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| Studio album by Winger | |||||
| Released | August 10, 1988 | ||||
| Recorded | At Atlantic Studios, NYC in 1988 | ||||
| Genre | Glam metal | ||||
| Length | 43:35 | ||||
| Label | Atlantic Records | ||||
| Producer | Beau Hill | ||||
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Winger is the debut album of the American rock band Winger. The album was released by Atlantic Records in 1988 and it was produced by Beau Hill.
The music was radio friendly, but with a progressive twist that also showcased the band's musical talent. The lyrics, however, were typical of the age and genre.
It produced a number of radio and video hits, including "Headed for a Heartbreak" and "Seventeen", peaking at #19 and #26 at the Billboard's single chart. The album itself peaked at #21 at the album chart and achieved platinum status in the United States and went gold in Canada and Japan.
In support of the album Winger toured for over a year with bands like Bad Company, Scorpions, Cinderella, Bon Jovi, Poison, Skid Row and Tesla.
There are videos for the songs "Madalaine", "Hungry", "Seventeen", and "Headed For A Heartbreak".
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Track listing
- "Madalaine" (Kip Winger, Reb Beach) – 3:41
- "Hungry" (Winger, Beach) – 3:58
- "Seventeen" (Winger, Beach, Beau Hill) – 4:04
- "Without the Night" (Winger, Paul Taylor, Beach) – 5:02
- "Purple Haze" (Jimi Hendrix) – 3:37
- "State of Emergency" - (Winger, Taylor) – 3:35
- "Time to Surrender" (Winger, Beach) – 4:09
- "Poison Angel" (Winger, Beach) – 3:27
- "Hangin On" (Winger, Beach, Hill) – 3:34
- "Headed for a Heartbreak" (Winger) – 5:10
- "Higher and Higher" (Winger, Beach) – 3:18
Track 11, "Higher and Higher" was a CD bonus track. It wasn't on cassette copies of the album. It was also the B-Side of the Madalaine single.
Personnel
Band
- Kip Winger – bass guitar, vocals
- Reb Beach – guitars, vocals
- Rod Morgenstein – drums, vocals
- Paul Taylor – keyboards, vocals
Additional personnel
- Dweezil Zappa – left side guitar solo on "Purple Haze"
- Beau Hill – additional vocals
- Ira McLaughlin – additional vocals
- Sandra Park – strings
- Rebecca Young – strings
- Hae Young Ham – strings
- Maria Kitsopoulos – strings
Album credits
- Produced and engineered by Beau Hill
- Assistant Engineers: Noah Baron, Jimmy Hoyson
- Technicians: Bob Schwall, Bob Caputo
- Digital Editing: Stephen Bernben
- Recorded and mixed at Atlantic Studios, NYC
- Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC by Ted Jensen
- Cover art and design: Dan Hubp
- Photography: Steven Selikoff
Singles
- "Madalaine" / "Higher and Higher"
- "Seventeen" / "Hangin' On"
- "Headed for a Heartbreak" / "State Of Emergency"
- "Hungry" / "Poison Angel"
Chart positions
Album
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
| 1988 | The Billboard 200 | #21 |
Singles
| Title | Date of Release | Chart Position |
| Madalaine | 8/1988 | didn't chart |
| Seventeen | 11/1988 | #26 |
| Headed for a Heartbreak | 5/1989 | #19 |
| Hungry | 9/1989 | #85 |
The chart positions are referring to Billboard's "Hot 100" chart for singles.
Miscellanea
The band was originally called Sahara, but they were forced to change it at the last moment, as some other band owned the right to that name. Alice Cooper then suggested the name Winger and the band went for it. The original name still appears on the bottom of the right corner of the debut album's cover.
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