Dawn Patrol (album)

Dawn Patrol is the debut studio album by Night Ranger; it was released on November 1, 1982, by MCA Records.

This article is about the music album. For other uses, see Dawn patrol (disambiguation).
Dawn Patrol
Studio album by
Night Ranger
ReleasedNovember 1, 1982
Genre
Length40:30
LabelMCA
ProducerPat Glasser
Night Ranger chronology
Dawn Patrol
(1982)		 Midnight Madness
(1983)
Singles from Dawn Patrol
  1. "Don't Tell Me You Love Me"
    Released: December 1982
  2. "Sing Me Away"
    Released: 1983

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 and reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link

"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.[2]

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Don't Tell Me You Love Me"
Jack Blades4:19
2."Sing Me Away"
Kelly Keagy4:09
3."At Night She Sleeps"
  • Keagy, Blades
Keagy4:08
4."Call My Name"
  • Blades
Blades3:42
5."Eddie's Comin' Out Tonight"
  • Blades
Blades4:26
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
6."Can't Find Me a Thrill"
  • Blades
Blades and Keagy3:19
7."Young Girl In Love"
  • Keagy, Blades
Keagy3:32
8."Play Rough"
  • Blades
Blades4:14
9."Penny"
  • Blades
Keagy3:47
10."Night Ranger"
  • Blades
Blades4:22

Personnel

Charts

Album

Chart Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 38

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1983 "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" Billboard Hot 100 40
Mainstream rock 4
1983 "Sing Me Away" Billboard Hot 100 54
Mainstream rock 39

References
  1. Dawn Patrol - Night Ranger | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2020-06-02, Unlike many of their pop-metal contemporaries, Night Ranger's early work has aged quite well, and this excellent 1982 debut is a well-kept secret of the genre.
  2. "Night Ranger Chart History". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  3. "Night Ranger Billboard 200 Chart History". Retrieved March 2, 2020.
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