Dawn Patrol (album) explained

Dawn Patrol
Type:studio
Artist:Night Ranger
Cover:Dawnpnightranger.jpg
Studio:Allen Zentz Recording (Los Angeles)
Genre:
Length:40:30
Label:Boardwalk
Producer:Pat Glasser
Next Title:Midnight Madness
Next Year:1983

Dawn Patrol is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Night Ranger, released in November 1982 by Neil Bogart's The Boardwalk Entertainment Co. The cover art of the album features dishes of the Very Large Array in central New Mexico.

Background

During the recording of the album, the band was known as just Ranger. The first issues of the album were printed and ready to be shipped when a country band from California was found to have the same name. The band decided to name themselves Night Ranger after the song that Blades had written for the album, and Boardwalk proceeded to destroy every copy that had "Ranger" on it.

Release

"Don't Tell Me You Love Me", the first single, which had a music video that entered heavy rotation on MTV, reached number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number four on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[4]

The second single, "Sing Me Away", reached number 54 on the Hot 100 and number 39 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in late spring of 1983.[4]

Personnel

Night Ranger
Production

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rivadavia. Eduardo. 30 Years Ago: Night Ranger Release 'Midnight Madness'. October 28, 2013. April 9, 2021. Ultimate Classic Rock.
  2. Web site: Buyer's Guide: Night Ranger. Paul. Elliott. February 20, 2015. April 9, 2021. Classic Rock.
  3. Elliott. Paul. December 16, 2023. "When the Boogie Nights scene came on, I said, 'Man, I think I've been in that guy's house in the early 80s!'": the rise, fall and porn-assisted resurrection of AOR heroes Night Ranger. December 27, 2023. Classic Rock.
  4. Eldridge Industries. Billboard. Night Ranger Chart History. September 12, 2008. March 2, 2020.