Pride (album)
Encyclopedia
Pride was the second studio album by the American
/Danish
hard rock
band White Lion
, released on June 21, 1987, by Atlantic Records
. The album featured the two top ten hits "Wait
" and "When the Children Cry
". It peaked at number 11 on The Billboard 200 and remained in the Billboard
Top 200 for a full year, selling two million copies in the US alone.
began airing the video in January 1988, seven months after its release, pushing the single to #8 on the Billboard Hot 100. In August 1988, more than a year after the album's release, the second single "Tell Me" hit #58. Prides third single, a gentle acoustic ballad titled "When the Children Cry", made it all the way to #3, again with heavy MTV rotation, marking Pride one of just 20 hard rock albums to ever have multiple top 10 hits. The album peaked at #11 on the album charts. Pride would remain on the top 200 Billboard album charts for a full year.
The success of "When the Children Cry" would eventually push sales of Pride over the two million mark in the US, achieving Platinum status. In addition, guitarist Vito Bratta
was recognized for his instrumental talents by racking up Best New Guitarist awards with both Guitar World
magazine and Guitar for the Practicing Musician
magazine.
's 80's band Frehley's Comet. The next year and a half was filled with constant touring, opening for such bands as Aerosmith
, Ozzy Osbourne
. KISS
in December 1987. In January 1988 White Lion landed the opening slot for AC/DC
on their Blow Up Your Video
American tour. They'd end the tour opening for Stryper
in the summer of 1988.
While touring with AC/DC, the Pride album and "Wait" single finally charted, due in no small part to MTV
airing the "Wait" music video in regular rotation - nearly seven months after the single's release. Also, during the time they were opening for AC/DC. In February 1988, a show at the Ritz in New York City was filmed for an MTV concert special.
In the spring of 1989, the Pride tour finally ended, but rather than take a break, they instead chose to record the next album, a decision the group later came to regret due to the effects of fatigue from heavy touring on the final product.
All songs written by Bratta and Tramp
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
/Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band White Lion
White Lion
White Lion is an American/Danish hard rock/heavy metal band that was formed in New York City in 1983 by Danish vocalist Mike Tramp and American guitarist Vito Bratta. Mainly active in the 1980s and early 1990s, the band achieved double platinum status with their #8 hit "Wait" and #3 hit "When the...
, released on June 21, 1987, by Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
. The album featured the two top ten hits "Wait
Wait (White Lion song)
"Wait" is a song recorded by White Lion and written by White Lion vocalist Mike Tramp and guitarist Vito Bratta. It was the lead single from their second album, Pride. It is well known for its guitar solo at the 2:15 mark....
" and "When the Children Cry
When the Children Cry
"When the Children Cry" is a power ballad, performed by the rock group White Lion on their 1987 album Pride. The single peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, #53 in Canada, and #88 in the UK in early 1989....
". It peaked at number 11 on The Billboard 200 and remained in the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Top 200 for a full year, selling two million copies in the US alone.
Overview
The album's first single, "Wait", was released on June 1, 1987, but did not make waves until MTVMTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
began airing the video in January 1988, seven months after its release, pushing the single to #8 on the Billboard Hot 100. In August 1988, more than a year after the album's release, the second single "Tell Me" hit #58. Prides third single, a gentle acoustic ballad titled "When the Children Cry", made it all the way to #3, again with heavy MTV rotation, marking Pride one of just 20 hard rock albums to ever have multiple top 10 hits. The album peaked at #11 on the album charts. Pride would remain on the top 200 Billboard album charts for a full year.
The success of "When the Children Cry" would eventually push sales of Pride over the two million mark in the US, achieving Platinum status. In addition, guitarist Vito Bratta
Vito Bratta
Vito Bratta is the former lead guitarist and lead songwriter for the 1980s rock band White Lion from 1983 to 1992....
was recognized for his instrumental talents by racking up Best New Guitarist awards with both Guitar World
Guitar World
Guitar World is a monthly music magazine devoted to guitarists. It contains original interviews, album and gear reviews and guitar and bass tablature of approximately five songs each month. The magazine is published 13 times per year...
magazine and Guitar for the Practicing Musician
Guitar for the Practicing Musician
Guitar for the Practicing Musician was a guitar magazine published in the United States by Cherry Lane Music in the 1980s and 1990s. In 1992, it was the most popular music publication at newsstands, selling 740,000 issues over a six-month period. It was popular for publishing songs with guitar and...
magazine.
Tour
The Pride tour started in July 1987 as White Lion opened for Ace FrehleyAce Frehley
Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Kiss. He took on the persona of the "Spaceman" or "Space Ace" when the band adopted costumes and theatrics...
's 80's band Frehley's Comet. The next year and a half was filled with constant touring, opening for such bands as Aerosmith
Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...
, Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...
. KISS
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
in December 1987. In January 1988 White Lion landed the opening slot for AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
on their Blow Up Your Video
Blow Up Your Video
Blow Up Your Video is the 11th Australian and 10th international studio album by the Australian hard rock band AC/DC, first released on 1988. It was later released in the US on 1 February 1988...
