Winger (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Winger
Type = studio
Artist = Winger


Released = August 10, 1988
Recorded = At Atlantic Studios, NYC in 1988
Genre = Glam metal
Length = 43:35
Label = Atlantic Records
Producer = Beau Hill
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:64r9287c05ja link]
Last album =
This album = "Winger"
(1988)
Next album = "In the Heart of the Young"
(1990)

"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 andachieved 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".

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) – 3:18Track 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

ingles

* "Madalaine" / "Higher and Higher"
* "Seventeen" / "Hangin' On"
* "Headed for a Heartbreak" / "State Of Emergency"
* "Hungry" / "Poison Angel"

Chart positions

Album

Singles

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.

ee also

*Winger

External links

* [http://www.mp3.com/albums/17630/summary.html Winger by Winger at mp3.com]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:5r65mpv39ffo Winger by Winger at allmusic.com]