Rage On Explained
| Rage On |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Dan Seals |
| Cover: | Rage On by Dan Seals.jpg |
| Released: | June 29, 1988 |
| Studio: | Nightengale Studio and GroundStar Laboratories (Nashville, Tennessee); Morningstar Sound Studio (Hendersonville, Tennessee). |
| Genre: | Country |
| Length: | 41:21 |
| Label: | Capitol |
| Producer: | Kyle Lehning |
| Prev Title: | The Best |
| Prev Year: | 1987 |
| Next Title: | On Arrival |
| Next Year: | 1990 |
Rage On is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Dan Seals, released on June 29, 1988, by Capitol Records. The album charted at number 6 on the Top Country Albums chart, his second highest charting album since Won't Be Blue Anymore in 1985. The Singles released were "Addicted", "Big Wheels In The Moonlight", and "They Rage On"; the first two both went to Number One on Hot Country Songs and the title track peaked at number five on the same chart.
Brian Mansfield gave the album four-and-a-half stars out of five in his review for Allmusic, saying that the songs were "woven around traditional country themes while rarely resorting to country clichés."[1]
Personnel
As listed in liner notes.[2]
Musicians
- Dan Seals – vocals, acoustic guitar (2, 5), backing vocals (4, 5)
- Shane Keister – keyboards (1, 3, 4, 5, 10), synthesizers (2, 6, 8), acoustic piano (6, 8, 11)
- Mike Lawler – keyboards (4, 5, 7), drum programming (7)
- Dennis Burnside – electric piano (6, 8, 11), acoustic piano (9), keyboards (10)
- Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar (1-4, 6, 8-11), guitars (7)
- Don Potter – acoustic guitar (1)
- Brent Mason – electric rhythm guitar (1)
- Kenny Mims – electric rhythm guitar (1), electric guitar (6)
- Billy Joe Walker Jr. – electric rhythm guitar (1), electric guitar (2, 6)
- Joe Stanley – guitar solo (1), electric guitar (5, 9), guitars (7)
- Steve Gibson – acoustic guitar (3), electric guitar (4, 8, 10, 11)
- Larry Byrom – acoustic guitar (6, 8, 10, 11), electric guitar (10)
- Doyle Grisham – steel guitar (3, 4, 8, 10, 11)
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar (9)
- Mark O'Connor – fiddle (2, 3, 8, 11), mandolin (2)
- Mike Brignardello – bass (1)
- David Hungate – bass (2, 3, 5, 6, 8-11)
- Jack Williams – bass (4)
- Eddie Bayers – drums (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11)
- Paul Leim – drums (4)
- Larrie Londin – drums (9)
- Terry McMillan – percussion (5)
- Jim Horn – recorder (3)
- Baillie & the Boys (Kathie Baillie, Michael Bonagura and Alan LeBoeuf) – backing vocals (1, 2, 6, 8)
Production and Technical
- Kyle Lehning – producer, engineer
- Joe Bogan – engineer
- Keith Odle – engineer
- Kirt Odle – engineer
- Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
- Larry Dixon – photography
- Jerry Joyner – design
- Virginia Team – art direction
- Vanessa Ware – stylist
- Tony Gottlieb – management
Charts
Year-end charts
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions |
|---|
| US Country | CAN Country |
|---|
| 1988 | "Addicted" | 1 | 1 |
| "Big Wheels in the Moonlight" | 1 | |
| 1989 | "They Rage On" | 5 | 4 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r94016|pure_url=yes}} ''Rage On'' review]. Mansfield. Brian. Allmusic. October 9, 2010.
- Rage On . Dan Seals . 1988 . CD insert . Capitol Records . 46976.
- Top Country Albums – Year-End 1988. Billboard. May 30, 2021.
- Top Country Albums – Year-End 1989. Billboard. May 30, 2021.
