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7 Wishes (Night Ranger album)

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7 Wishes
Studio album by
Night Ranger
ReleasedMay 20, 1985[1]
StudioImage Recording, Hollywood, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley and The Site, San Rafael, California
Genre
Length42:15
LabelMCA
ProducerPat Glasser
Night Ranger chronology
Midnight Madness
(1983) 		7 Wishes
(1985) 		Big Life
(1987)
Singles from 7 Wishes
  1. "Sentimental Street"
    Released: May 1985
  2. "Four in the Morning (I Can't Take Any More)"
    Released: August 1985
  3. "Goodbye"
    Released: October 1985 [3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Classic RockSuperior[5]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal4/10[6]
Record Collector[7]

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.[8]

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.'"[9]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Seven Wishes"Jack Blades4:53
2."Faces"Kelly Keagy, Blades, Alan Fitzgerald4:12
3."Four in the Morning"Blades3:54
4."I Need a Woman"Blades4:40
5."Sentimental Street"Blades4:13
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."This Boy Needs to Rock"Blades, Brad Gillis3:59
7."I Will Follow You"Fitzgerald, Blades4:15
8."Interstate Love Affair"Blades3:15
9."Night Machine"Blades, Keagy, Gillis4:35
10."Goodbye"Jeff Watson, Blades4:19
  • "Four in the Morning" titled "Four in the Morning (I Can't Take Any More)" on the single release

Personnel

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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

Charts

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Chart (1985) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[10] 43
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11] 7
US Billboard 200[12] 10

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[13] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Robinson, Alan (2006). [Liner notes]. 7 Wishes (Re-Mastered) [CD]. Catalog: BGOCD732. Beat Goes On Records.
  2. ^ 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". Classic Rock. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "Night Ranger singles".
  4. ^ Stone, Doug. "Night Ranger - 7 Wishes review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  5. ^ Elliott, Paul (February 20, 2015). "Buyer's Guide: Night Ranger". Classic Rock. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  6. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 243. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  7. ^ Jones, Tim (February 2007). "Night Ranger - Seven Wishes". Record Collector. No. 333. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  8. ^ "Night Ranger Chart History". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  9. ^ Ortega, Shawna. "Jack Blades of Night Ranger and Damn Yankees". Songfacts. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  10. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0550". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  11. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  12. ^ "Night Ranger Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  13. ^ "American album certifications – Night Ranger – 7 wishes". Recording Industry Association of America.
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