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Man in Motion
Studio album by
Night Ranger
ReleasedOctober 10, 1988
StudioFantasy Studios, Berkeley, California, Goodnight LA Studio, Los Angeles, California
Genre
Length50:05
LabelMCA
ProducerKeith Olsen, Brian Foraker
Night Ranger chronology
Big Life
(1987) 		Man in Motion
(1988) 		Feeding Off the Mojo
(1995)
Singles from Man in Motion
  1. "I Did It for Love"
    Released: January 1988 (US).[1]
  2. "Reason to Be"
    Released: September 1988[2]
  3. "Don't Start Thinking (I'm Alone Tonight)"
    Released: September 1988[3]

Man in Motion is the fifth studio album by Night Ranger, released in 1988. This album was the first studio album recorded by Night Ranger after the departure of keyboardist Alan Fitzgerald, who was replaced by Jesse Bradman.[4]

Background

"Man in Motion" saw a change in the musical direction of the band, focusing on a more guitar driven sound. Unfortunately the change in direction did not result in much radio play and the album became the first Night Ranger album to fail to achieve gold or platinum status[5]

Bassist and singer Jack Blades would leave the band in 1989 to form rock super group Damn Yankees with Tommy Shaw of Styx and Ted Nugent. Jeff Watson also left to join the band Mother's Army. Jack Blades discussed why he left Night Ranger, stating that the members of the band were going in different directions, with everyone writing separate songs and their egos clashing.[6]

The band would not release another album until 1995's album Feeding Off the Mojo, which featured Gary Moon of Three Dog Night on bass and vocals.[5] Jack Blades, Jeff Watson, and Alan Fitzgerald all returned to the band for 1997's album Neverland.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Classic RockSuperior[8]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[9]

"Man in Motion" received mixed reviews and its singles were unable to gain much recognition.[8] The first single off the album was "I Did It for Love", which topped out on the Billboard Top 100 at 75. The second single "Reason to Be" reached position 48 in 1989 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart.[10] The third single, "Don't Start Thinking (I'm Alone Tonight)", failed to chart at all.[11]

Track listing

All credits adapted from the original release.[12]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Man in Motion"Brad Gillis, Jack Blades4:26
2."Reason to Be"Blades, Kelly Keagy4:10
3."Don't Start Thinking (I'm Alone Tonight)"Alan Fitzgerald, Blades, Keagy4:42
4."Love Shot Me Down"Blades4:06
5."Restless Kind"Blades, Keagy4:40
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Halfway to the Sun"Blades5:18
7."Here She Comes Again"Bob Halligan Jr., Blades, Martin Briley, Michael Bolton4:18
8."Right on You"Blades, Keagy4:12
9."Kiss Me Where It Hurts"Gillis, Blades4:33
10."I Did It for Love"Russ Ballard4:46
11."Woman in Love"Blades4:42

Personnel

Night Ranger
Additional musicians
Production
  • Keith Olsen – producer, engineer and mixing on tracks 1 to 4, 6 to 9, 11
  • Brian Foraker – producer, engineer and mixing on tracks 5 and 10
  • Jimmy Reitizel – additional arrangements on track 5
  • John Hanlon, Mark Segal – engineers
  • Ron Da Silva, Squeak Stone – assistant engineers on tracks 5 and 10
  • Greg Fulginiti – mastering at Artisan Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California
  • David Cole – executive producer on track 5 and 10
  • Hugh Syme – art direction, design

Charts

References

  1. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Night Ranger - I Did It For Love". hitparade.ch.
  2. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Night Ranger - Reason To Be". hitparade.ch.
  3. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Night Ranger - Don't Start Thinking (I'm Alone Tonight)". hitparade.ch.
  4. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Night Ranger Biography". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation.
  5. ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock (First ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 320/1. ISBN 0-7535-0257-7.
  6. ^ Blades, Jack (June 1, 2014). "A Conversation With Jack Blades" (Interview). Interviewed by Cavacini, Michael. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  7. ^ "Night Ranger - Man in Motion review". Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  8. ^ a b Elliott, Paul (February 20, 2015). "Buyer's Guide: Night Ranger". Classic Rock. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  9. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 243. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  10. ^ a b c "Night Ranger Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs Chart History". Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Night Ranger Chart History". Billboard. Eldridge Industries. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  12. ^ Man in Motion (LP Sleeve). Night Ranger. Santa Monica, California: MCA Records. 1988. MCA 6238.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ "Night Ranger Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
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