Winger (album)
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Winger is the debut studio album by American rock band Winger. The album was released through Atlantic Records in 1988 and was produced by Beau Hill.
Background
The music was radio-friendly, but with a progressive twist. The lyrics, however, were typical of the age and genre.<ref name="allmusic" />
Kip Winger has stated "Originally, the first album was supposed to be called "Sahara", but the label missed it and if you look at the bottom right corner, you'll see the name Sahara. So that's actually the name of our first record."
A number of radio and video hits were extracted from the album, including "Headed for a Heartbreak" and "Seventeen", peaking at No. 19 and No. 26 at the BillboardTemplate:'s single chart. On February 11, 1989, the album peaked at number 21 on the Billboard 200,<ref name="album" >Template:Cite web</ref> and after that stayed on the chart for 63 weeks.<ref name="album" /> It achieved platinum status in the United States<ref name="RIAA" >RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Winger. Retrieved on May 2, 2014.</ref> and went gold in Canada<ref name="CAN" >Template:Cite web</ref> and Japan.Template:Citation needed
In support of the album, Winger toured for over a year with Bad Company, Scorpions, Cinderella, Bon Jovi, Poison, Skid Row and Tesla.
Promotional videos were shot for the four singles "Madalaine", "Seventeen", "Headed for a Heartbreak" and "Hungry".
Track listing
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Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.<ref>Template:Cite AV media notes</ref>
- Winger
- Kip Winger – bass, lead vocals, keyboards, string arrangements
- Reb Beach – guitars, backing vocals
- Paul Taylor – keyboards, backing vocals
- Rod Morgenstein – drums, backing vocals
- Additional personnel
- Dweezil Zappa – left side guitar solo on "Purple Haze"
- Beau Hill, Ira McLaughlin – additional vocals
- Sandra Park, Rebecca Young, Hae Young Ham, Maria Kitsopoulos – strings
- Production
- Beau Hill – producer, engineer
- Noah Baron, Jimmy Hoyson – assistant engineers
- Bob Schwall, Bob Caputo – technicians
- Stephen Benben – digital editing
- Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
- Brad Miskel, Ron Feddor – additional input
- Dan Hubp – cover art and design
- Steven Selikoff – photography
Charts
| Chart (1988–89) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | 153 |
| Canada Top Albums/Cds (RPM)<ref>Top Albums - April, 1989, p.12 RPM Magazine</ref> | 57 |
Certifications
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