Dawn Patrol (album)
Dawn Patrol is the debut studio album by Night Ranger released in 1982. It was released on November 1, 1982, by MCA Records.
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 it was discovered that there was a country band from California with 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
"Don't Tell Me You Love Me", the first single, which had a music video that entered heavy rotation on MTV, reached #40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart.The second single, "Sing Me Away" reached #54 on Billboard's Hot 100 and at #39 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart in late spring of 1983.
Track listing
Personnel
- Jack Blades - bass, lead vocals
- Jeff Watson - guitars
- Brad Gillis - guitars
- Alan Fitzgerald - keyboards
- Kelly Keagy - drums, lead vocals
- Pat Glasser - producer
- John VanNest - engineer
- Mike Beard - effects
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
| US Billboard 200 | 38 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
| 1983 | "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" | Billboard Hot 100 | 40 |
| 1983 | "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" | Mainstream Rock | 4 |
| 1983 | "Sing Me Away" | Billboard Hot 100 | 54 |
| 1983 | "Sing Me Away" | Mainstream Rock | 39 |
| 1983 | - | - | - |
| 1983 | - | - | - |