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2 Track listing  





3 Personnel  





4 Charts  





5 Certifications  





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Midnight Madness
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1983 (1983-10)
Recorded1983
StudioImage Recording (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length38:56
LabelMCA
ProducerPat Glasser
Night Ranger chronology
Dawn Patrol
(1982)
Midnight Madness
(1983)
7 Wishes
(1985)
Singles from Midnight Madness

  1. "(You Can Still) Rock in America"
    Released: November 1983 [3]
  2. "Sister Christian"
    Released: March 1984
  3. "When You Close Your Eyes"
    Released: July 1984

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Classic RockEssential[5]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[6]

Midnight Madness is the second studio album by American rock band Night Ranger, released in October 1983 by MCA Records. The album produced three charting singles and contains the band's best known hit, "Sister Christian". It remains their highest selling album at over a million copies sold in the US.[7]

Singles[edit]

The first single/video, "(You Can Still) Rock in America" peaked at number 51 in early 1984 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart[8] and also reached number 15 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. "Sister Christian" peaked at number 5 on Billboard's Hot 100[8] and was one of the most played videos of 1984. The song also has been featured in several films including Boogie Nights and Rock of Ages among others. "When You Close Your Eyes" was the third single/video and reached number 14 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and number 7 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart.[8] The 1984 CD release contains a slightly different recording of the track. "Rumours in the Air" also charted on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart peaking at number 26 in the spring of 1984.[8]

Track listing[edit]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."(You Can Still) Rock in America"Jack Blades, Brad Gillis4:16
2."Rumours in the Air"Blades4:33
3."Why Does Love Have to Change"Blades3:49
4."Sister Christian"Kelly Keagy5:03
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Touch of Madness"Blades5:01
2."Passion Play"Blades4:43
3."When You Close Your Eyes"Blades, Alan Fitzgerald, Gillis4:19
4."Chippin' Away"Blades, Gillis4:13
5."Let Him Run"Blades, Keagy, Jeff Watson3:29

Personnel[edit]

Night Ranger
Additional musicians
Production

Charts[edit]

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[9] 24
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 58
USBillboard 200[11] 15

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[12] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[13] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Corsi, Luca (April 20, 2008). "Recensione: Midnight Madness". TrueMetal (in Italian). Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  • ^ 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 27, 2023. They cut three of the greatest AOR albums of that era: Dawn Patrol, Midnight Madness and 7 Wishes.
  • ^ "Night Ranger singles".
  • ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Night Ranger - Midnight Madness". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  • ^ Elliott, Paul (February 20, 2015). "Buyer's Guide: Night Ranger". Classic Rock. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ "RIAA Database: Search for Night Ranger". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  • ^ a b c d "Night Ranger Chart History". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  • ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6817". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  • ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Night Ranger – Midnight Madness" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  • ^ "Night Ranger Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  • ^ "Canadian album certifications – Night Ranger – Midnight Madness". Music Canada.
  • ^ "American album certifications – Night Ranger – Midnight Madness". Recording Industry Association of America.
  • Further reading[edit]


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