Big Life (album)

Big Life
Studio album by Night Ranger
Released	March 1987
Recorded	Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California
Genre	Hard rock
Length	42:15
Label	MCA
Producer	Kevin Elson, Wally Buck, David Foster ("The Secret Of My Success"), Night Ranger
Night Ranger chronology
Seven Wishes (1985)Seven Wishes1985 Big Life (1987) Man in Motion (1988)Man in Motion1988

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Big Life is the fourth studio album by Night Ranger, released in 1987. It featured the single "The Secret of My Success", which was written for the 1987 film of the same name starring Michael J. Fox. The single flopped, stalling outside the Top 40, peaking at #64. It was a top twenty hit on the Mainstream Rock charts though, hitting number 12 and was one of the most played videos in the spring of 1987 on MTV. "Hearts Away" was the second single/video and peaked at #90 on the Hot 100 chart. The third single/video, "Color of Your Smile" failed to chart in the U.S. at all.

Track listing

1. "Big Life" (Blades, Gillis) 5:16
2. "Color Of Your Smile" (Blades) 4:13
3. "Love Is Standing Near" (Fitzgerald, Blades, Keagy) 4:24
4. "Rain Comes Crashing Down" (Blades) 5:56
5. "The Secret of My Success" (Blades, Foster, Keane, Landau) 4:26
6. "Carry On" (Blades, Keagy) 4:19
7. "Better Let It Go" (Keagy, Blades) 4:40
8. "I Know Tonight" (Blades) 4:03
9. "Hearts Away" (Blades) 4:58

Personnel

Band members

• Brad Gillis - lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals
• Jeff Watson - lead and rhythm guitars
• Jack Blades - bass, lead and backing vocals
• Alan Fitzgerald - keyboards, piano
• Kelly Keagy - drums, lead and backing vocals, percussion

Additional musicians

• David Foster - additional keyboards
• Kevin Chalfant - additional backing vocals

Production

• Produced By Night Ranger, David Foster, Wally Buck & Kevin Elson
• Engineered By Kevin Elson, Wally Buck, Rick Hulbrook, Frank Pekoc & Tom Size
• Mixed By Kevin Elson

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