''Never Run, Never Hide'' was an album released in 1980 by pop-rock singer-songwriter

Benny Mardones Ruben Armand "Benny" Mardones (November 9, 1946 – June 29, 2020) was an American pop/rock singer and songwriter who was best known for his hit single " Into the Night", which hit the top 20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart twice, in 1980 ( ...

. It included his only major hit, " Into the Night", which peaked at number 11 in 1980, and re-charted nine years later, in 1989. In 1989, a Where Are They Now? Arizona radio segment spurred Los Angeles DJ Scott Shannon to add the song to his playlist, ultimately rocketing the song back onto the national charts, on May 6, 1989. Mardones' recording peaked this time at No. 20 the first week in July, adding 17 weeks to its previous run of 20, to add up to a total of 37 (non-consecutive) weeks, breaking the record set by

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with her single "

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", which charted for 36 (consecutive) weeks from July 1982 to March 1983, for the longest-charting single of the 1980s by a solo artist. The track "American Bandstand" was written about the music TV show of the same name and the presenter/host

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. The song was performed on the show. "Hold Me Down" was originally recorded and released on Mardones' 1978 debut album '' Thank God for Girls''.

Critical reception

In '' ''Billboard'''s'' review dated 10 May 1980 staff gave a warm response on this album. As per them the music "recalls

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at his best". They concluded, "there are no frills here, just basic mainstream rock, well thought-out, well-played and totally credible".

Track listing

# "She's So French" 4:35 (Benny Mardones, David Leigh Byron) # "Mighta Been Love" 4:07 (Mardones,

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) # " Into the Night" 4:32 (Mardones, Tepper) # "Crazy Boy" 4:21 (Mardones, Byron) # "Hold Me Down" 3:15 (Mardones, Byron, Hayden Wayne) # "American Bandstand" 3:51 (Mardones, Byron) # "Hey Baby" 3:55 (Mardones) # "

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" 3:14 (Mardones, Byron) # "Too Young" 5:14 (Mardones, Tepper)

Chart performance

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the ''Never Run, Never Hide'' vinyl LP sleeve notes. * Benny Mardones – lead vocals, backing vocals * Ron Bloom, Bobby Massaro – guitars * Kinny Landrum – keyboards * "Rockin'" Leigh Foxx – bass *

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– drums *

– backing vocals Production * Barry Mraz – producer, engineer * David "The Gazelle" Gotlieb, Paul Speck – assistant engineers *

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– mastering Sleeve * Richard Walker – photography * Stephanie Zuras – design * Bob Heimall – art direction

References

External links

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Songwriters and publishing
{{Authority control 1980 albums Benny Mardones albums Polydor Records albums