7 Wishes (Night Ranger album) explained
| 7 Wishes |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Night Ranger |
| Cover: | Sevenwishesnightrangeralbum.jpg |
| Released: | May 20, 1985[1] |
| Studio: | Image Recording, Hollywood, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley and The Site, San Rafael, California |
| Genre: |
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| Length: | 42:15 |
| Label: | MCA |
| Producer: | Pat Glasser |
| Prev Title: | Midnight Madness |
| Prev Year: | 1983 |
| Next Title: | Big Life |
| Next Year: | 1987 |
7 Wishes is the third studio album by the American hard rock band Night Ranger, released in 1985 and produced by Pat Glasser. The album features three Billboard Hot 100 chart hits: "Sentimental Street" reached No. 8, "Four in the Morning" No. 19 and "Goodbye" No. 17.[3]
The title of "Four in the Morning (I Can't Take Any More)" describes the time of day Jack Blades wrote the song. In an interview with the Songfacts website, he explained, "Literally, I wrote that song at 4 in the morning. I mean, I woke up, and I had an idea, (singing) 'I can't take anymore, I can't fake anymore, it's such a hard time loving you.'"[4]
Track listing
- "Four in the Morning" titled "Four in the Morning (I Can't Take Any More)" on the single release
Personnel
- Night Ranger
- Additional musicians
- Vince Neil, Tommy Lee, Kevin Charles, David Sykes, Fishdog – backing vocals on "Night Machine"
- Production
- Pat Glasser – producer
- John Van Nest – engineer, associate producer
- Duane Aslaksen, Steve Krause, David Luke – assistant engineers
- Brian Gardner – mastering
Notes and References
- Robinson, Alan (2006). [Liner notes]. 7 Wishes (Re-Mastered) [CD]. Catalog: BGOCD732. Beat Goes On Records.
- 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 28, 2023. Classic Rock.
- Eldridge Industries. Billboard. Night Ranger Chart History. October 10, 2020.
- Web site: Jack Blades of Night Ranger and Damn Yankees. Songfacts. Shawna. Ortega. October 10, 2020.
- Book: Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 . . Roppongi, Tokyo . 2006 . 4-87131-077-9 . ja.
