Never Run, Never Hide
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Never Run, Never Hide was an album released in 1980 by pop-rock singer/songwriter Benny Mardones
. It included his only major hit, "Into The Night
", which peaked at number 11 in 1980, and re-charted nine years later, in 1989.
In 1989, a Where Are They Now? Arizona radio segment spurred L.A. DJ Scott Shannon to add the song to his playlist, ultimately rocketing the song back onto the national charts, on May 6, 1989. Mardones' recording peaked this time at #20 the first week in July, adding 17 weeks to its previous run of 20, to add up to a total of 37 (nonconsecutive) weeks, breaking the record set by Laura Branigan with her single "Gloria", which charted for 36 (consecutive) weeks from July 1982 to March 1983, for the longest-charting single of the 1980s by a solo artist.
Benny Mardones
Benny Mardones is an American pop singer and songwriter who is best known for his hit single "Into the Night", which hit the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart twice, in 1980 and again in 1989.-Career:...
. It included his only major hit, "Into The Night
Into the Night (Benny Mardones song)
"Into the Night" is a 1980 song by American pop singer-songwriter Benny Mardones, from his album Never Run, Never Hide, and re-released in 1989....
", which peaked at number 11 in 1980, and re-charted nine years later, in 1989.
In 1989, a Where Are They Now? Arizona radio segment spurred L.A. DJ Scott Shannon to add the song to his playlist, ultimately rocketing the song back onto the national charts, on May 6, 1989. Mardones' recording peaked this time at #20 the first week in July, adding 17 weeks to its previous run of 20, to add up to a total of 37 (nonconsecutive) weeks, breaking the record set by Laura Branigan with her single "Gloria", which charted for 36 (consecutive) weeks from July 1982 to March 1983, for the longest-charting single of the 1980s by a solo artist.
Track listing
- "She's So French" 4:35 (Benny Mardones, David Leigh Byron)
- "Mighta Been Love" 4:07 (Mardones, Robert Tepper)
- "Into The NightInto the Night (Benny Mardones song)"Into the Night" is a 1980 song by American pop singer-songwriter Benny Mardones, from his album Never Run, Never Hide, and re-released in 1989....
" 4:32 (Mardones, Tepper) - "Crazy Boy" 4:21 (Mardones, Byron)
- "Hold Me Down" 3:15 (Mardones, Byron, Hayden Wayne)
- "American Bandstand" 3:51 (Mardones, Byron)
- "Hey Baby" 3:55 (Mardones)
- "Hometown Girls" 3:14 (Mardones, Byron)
- "Too Young" 5:14 (Mardones, Tepper)
Chart performance
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
Total weeks |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 200 | 65 | ? |
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
Total weeks |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 200 | 178 | 2 |
Production
- Produced By Barry Mraz
- Engineered & Mixed By Barry Mraz & Paul Speck
- Mastered By Vladimir Meller
- Tracks 2, 3, 7 & 9 published by Papa Jack Music. Tracks 1, 4, 5, 6 & 8 published by Papa Jack Music/Inner Sanctum Ltd.
Personnel
- Ron Bloom, Bobby Massaro: Guitars
- Kinny Landrum: Keyboards
- "Rockin'" Leigh Foxx: Bass
- Sandy Gennaro: Drums, Percussion
- Robert Tepper: Vocal Backing