Better Days Comin' | ||||
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Released | April 23, 2014 | |||
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Length | 47:30 | |||
Label | Frontiers [1] | |||
Producer | Kip Winger | |||
Winger chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
All About the Rock | [3] |
Front Row Report | [4] |
Sea of Tranquility | [5] |
Amps and Green Screens | [6] |
Rush On Rock | [7] |
Melodicrock.com | [8] |
Better Days Comin' is the sixth studio album by American rock band Winger. [9] [10] [11] It was released on April 23, 2014, debuting at #21 on the Top Current Rock Albums Chart and #85 on the Billboard 200. [12]
All tracks are written by Kip Winger and Reb Beach except as noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Midnight Driver of a Love Machine" | Winger, Beach, Donnie Purnell | 4:14 |
2. | "Queen Babylon" | Winger, Beach, Purnell | 4:31 |
3. | "Rat Race" | Winger, Beach, Purnell | 3:36 |
4. | "Better Days Comin'" | 3:31 | |
5. | "Tin Soldier" | Winger, Beach, Purnell | 3:49 |
6. | "Ever Wonder" | Winger | 6:52 |
7. | "So Long China" | Beach, John Roth, Winger, Stephanie Rachel Lewis | 4:17 |
8. | "Storm in Me" | Beach, Roth, Winger | 4:42 |
9. | "Be Who You Are Now" | Roth, Winger, Mark Hudson | 5:11 |
10. | "Another Beautiful Day" (bonus track on deluxe edition with DVD) | Beach, John Goodwin, Winger | 3:14 |
11. | "Out of This World" | Winger, Beach, Paula Winger | 6:37 |
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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UK Independent Albums (OCC) [13] | 30 |
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [14] | 10 |
US Billboard 200 [15] | 85 |
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [16] | 4 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [17] | 21 |
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