Never Run, Never Hide

Never Run, Never Hide
Studio album by Benny Mardones
Released	1980
Recorded	1979-1980
Genre	Pop
Length	37:20
Label	Polydor Records
Producer	Barry Mraz
Benny Mardones chronology
Thank God for Girls (1978) Never Run, Never Hide (1980) Too Much to Lose (1981)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
allmusic	[1]

Never Run, Never Hide was an album released in 1980 by pop-rock singer/songwriter Benny Mardones. It included his only major hit, "Into The Night", which peaked at number 11 in 1980, and re-charted nine years later, in 1989.

In 1989, a Where Are They Now? Arizona radio segment spurred L.A. DJ Scott Shannon to add the song to his playlist, ultimately rocketing the song back onto the national charts, on May 6, 1989. Mardones' recording peaked this time at #20 the first week in July, adding 17 weeks to its previous run of 20, to add up to a total of 37 (nonconsecutive) weeks, breaking the record set by Laura Branigan with her single "Gloria", which charted for 36 (consecutive) weeks from July 1982 to March 1983, for the longest-charting single of the 1980s by a solo artist.

Track listing

1. "She's So French" 4:35 (Benny Mardones, David Leigh Byron)
2. "Mighta Been Love" 4:07 (Mardones, Robert Tepper)
3. "Into The Night" 4:32 (Mardones, Tepper)
4. "Crazy Boy" 4:21 (Mardones, Byron)
5. "Hold Me Down" 3:15 (Mardones, Byron, Hayden Wayne)
6. "American Bandstand" 3:51 (Mardones, Byron)
7. "Hey Baby" 3:55 (Mardones)
8. "Hometown Girls" 3:14 (Mardones, Byron)
9. "Too Young" 5:14 (Mardones, Tepper)

Chart performance

Chart (1980)	Peak position	Total weeks
U.S. Billboard Hot 200[2]	65	?

Chart (1989)	Peak position	Total weeks
U.S. Billboard Hot 200[3]	178	2

Production

• Produced By Barry Mraz
• Engineered & Mixed By Barry Mraz & Paul Speck
• Mastered By Vladimir Meller
• Tracks 2, 3, 7 & 9 published by Papa Jack Music. Tracks 1, 4, 5, 6 & 8 published by Papa Jack Music/Inner Sanctum Ltd.

Personnel

• Ron Bloom, Bobby Massaro: Guitars
• Kinny Landrum: Keyboards
• "Rockin'" Leigh Foxx: Bass
• Sandy Gennaro: Drums, Percussion
• Robert Tepper: Vocal Backing

References

1. ^ allmusic review
2. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/
3. ^ http://www.billboard.com/

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