guitarist, 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 band, Home...
   
   /Steve Upton
   Steve Upton
   Steve Upton is the former drummer for the British rock band Wishbone Ash. He was with the band for two decades...
   
   /Andy Powell
   Andy Powell
   Andy Powell is an English guitarist and songwriter, and best known as a founding member of Wishbone Ash.-Early life and career:...
   
   )
2. "Where Is the Love" (Upton/Wisefield/Powell)
3. "Underground" (Powell/Wisefield/Upton)
4. "Kicks on the Street" (Upton/Wisefield/Powell)
5. "Open Road" (Upton/Wisefield/Powell)

Side two

1. "Get Ready" (Smokey Robinson
   Smokey Robinson
   William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy...
   
   )
2. "Rainstorm" (Wisefield/Upton/Powell)
3. "That's That" (John Wetton
   John Wetton
   John Kenneth Wetton is an English bassist, guitarist, keyboardist, singer and songwriter. He was born in Willington, Derbyshire, and grew up in Bournemouth. He has been a professional musician since the late 1960s...
   
   )
4. "Roller Coaster" (Wisefield/Powell/Upton)
5. "Number the Brave" (Powell/Upton/Wisefield)

Side one

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

Personnel

• Andy Powell
  Andy Powell
  Andy Powell is an English guitarist and songwriter, and best known as a founding member of Wishbone Ash.-Early life and career:...
  
   - vocals, guitar
• Laurie Wisefield
  Laurie Wisefield
  Laurie Wisefield is an English guitarist, 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 band, Home...
  
   - vocals, guitar, slide guitar
• Steve Upton
  Steve Upton
  Steve Upton is the former drummer for the British rock band Wishbone Ash. He was with the band for two decades...
  
   - drums
• John Wetton
  John Wetton
  John Kenneth Wetton is an English bassist, guitarist, keyboardist, singer and songwriter. He was born in Willington, Derbyshire, and grew up in Bournemouth. He has been a professional musician since the late 1960s...
  
   - vocals, bass guitar, keyboards

Additional musicians

• Claire Hamill
  Claire Hamill
  Claire Hamill is a British singer-songwriter.- Biography :Claire Hamill was active in the music business since age 17...
  
  - backing vocals
• Gasper Lawal - percussion