Pride (White Lion album)

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Pride
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Studio album by
White Lion
ReleasedJune 22, 1987[1]
GenreGlam metal[2]
Length44:09
LabelAtlantic
ProducerMichael Wagener
White Lion chronology
Fight to Survive
(1985) 		Pride
(1987) 		Big Game
(1989)
Singles from Pride
  1. "Wait"
    Released: June 1987 [3]
  2. "Tell Me"
    Released: June 1988 [4]
  3. "When the Children Cry"
    Released: October 1988 [5]
  4. "All You Need Is Rock 'n' Roll"
    Released: 1988[6]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Classic Rock[7]

Pride is the second studio album by the American-Danish glam metal band White Lion, released on June 21, 1987, by Atlantic Records. The album featured the two top ten hits "Wait" and "When the Children Cry". It peaked at number 11 on the Billboard 200 and remained in the Billboard Top 200 for a full year, selling two million copies in the US alone.[1]

Overview[]

The recording process of the album took six weeks and the album was produced by Michael Wagener. The album's first single, "Wait", was released on June 1, 1987, but did not make waves until MTV began airing the music video in January 1988, seven months after its release, pushing the single to #8 on the Billboard Hot 100. In August 1988, more than a year after the album's release, the second single "Tell Me" also featuring a music video hit #58. Pride's third single, a gentle acoustic ballad titled "When the Children Cry", made it all the way to #3, again with heavy MTV rotation of the music video. The album peaked at #11 on the album charts. Pride would remain on the top 200 Billboard album charts for a full year.

The success of "When the Children Cry" would eventually push sales of Pride over the two million mark in the US, achieving double platinum status.[1] In addition, guitarist Vito Bratta was recognized for his instrumental talents by racking up Best New Guitarist awards with both Guitar World magazine and Guitar for the Practicing Musician magazine.

When they were going to record the drums, Vito played the solo to the song "wait" as a backing track at the same time, which they would play again later but the producer was so pleased that they kept that recording as he was unsure that Vito could do better. Michael Wagener has told in interviews that he got goosebumps when he heard Vito play the solo that time. They also had to borrow an older Fender stratocaster that once belonged to Jimi Hendrix to record another solo on the record.

In 1986, they first recorded a few songs in Frankfurt, in the same studio as "Fight to survive". But on returning home, they chose to ignore these songs and instead record a brand new record instead in Los Angeles. These demo songs can be found on "Pride take one ´86" and the later Anthology album.

In an interview with drummer Greg D`angelo, he says that the first demo songs had the same raw sound as the first record, but they took a chance on recording and releasing the record with the new, slightly more commercial sound and it turned out to be perfect.

Tour[]

The Pride tour started in June 1987, as White Lion opened for Frehley's Comet. The next year and a half was filled with constant touring, opening for such bands as Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne. KISS in December 1987. In January 1988 White Lion landed the opening slot for AC/DC on their Blow Up Your Video American tour.[8] They'd end the tour opening for Stryper in the summer of 1988.

While touring with AC/DC, the Pride album and "Wait" single finally charted, due in no small part to MTV airing the "Wait" music video in regular rotation – nearly seven months after the single's release. In February 1988, a show "Live at the Ritz" in New York City was filmed for an MTV concert special and was released on VHS along with another full concert video titled "One Night in Tokyo".[citation needed]

In the spring of 1989, the Pride tour finally ended.

Track listing[]

All tracks written by Vito Bratta and Mike Tramp.

No.TitleLength
1."Hungry"3:55
2."Lonely Nights"4:11
3."Don't Give Up"3:15
4."Sweet Little Loving"4:02
5."Lady of the Valley"6:35
6."Wait"4:00
7."All You Need Is Rock 'n' Roll"5:14
8."Tell Me"4:28
9."All Join Our Hands"4:11
10."When the Children Cry"4:18
Total length:44:09

HNE Recordings 2020 box set bonus tracks[]

No.TitleLength
11."Wait" (Extended remix)6:21
12."When the Children Cry" (Edit)4:07
13."All You Need Is Rock 'n' Roll" (LP version with intro edit)4:22
14."All You Need Is Rock 'n' Roll" (Short Version)3:38
15."Tell Me" (Edit)4:04
Total length:66:41

Personnel[]

White Lion[]

Production[]

  • Produced, engineered & Mixed By Michael Wagener
  • Assistant engineer: Gggarth
  • Mastered By George Marino
  • All Songs Published By Vavoom Music

Charts[]

Album[]

Weekly charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[9] 11
Canada 44
Sweden[10] 30
UK 51

Singles[]

Year Single Billboard Hot 100[11][12][13] Mainstream Rock[14] Canada Singles Swedish Singles[15] UK Singles[16]
1988 Wait 8 18 48 — 88
Tell Me 58 25 — — —
1989 When the Children Cry 3 7 2 7 88
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[17] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[1] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Accolades[]

Publication Country Accolade Rank
PopMatters US 10 Essential Glam Metal Albums[18] 5
Rolling Stone US 50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time[19] 22
L.A. Weekly US Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of All Time[20] 19
Guitar World US Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of the Eighties[21] 14
Loudwire US Top 30 Hair Metal Albums[22] 30
Metal Rules US Top 50 Glam Metal Albums[23] 23

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "American album certifications – White Lion – Pride". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Pride - White Lion | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-06-19
  3. ^ "White Lion - Wait".
  4. ^ "White Lion - Tell Me".
  5. ^ "White Lion - When the Children Cry".
  6. ^ "White Lion - All You Need Is Rock 'n' Roll".
  7. ^ "White Lion: Pride - Album review". Classic Rock.
  8. ^ "Interview with Mike Tramp of White Lion".
  9. ^ "White Lion, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  10. ^ "White Lion Pride". NLD. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  11. ^ "Hot 100 - May 21, 1988". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  12. ^ "Hot 100 - August 6, 1988". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  13. ^ "Hot 100 - February 4, 1989". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  14. ^ "White Lion songs chart". Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  15. ^ "White Lion Swedish chart". Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  16. ^ "WHITE LION | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  17. ^ "Canadian album certifications – White Lion – Pride". Music Canada. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  18. ^ Zupko, Sarah. "10 Essential Glam Metal Albums, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  19. ^ "Rolling Stone - 50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. August 31, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  20. ^ "Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of All Time: The Complete List". LA Weekly. 2011-12-09. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
  21. ^ "Guitar World - Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of the Eighties". Guitar World. December 12, 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  22. ^ DiVita, Joe (November 9, 2016). "Top 30 Hair Metal Albums". Loudwire. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  23. ^ "Metal Rules - Top 50 Glam Metal Albums". Metal Rules. December 2003. Archived from the original on 2017-11-26. Retrieved February 24, 2021.


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