Winger - Winger (Gold vinyl)
Kip Winger – bass, lead vocals, keyboards, string arrangements
Reb Beach – guitars, backing vocals
Paul Taylor – keyboards, backing vocals
Rod Morgenstein – drums, backing vocals
Dweezil Zappa – left side guitar solo on "Purple Haze"
Beau Hill, Ira McLaughlin – additional vocals
Sandra Park, Rebecca Young, Hae Young Ham, Maria Kitsopoulos – strings
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Gold
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Furnace
Label : Friday Music
Original Label : Atlantic
Recorded at Atlantic Studios
Engineered & mixed by Ted Jensen
Produced by Beau Hill
Remastered by Joe Reagoso
Originally released in 1988
Reissued in 2020
Tracks:
Side A :
- Madalaine
- Hungry
- Seventeen
- Without The Night
- Purple Haze
Side B :
- State Of Emergency
- Time To Surrender
- Poison Angel
- Hangin On
- Headed For A Heartbreak
- Higher and Higher (bonus track)
Reviews :
"Since Winger was marketed largely on the looks of lead singer Kip Winger, and since their sleazy rockers and lovelorn ballads cover the same old pop-metal territory, the band's high-quality musicianship tended to get overlooked. Guitarist Reb Beach earned wide praise from other musicians, and he, ex-Dixie Dregs drummer Rod Morgenstein, and keyboardist Paul Taylor bring a distinct progressive metal influence to many of the tunes on Winger. Even if the lyrics are standard issue, the album is impeccably composed, crafted, and played, with melodies, riffs, and guitar solos taking off in unexpected directions and keeping the listener slightly off balance -- no easy task in the cookie-cutter hair metal genre. The only misstep is an overdone, tight-assed, totally misguided recasting of "Purple Haze." Otherwise, Winger is a surprisingly accomplished debut." AllMusic Review by Steve Huey
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4,5 / 5 , Discogs : 4,09 / 5