7 Wishes (Night Ranger album)

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7 Wishes
Sevenwishesnightrangeralbum.jpg
Studio album by
Night Ranger
ReleasedMay 20, 1985[1]
StudioImage Recording, Hollywood, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley and The Site, San Rafael, California
GenreHard rock, arena rock
Length38:56
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 Anymore)"
    Released: August 1985
  3. "Goodbye"
    Released: October 1985 [2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[3]
Classic RockSuperior[4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal4/10[5]
Record Collector3/5 stars[6]

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.[7]

The title of "Four in the Morning (I Can't Take Anymore)" 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.'"[8]

Track listing[]

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" (titled "Four in the Morning (I Can't Take Anymore)" on the single release)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

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

Charts[]

Album[]

Certifications[]

Country Organization Year Sales
U.S. RIAA 1985 Platinum (1,000,000)[15]

References[]

  1. ^ Robinson, Alan (2006). [Liner notes]. 7 Wishes (Re-Mastered) [CD]. Catalog: BGOCD732. Beat Goes On Records.
  2. ^ "Night Ranger singles".
  3. ^ Stone, Doug. "Night Ranger - 7 Wishes review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  4. ^ Elliott, Paul (February 20, 2015). "Buyer's Guide: Night Ranger". Classic Rock. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Jones, Tim (February 2007). "Night Ranger - Seven Wishes". Record Collector. No. 333. Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Night Ranger Chart History". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  8. ^ Ortega, Shawna. "Jack Blades of Night Ranger and Damn Yankees". Songfacts. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  9. ^ "Night Ranger Billboard 200 Chart History". Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  10. ^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 42, No. 19, July 20, 1985". Library and Archives Canada. July 20, 1985. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Night Ranger Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs Chart History". Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  12. ^ "Top Singles - Volume 42, No. 19, July 20, 1985". Library and Archives Canada. July 20, 1985. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  13. ^ "Top Singles - Volume 43, No. 7, October 26, 1985". Library and Archives Canada. October 26, 1985. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  14. ^ "Top Singles - Volume 43, No. 16, December 28, 1985". Library and Archives Canada. December 28, 1985. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  15. ^ "RIAA Database: Search for Night Ranger". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
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