In the Heart of the Young
In the Heart of the Young is the second album by the American band Winger, released on 24 July 1990 by Atlantic. Beau Hill produced it, and it is sometimes known as Winger II. It arrived as the glam metal scene in the States was fading, yet it sold well enough to earn platinum certification and peaked at number 15 on the album chart. "Miles Away" reached the Top 20 on the singles chart, while "Can't Get Enuff" and "Easy Come Easy Go" also became hits.
Musically it stays close to the debut, but leans harder on progressive rock touches and power ballads. Kip Winger has said the two rockier singles were late additions, written because the album seemed short of rock songs. A 13-month world tour followed, with Kiss, Scorpions, Extreme, Slaughter and ZZ Top among the acts they shared stages with. It was Paul Taylor's last album with the band until Seven in 2023.
In the Heart of the Young: tracklist, credits and charts
11 tracks · 46:49Tracklist
- 1Can’t Get EnuffReb Beach and Kip Winger4:19
- 2Loosen UpBeach, Morgenstein, Taylor, Winger3:29
- 3Miles AwayPaul Taylor4:11
- 4Easy Come Easy GoKip Winger4:03
- 5Rainbow in the RoseReb Beach and Kip Winger5:34
- 6In the Day We’ll Never SeeBeach, Morgenstein, Taylor, Winger4:50
- 7Under One ConditionReb Beach and Kip Winger4:28
- 8Little Dirty BlondeReb Beach and Kip Winger3:32
- 9Baptized by FireReb Beach and Kip Winger4:11
- 10You Are the Saint, I Am the SinnerReb Beach and Kip Winger3:35
- 11In the Heart of the YoungKip Winger4:37
- Produced by
- Beau Hill
- Recorded at
- The Enterprise (Burbank, California)
- Recorded
- 1989–1990
- Mixed by
- Beau Hill, Jimmy Hoyson
- Mixed at
- The Enterprise
- Engineered by
- Jimmy Hoyson
- Label
- Atlantic
- Length
- 46:49
Line-up
- Reb Beach · guitar, background vocals
- Rod Morgenstein · percussion, drums (drum set)
- Paul Taylor · guitar, keyboard, background vocals
- Kip Winger · bass guitar, keyboard, lead vocals
- Nate Winger · background vocals
- Paul Winger · background vocals
- Chris Botti · horn · guest
- Michael Davis · horn · guest
Singles
- “Can't Get Enuff” · July 1990 (US)
- “Easy Come Easy Go” · July 1990 (UK)
- “Miles Away” · October 1990
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1990 | 15 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) · 1990 | 27 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 1990 | 29 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Canada · 1990 | Gold |
| Japan · 1990 | Gold |
| United States | Platinum |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 24 July 1990 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 24 July 1990 | |
| Wikidata | 1990 | |
| US release | 24 July 1990 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1990 | earliest UK or European date |
10 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | XW | Atlantic | 075678210365 | other |
| 1990 | US | Atlantic | other | |
| 1990 | XE | Atlantic | 075678210327 | other |
| 24 July 1990 | US | Atlantic | original | |
| 24 July 1990 | US | Atlantic | 075678210327 | original |
| 24 July 1990 | US | Atlantic | 075678210310 | original |
| 24 July 1990 | US | Atlantic | 075678210341 | original |
| 25 August 1990 | JP | Atlantic | 4988029012043 | other |
| 23 September 2009 | JP | Atlantic | 4943674093045 | other |
| 27 October 2014 | GB | Rock Candy | 5055300383273 | other |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 591×580 | upscaled |