Dawn Patrol is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Night Ranger, released in November 1982 by Neil Bogart's The Boardwalk Entertainment Co. The cover art of the album features dishes of the Very Large Array in central New Mexico.
Background During the recording of the album, the band was known as just Ranger. The first issues of the album were printed and ready to be shipped when a country band from California was found to have the same name. The band decided to name themselves Night Ranger after the song that Blades had written for the album, and Boardwalk proceeded to destroy every copy that had "Ranger" on it.
Release "Don't Tell Me You Love Me", the first single, which had a music video that entered heavy rotation on MTV, reached number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number four on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
The second single, "Sing Me Away", reached number 54 on the Hot 100 and number 39 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in late spring of 1983. The Cabazon Dinosaurs, later featured in films like Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, appear in the song's music video.
Track listing
Personnel Night Ranger Jack Blades – bass, lead vocals Jeff Watson – guitars Brad Gillis – guitars, vocals Alan Fitzgerald – keyboards, vocals Kelly Keagy – drums, lead vocals
Production Pat Glasser – producer John Van Nest – engineer Tucker Williamson – studio assistant Brian Gardner – mastering Mike Beard – graphic effects
Charts Chart (1983) Peakposition
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