''Winger'' is the debut studio album by American

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band Winger. The album was released through Atlantic Records in 1988 and was produced by

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Background

The music was radio-friendly, but with a progressive twist. The lyrics, however, were typical of the age and genre. The name "Sahara" appears in the lower right hand section of the album cover. The band initially wanted to call themselves "Sahara", but that name was taken by another band at the time. Though they ultimately chose the name Winger, "Sahara" remained on the cover. A number of radio and video hits were extracted from the album, including "

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" and " Seventeen", peaking at No. 19 and No. 26 at the '' Billboard''s single chart. On February 11, 1989, the album peaked at number 21 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and after that stayed on the chart for 63 weeks. It achieved platinum status in the United StatesRIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Winger
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, Bon Jovi, Poison,

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and Tesla. Promotional

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were shot for the four singles " Madalaine", "Seventeen", "Headed for a Heartbreak" and " Hungry".

Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. ; Winger *

Kip Winger Charles Frederick Kip Winger (born June 21, 1961) is an American bass guitarist and singer, active as a member of the rock band Winger and as a solo artist. He initially gained notability as a member of Alice Cooper's band, contributing bass an ...

– bass, lead vocals, keyboards, string arrangements * Reb Beach – guitars, backing vocals * Paul Taylor – keyboards, backing vocals *

Rod Morgenstein Rod Morgenstein (born April 19, 1953) is an American drummer and music educator. He is best known for his work with the rock bands Winger and Dixie Dregs. He also played with Fiona, Platypus, the Steve Morse Band, and Jelly Jam. He has als ...

– drums, backing vocals ; Additional personnel *

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– left side guitar solo on "Purple Haze" * Beau Hill, Ira McLaughlin – additional vocals * Sandra Park, Rebecca Young, Hae Young Ham, Maria Kitsopoulos – strings ; Production *

– producer, engineer * Noah Baron, Jimmy Hoyson – assistant engineers * Bob Schwall, Bob Caputo – technicians * Stephen Benben – digital editing *

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– mastering at Sterling Sound, NYC * Brad Miskel, Ron Feddor – additional input * Dan Hubp – cover art and design * Steven Selikoff – photography

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