When Seconds Count

When Seconds Count
When Seconds Count
Studio album by Survivor
Released	October 13, 1986
Studio	One On One Studios (North Hollywood, CA) ; The Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA) ; Rumbo Recorders (Los Angeles, CA) ; Manzanita Studio (Valyermo, CA) ; Can-Am Recorders (Tarzana, CA) ; Royal Recorders (Lake Geneva, WI) ; Ripe Studios (London)
Genre	Rock
Length	42:09
Label	Scotti Bros.; Epic (South America)
Producer	Ron Nevison, Frankie Sullivan
Survivor chronology
Singles from When Seconds Count
	"Is This Love"; Released: October 1986 (US); "How Much Love"; Released: February 1987 (US); "Man Against the World"; Released: April 1987 (US); "In Good Faith"; Released: October 1987 (Ger.);

When Seconds Count is the sixth studio album by the American rock band Survivor, released in October 1986. The album included the hit single, "Is This Love", which peaked at #9 in the US on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1987. The album reached #49 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The album cover was designed by Rick Valicenti and Craig Davidson in Chicago during the summer of 1986.

This is one of the many Survivor albums briefly taken out of print in 2009. However, it was remastered and reissued in 2011 and distributed by Rock Candy Records.

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Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"How Much Love"	Jim Peterik, Frankie Sullivan	3:58
2.	"Keep It Right Here"	Jimi Jamison, Peterik, Sullivan	4:28
3.	"Is This Love"	Peterik, Sullivan	3:42
4.	"Man Against the World"	Jamison, Peterik, Sullivan	3:35
5.	"Rebel Son"	Jamison, Peterik, Sullivan	4:37

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Oceans"	Peterik, Sullivan	4:39
7.	"When Seconds Count"	Peterik, Sullivan	4:05
8.	"Backstreet Love Affair"	Peterik, Sullivan	4:01
9.	"In Good Faith"	Jamison, Peterik, Sullivan	4:22
10.	"Can't Let You Go"	Peterik, Sullivan	4:42

Rock Candy CD reissue only

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Burning Heart"	Peterik, Sullivan	3:53

Personnel^[6]

Survivor

Jimi Jamison – lead vocals, backing vocals
Jim Peterik – keyboards, additional backing vocals
Frankie Sullivan – guitars, backing vocals
Stephan Ellis – bass
Marc Droubay – drums

Additional musicians

Mike Moran – synthesizers
Bill Cuomo – additional synthesizers
Tom Kelly – backing vocals
Tommy Shaw – additional backing vocals

Production

Ron Nevison – producer, engineer
Frankie Sullivan – producer
Jim Peterik – associate producer (4)
Phil Bonanno – engineer
Mike Clink – engineer
David DeVore – engineer
Allen Abrahamson – second engineer
Jim Bineen – second engineer
Dan Harjung – second engineer
Stan Katayama – second engineer
Steve Klein – second engineer
Julian Stoll – second engineer
Toby Wright – second engineer
Mike Reese – mastering
Jimmy Watchel – album art coordination
Thirst – art direction
Rick Valicenti and Craig Davidson – cover design
Corinne Pfister – cover photography
Tom Vack – cover photography
Randee St. Nicholas – portrait photography
Ron Larson – hand tinting
John Baruck – management
Tom Consolo – management

Studios

Recorded at One On One Studios (North Hollywood, CA); Record Plant and Rumbo Recorders (Los Angeles, CA); Manzanita Studio (Valyermo, CA); Can-Am Studios (Tarzana, CA); Royal Recorders (Lake Geneva, WI); Ripe Studios (London, UK).
Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).

Charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)^[7]	38
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[8]	68
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[9]	30
US Billboard 200^[10]	49

References

^ "FMQB" (PDF). p. 46.
^ "Survivor singles".
^ "Survivor singles".
^ "Survivor singles".
^ "Survivor singles".
^ When Seconds Count (Media notes). 1986. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – Survivor – When Seconds Count". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
^ "Survivor Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

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[1] "FMQB" (PDF). p. 46.

[2] "Survivor singles".

[3] "Survivor singles".

[4] "Survivor singles".

[5] "Survivor singles".

[6] When Seconds Count (Media notes). 1986. Retrieved 15 June 2018.

[FINI-7] Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.

[JPN-8] Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

[ac_Sweden_Survivor-9] "Swedishcharts.com – Survivor – When Seconds Count". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

[ac_Billboard200_Survivor-10] "Survivor Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

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v t e Survivor
Frankie Sullivan Billy Ozzello Ryan Sullivan Cameron Barton Jeffrey Bryan Jim Peterik Dave Bickler Dennis Keith Johnson Gary Smith Marc Droubay Stephan Ellis Jimi Jamison Bill Syniar Mickey Curry Kyle Woodring Klem Hayes Randy Riley Chris Grove Gordon Patriarca Barry Dunaway Robin McAuley Michael Young Mitchell Sigman Walter Tolentino
Studio albums	Survivor Premonition Eye of the Tiger Caught in the Game Vital Signs When Seconds Count Too Hot to Sleep Reach
Compilations	Greatest Hits Ultimate Survivor The Best of Survivor
Singles	"Eye of the Tiger" "American Heartbeat" "I Can't Hold Back" "High on You" "The Search Is Over" "Burning Heart" "Is This Love" "How Much Love" "Man Against the World"
Related articles	Discography The Ides of March

Track listing

Personnel[6]

Production

Charts

References

Personnel^[6]