Winger
A former member of Alice Cooper's band, bassist Kip Winger formed his own group in 1987; in addition to vocalist/bassist Winger, the group featured guitarist Reb Beach, bassist Paul Taylor, and drummer Rod Morgenstein, formerly of the Dixie Dregs. Taking their name from their leader after a last-minute change from Sahara, Winger specialized in the stylish pop-metal that sent Bon Jovi and Poison to the top of the charts. The band's eponymous debut sold over a million copies on the strength of the rocker "Seventeen" and the ballad "Headed for a Heartbreak." Winger's second album, 1990's In the Heart of the Young, was equally successful, selling over a million copies and featuring the hit power ballad "Miles Away." However, the band didn't outlast the post-alternative pop-metal backlash and the group faded away after the release of their 1993 album Pull. Kip Winger launched a solo career later that decade, releasing three albums before reuniting with his former bandmates in 2002. After a brief tour alongside fellow pop-metal veterans Poison, the band returned to the studio to craft their first album in more than a decade. 2006's IV stuck close to the formula that made Winger famous, and the resulting reunion tour was captured on the two-disc set Winger Live. Another album called Karma quickly followed in 2009, but the group took its time to deliver Better Days Comin', which appeared in the spring of 2014.
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Discography
18 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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In The Heart Of The Young
Metal - Released by Atlantic Records on 3 Jul 1990
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Karma (Remastered)
Metal - Released by VBI Classic Recording on 16 Oct 2009
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Better Days Comin' (Remastered 2014)
Rock - Released by VBI Classic Recording on 18 Apr 2014
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IV (Remastered 2006)
Rock - Released by VBI Classic Recording on 20 Oct 2006
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The Very Best Of Winger
Rock - Released by Rhino Atlantic on 1 Oct 2001
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Proud Desperado
Hard Rock - Released by Frontiers Records s.r.l. on 10 Mar 2023
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The Atlantic Albums
Rock - Released by Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group on 13 Dec 2019
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It All Comes Back Around
Hard Rock - Released by Frontiers Records s.r.l. on 6 Apr 2023
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Better Days Comin'
Hard Rock - Released by Frontiers Records on 18 Apr 2014
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Headed for a Heartbreak ('91 Remix)
Metal - Released by Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group on 13 Jun 2006
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Rhino Hi-Five: Winger
Rock - Released by Rhino Atlantic on 20 Dec 2005
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All I Ever Wanted
Metal - Released by Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group on 29 May 2020
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