''When Seconds Count'' is the sixth studio
album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records co ...
by the American rock band
Survivor, released in October 1986.
It is the second album featuring vocalist Jimi Jamison. 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.
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.
Track listing
;Rock Candy CD reissue only
Personnel
Survivor
*
Jimi Jamison
Jimmy Wayne Jamison (August 23, 1951 – September 1, 2014) was an American singer. Best known as Jimi Jamison, he earned recognition as the frontman for the rock bands Target (American band), Target, Cobra (American band), Cobra, and Survivor ( ...
– lead vocals, backing vocals
*
Jim Peterik – keyboards, additional backing vocals
*
Frankie Sullivan
Frankie Sullivan (born February 1, 1955) is an American guitarist, best known for being a founding member of the rock band Survivor. He has been the only permanent fixture in its lineup since the band's 1977 inception.
Early life
According t ...
– guitars, backing vocals
* Stephan Ellis – bass
* Marc Droubay – drums
Additional musicians
*
Mike Moran – synthesizers
* Bill Cuomo – additional synthesizers
*
Tom Kelly – backing vocals
*
Tommy Shaw
Tommy Roland Shaw (born September 11, 1953) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter best known for his tenure in the rock band Styx (band), Styx as co-lead vocalist. In between his stints with Styx, he has played with other groups includi ...
– additional backing vocals
Production
* Ron Nevison – producer, engineer
* Frankie Sullivan – producer
* Jim Peterik – associate producer (4)
* Phil Bonanno – engineer
*
Mike Clink
Mike Clink is an American record producer. He began his career as an engineer at Record Plant Studios, recording such bands as Whitesnake, Triumph, Guns N' Roses, Mötley Crüe, Megadeth, UFO (including ''Strangers in the Night''), Jefferson St ...
– 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 – 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
References
1986 albums
Survivor (band) albums
Albums produced by Ron Nevison
Albums with cover art by Jimmy Wachtel
Scotti Brothers Records albums
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