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is the sixth
studio album by the
British-American
rock band
released on
December 7, 1987.
Debut and Release
The album debuted at 15,
on the
Billboard 200
Albums Chart
and was certified
Platinum in the U.S.
for sales exceeding
one million copies.
Although a huge standard
by any country's
charting method,
the band's sales were
certainly plummeting
since the release of 4
in 1981.
It was the last album
to feature the
'80s core lineup
of Gramm,
Jones,
Wills
and
Elliott.
"Say You Will"
was released
as the album's
first single.
Allmusic
later noted that
the single was a
"good example"
of the band's
"balancing act"
as
"the guitar-heavy style
of their early work
gave way to
slick arrangements
that pushed electronics
to the fore...temper(ing)
its rock guitar edge...
and Lou Gramm's
quasi-operatic vocals...
by thick layers of
chiming synthesizers
and an array of
electronic textures."
The single reached #6
on the
Billboard Hot 100
in late
February of 1988
and became
their fourth #1 hit
on the
Billboard Hot
Mainstream
Rock Tracks chart,
holding the
top spot for
four weeks.
The song also became
the band's
third-highest
charting hit
in Germany,
where it reached #22,
faring even better
in Switzerland,
the Netherlands,
and particularly Norway,
where it reached #4.
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