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Midnight Madness 
Studio album by Night Ranger Released October 1983 Genre Hard rock Length 38:56 Label MCA Producer Pat Glasser Night Ranger chronology Dawn Patrol
(1982)Midnight Madness
(1983)Seven Wishes
(1985)Midnight Madness is the second album from Night Ranger. The album contained the band's best known hit, "Sister Christian", and became the band's highest selling album, selling well over a million copies in the US.
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linkTrack listing
All Songs Published By Kid Bird Music/Rough Play Music.
- (You Can Still) Rock in America (Blades, Gillis) - 4:16
- Rumours in the Air (Blades) - 4:33
- Why Does Love Have to Change (Blades) - 3:49
- Sister Christian (Keagy) - 5:03
- Touch of Madness (Blades) - 5:01
- Passion Play (Blades) - 4:43
- When You Close Your Eyes (Blades, Fitzgerald, Gillis) - 4:19
- Chippin' Away (Blades, Gillis) - 4:13
- Let Him Run (Blades, Keagy, Watson) - 3:29
"Rumours in the Air" was featured in the film Sixteen Candles. In the film, it is played through Justin Henry's headphones and can be easily missed.
"Sister Christian" was featured in the 2009 remake of "Friday The 13th". It appears early on, during the sequence where the kids are wandering through the woods near Camp Crystal Lake, looking for a patch of marijuana plants.
According to a VH1 Behind the Music special, drummer Kelly Keagy wrote the song "Sister Christian" about his own sister. Though not credited, Alan Fitzgerald wrote some of the chord changes.
"(You Can Still) Rock in America" was used for a musical montage in the series finale of The Drew Carey Show, and in at least two episodes of the TV cartoon series American Dad!.
The German resp. European vinyl edition got a different running order:
- A Side:
- Sister Christian
- Rumours in the Air
- Touch of Madness
- Passion Play
- B Side:
- When You Close Your Eyes
- Chippin' Away
- Let Him Run
- (You Can Still) Rock in America
- Why Does Love Have to Change
Personnel
- Jack Blades - Bass/Lead vocals
- Jeff Watson - Guitars/Keyboards
- Brad Gillis - Guitars
- Alan Fitzgerald - Keyboards
- Kelly Keagy - Drums/Lead vocals
Production
- Pat Glasser - Producer
- John VanNest - Engineer
- Brian Gardener - Mastering
Jack Blades · Brad Gillis · Joel Hoekstra · Kelly Keagy · Eric Levy
Jeff Watson · Alan Fitzgerald · Gary Moon · Michael Lardie · David Zaijcek · Jesse Bradman · Reb Beach · Christian Matthew CullenStudio albums Dawn Patrol (1982) · Midnight Madness (1983) · Seven Wishes (1985) · Big Life (1987) · Man in Motion (1988) · Feeding off the Mojo (1995) · Neverland (1997) · Seven (1998) · Hole in the Sun (2008) · Somewhere in California (2011)Live albums Live in Japan (1990) · Rock in Japan '97 (Japanese release) (1997) · Rock Breakout Years: 1984 (live) (2005) · The Best of Night Ranger Live (2006) · Night Ranger Live (2007) · Extended Versions (live) (2007)Compilations Greatest Hits (1989) · Rock Masterpiece Collection (1998) · Keep Rockin': Best Selection '97–'98 (1998) · The Millennium Collection (2000) · Hits, Acoustic & Rarities (2005)Singles "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" (1983) · "Sing Me Away" (1983) · "(You Can Still) Rock in America" (1983) · "Sister Christian" (1984) · "When You Close Your Eyes" (1984) · "Sentimental Street" (1985) · "Four in the Morning (I Can't Take Anymore)" (1985) · "Goodbye" (1985) · "The Secret of My Success" (1987) · "Hearts Away" (1987) · "I Did It for Love" (1988) · "(Don't Start Thinking) I'm Alone Tonight" (1988)Categories:- 1983 albums
- Night Ranger albums
- MCA Records albums
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