| 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".
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.
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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