![]() ![]() But on returning home, they chose to ignore these songs and instead record a brand new record instead in Los Angeles. In 1986, they first recorded a few songs in Frankfurt, in the same studio as "Fight to survive". They also had to borrow an older Fender stratocaster that once belonged to Jimi Hendrix to record another solo on the record. Michael Wagener has told in interviews that he got goosebumps when he heard Vito play the solo that time. When they were going to record the drums, Vito played the solo to the song "wait" as a backing track at the same time, which they would play again later but the producer was so pleased that they kept that recording as he was unsure that Vito could do better. ![]() In addition, guitarist Vito Bratta was recognized for his instrumental talents by racking up Best New Guitarist awards with both Guitar World magazine and Guitar for the Practicing Musician magazine. The success of "When the Children Cry" would eventually push sales of Pride over the two million mark in the US, achieving double platinum status. Pride would remain on the top 200 Billboard album charts for a full year. The album peaked at #11 on the album charts. Pride 's third single, a gentle acoustic ballad titled "When the Children Cry", made it all the way to #3, again with heavy MTV rotation of the music video. In August 1988, more than a year after the album's release, the second single " Tell Me" also featuring a music video hit #58. The album's first single, "Wait", was released on June 1, 1987, but did not make waves until MTV began airing the music video in January 1988, seven months after its release, pushing the single to #8 on the Billboard Hot 100. The recording process of the album took six weeks and the album was produced by Michael Wagener. 3.1 HNE Recordings 2020 box set bonus tracks. ![]()
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