Winger is the debut studio album by American rock band Winger. The album was released through Atlantic Records in 1988 and was produced by Beau Hill.
Background
The music was radio-friendly, but with a progressive twist. The lyrics, however, were typical of the age and genre. and after that stayed on the chart for 63 weeks. and went gold in Canada and Japan.
In support of the album, Winger toured for over a year with Bad Company, Scorpions, Cinderella, Bon Jovi, Poison, Skid Row and Tesla.
Promotional videos were shot for the four singles "Madalaine", "Seventeen", "Headed for a Heartbreak" and "Hungry".
Track listing
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
; Winger
- Kip Winger – bass, lead vocals, keyboards, string arrangements
- Reb Beach – guitars, backing vocals
- Paul Taylor – keyboards, backing vocals
- Rod Morgenstein – drums, backing vocals
; Additional personnel
- Dweezil Zappa – left side guitar solo on "Purple Haze"
- Beau Hill, Ira McLaughlin – additional vocals
- Sandra Park, Rebecca Young, Hae Young Ham, Maria Kitsopoulos – strings
; Production
- Beau Hill – producer, engineer
- Noah Baron, Jimmy Hoyson – assistant engineers
- Bob Schwall, Bob Caputo – technicians
- Stephen Benben – digital editing
- Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
- Brad Miskel, Ron Feddor – additional input
- Dan Hubp – cover art and design
- Steven Selikoff – photography
Charts
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! Chart (1988–89)
! Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA)
| align="center"|153
|-
! scope="row"|Canada Top Albums/Cds (RPM)
| align="center"| 57
|-
|}
Certifications
See also
- List of glam metal albums and songs