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Midnight Madness (album)

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Released
  
October 1983

Length
  
38:56

Midnight Madness (1983)
  
Seven Wishes (1985)

Release date
  
October 1983

Genres
  
Hard rock, Heavy metal

Recorded
  
1983

Producer
  
Pat Glasser

Artist
  
Night Ranger

Label
  
MCA Records

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Night Ranger albums, Hard rock albums

Midnight Madness is the second studio album from rock band Night Ranger released in 1983. Their second album produced three charting singles and contains the band's best known hit, "Sister Christian." It remains their highest selling album at over a million copies sold in the US. The first single/video, "(You Can Still) Rock in America" peaked at #51 in early 1984 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and also reached #15 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. "Sister Christian" peaked at #5 on Billboard's Hot 100 and was one of the most played videos of 1984. The song also has been featured in several films including "Boogie Nights" and "Rock of Ages" among others. "When You Close Your Eyes" was the third single/video and reached #14 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and #7 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart. The 1984 CD release contains a slightly different recording of the track. "Rumours In The Air" also charted on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart peaking at #26 in the spring of 1984.

Contents

Personnel

  • Jack Blades - Bass/Lead vocals
  • Jeff Watson - Guitars/Keyboards
  • Brad Gillis - Guitars
  • Alan Fitzgerald - Keyboards
  • Kelly Keagy - Drums/Lead vocals

    • Additional personnel

  • Glenn Hughes - Backing vocals on "(You Can Still) Rock in America"

    • Production

  • Pat Glasser - Producer
  • John VanNest - Engineer
  • Brian Gardener - Mastering

    • Charts

    Album

    Singles

    Film
  • "Sister Christian" can be heard in several films: Boogie Nights, Superstar, The Lather Effect, Friday the 13th, The Boondock Saints II and Rock of Ages.
    • Television
  • Fox's popular television series Glee covers "Sister Christian" in the 2012 season 4 premiere episode. It is sung by student Brody Weston (Dean Geyer) in the co-ed bathrooms of NYADA. "Sister Christian" is also used in at least two episodes of the TV cartoon series, American Dad!.
  • "(You Can Still) Rock in America" is featured in a montage for the 2004 series finale of The Drew Carey Show.
    • Video games
  • "Sister Christian" plays on the in-game radio station Emotion 98.3 of 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, is included on the playlist for the Mix 107.77 of 2006 video game Saints Row 2, is a downloadable song on 2009 video game Guitar Hero 5, and a playable song on 2010 video game Rock Band 3.
  • "(You Can Still) Rock in America" is playable on the 2010 game, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. A 2005 re-recorded version is downloadable content on Rock Band 2.

    • Songs

    1(You Can Still) Rock In America4:16
    2Rumours in the Air4:33
    3Why Does Love Have to Change3:49

    References

    Midnight Madness (album) Wikipedia
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