American tour. They'd end the tour opening for Stryper
Stryper
Stryper is a Christian glam metal band from Orange County, California. The group's lineup consists of Michael Sweet , Oz Fox , Tim Gaines , and Robert Sweet...
in the summer of 1988.
While touring with AC/DC, the Pride album and "Wait" single finally charted, due in no small part to MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
airing the "Wait" music video in regular rotation - nearly seven months after the single's release. Also, during the time they were opening for AC/DC. In February 1988, a show at the Ritz in New York City was filmed for an MTV concert special.
In the spring of 1989, the Pride tour finally ended, but rather than take a break, they instead chose to record the next album, a decision the group later came to regret due to the effects of fatigue from heavy touring on the final product.
Track listing
- "Hungry" – 3:55
- "Lonely Nights" – 4:11
- "Don't Give Up" – 3:15
- "Sweet Little Loving" – 4:02
- "Lady of the Valley" – 6:35
- "WaitWait (White Lion song)"Wait" is a song recorded by White Lion and written by White Lion vocalist Mike Tramp and guitarist Vito Bratta. It was the lead single from their second album, Pride. It is well known for its guitar solo at the 2:15 mark....
" – 4:00 - "All You Need Is Rock 'n' RollAll You Need Is Rock 'n' Roll"All You Need Is Rock 'n' Roll" is a song by American/Danish glam metal band White Lion. The song was released as a promotional single and it appears on their 1987 album Pride which peaked at number 11 on The Billboard 200....
" – 5:14 - "Tell MeTell Me (White Lion song)"Tell Me" is a song by American/Danish glam metal band White Lion. The song is the second single from their 1987 album Pride. It is a rock song that peaked at number 25 on the Mainstream Rock Charts and number 58 on The Billboard Hot 100.-Personnel:...
" – 4:28 - "All Join Our Hands" – 4:11
- "When the Children CryWhen the Children Cry"When the Children Cry" is a power ballad, performed by the rock group White Lion on their 1987 album Pride. The single peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, #53 in Canada, and #88 in the UK in early 1989....
" – 4:18
All songs written by Bratta and Tramp
Personnel
- Mike TrampMike TrampMike Tramp is a Danish singer and songwriter who is best known for his work with the hard rock bands White Lion and Freak of Nature...
- Vocals - Vito BrattaVito BrattaVito Bratta is the former lead guitarist and lead songwriter for the 1980s rock band White Lion from 1983 to 1992....
- Guitars - James LomenzoJames LomenzoJames "JLo" LoMenzo is a metal bassist known for his roles as a former member of White Lion and Megadeth. He is also known for his work in Black Label Society .-Past bands and other works :...
- Bass and Vocals - Greg D'AngeloGreg D'AngeloGreg D’Angelo, is a drummer most famous for his work in the American band White Lion.-Early career :...
- Drums
Production
- Produced, Engineered & Mixed By Michael WagenerMichael WagenerMichael Wagener is a music producer, mixer, and engineer from Hamburg, Germany, best known for his work with many top hard rock and heavy metal bands in the late 80's. Wagener's works have sold over ninetyfour million albums worldwide. Wagener was the original guitarist for the German band Accept...
- Assistant Engineer: GggarthGarth RichardsonGarth "GGGarth" Richardson is a Canadian music producer and engineer. He is the son of renowned Canadian music producer Jack Richardson . Jack was a pioneer of the music recording industry in the 60's and 70's...
- Mastered By George Marino
- All Songs Published By Vavoom Music.
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | The Billboard 200 | #11 |
| 1988 | Sweden | #30 |
| 1988 | Canada | #44 |
Singles
- WaitWait (White Lion song)"Wait" is a song recorded by White Lion and written by White Lion vocalist Mike Tramp and guitarist Vito Bratta. It was the lead single from their second album, Pride. It is well known for its guitar solo at the 2:15 mark....
/Don't Give Up - Tell MeTell Me (White Lion song)"Tell Me" is a song by American/Danish glam metal band White Lion. The song is the second single from their 1987 album Pride. It is a rock song that peaked at number 25 on the Mainstream Rock Charts and number 58 on The Billboard Hot 100.-Personnel:...
/All Join Our Hands - When the Children CryWhen the Children Cry"When the Children Cry" is a power ballad, performed by the rock group White Lion on their 1987 album Pride. The single peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, #53 in Canada, and #88 in the UK in early 1989....
/Lady of the Valley - All You Need is Rock 'N' RollAll You Need Is Rock 'n' Roll"All You Need Is Rock 'n' Roll" is a song by American/Danish glam metal band White Lion. The song was released as a promotional single and it appears on their 1987 album Pride which peaked at number 11 on The Billboard 200....
| Year | Song | Chart | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | "Wait" | The Billboard Hot 100 | #8 |
| Mainstream Rock Tracks | #18 | ||
| Canada | #48 | ||
| "Tell Me" | The Billboard Hot 100 | #58 | |
| Mainstream Rock Tracks | #25 | ||
| 1989 | "When the Children Cry" | The Billboard Hot 100 | #3 |
| Mainstream Rock Tracks | #7 | ||
| Canada | #53 |
External links
- [ Allmusic review of Pride]