Never Run, Never Hide

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Never Run, Never Hide
Album cover of Never Run, Never Hide.jpg
Studio album by
Benny Mardones
Released1980
Recorded1979–1980
StudioQuadradical Studios (Miami, Florida)
Genre Pop rock
Length37:01
Label Polydor
Producer Barry Mraz
Benny Mardones chronology
Thank God for Girls
(1978)		Never Run, Never Hide
(1980)		 Too Much to Lose
(1981)

Never Run, Never Hide is the second studio by pop-rock singer-songwriter Benny Mardones album, released in May 1980 by Polydor Records. [1] [2] It included his biggest hit, "Into the Night", which peaked that year at No. 11 in the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and re-charted nine years later, in 1989. [3]

Contents

Mardones said that the music was based on reality, stating in an interview that "nothing on my album is made up." [4] The track "American Bandstand", which was written about the music TV show of the same name and the presenter and host Dick Clark, [4] [5] was performed on American Bandstand . [6] "Hold Me Down" was originally recorded and released on Mardones' 1978 debut album Thank God for Girls . [7] [ better source needed ]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]

On 3 May 1980, Cashbox wrote that the songs on Never Run, Never Hide "are as much dramatic productions as they are straight ahead rock songs", highlighting Mardones's "flair for writing strong melodies and lyrics", along with his "wild boy rock style" that is reminiscent of Meat Loaf. [1] A week later, on May 10, Billboard praised Mardones's voice for doing justice to the album's songs, noting that its "uncompromising basic rock recalls Bob Seger at his best", and describing it as "well thought-out, well-played, and totally credible" commercial rock with no "frills". [2] When mentioning the album's best songs, both reviewers excluded "Into the Night" but included "She's So French". [1] [2]

In July of that year, John Griffin of The Gazette found that Never Run, Never Hide "touches on the cornerstones of the rock foundation", observing that Mardones has a huge and expressive voice in the "Springsteen vein." [5] However, Griffin considered the album's greatest issue to be the production's "mock-heroism" style. At the end of the next month, Jack Lloyd of the Knight Newspaper Service wrote in The Blade that although the record has a limited amount of innovation, the songs are "at least put together with a fresh point of view", remarking that Mardones employs the usual forms of "punchy rockers and mellow ballads." [4] In September, Christine Hogan agreed that album's production was "terrific" as it "achieved wonderful levels of musical texture", concluding that it was "first rate rock and roll." [9]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."She's So French"
4:33
2."Mighta Been Love"
4:05
3."Into the Night"
  • Mardones
  • Tepper
4:30
4."Crazy Boy"
  • Mardones
  • Byron
4:20
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hold Me Down"
  • Mardones
  • Byron
  • Hayden Wayne
3:13
2."American Bandstand"
  • Mardones
  • Byron
3:54
3."Hey Baby"Mardones3:58
4."Hometown Girls"
  • Mardones
  • Byron
3:13
5."Too Young"
  • Mardones
  • Tepper
5:15
Total length:37:01

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes's liner notes.

Musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (1980)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 [10] [ better source needed ]65
Chart (1989)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 [11] [ better source needed ]178

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Album Reviews" (PDF). Cashbox. Vol. XLI, no. 51. 1980-05-03. p. 15. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  2. 1 2 3 "Billboard's Recommended LPs" (PDF). Billboard . Vol. 85, no. 19. 1980-05-10. p. 77. Retrieved 2024-09-28– via American Radio History.
  3. ↑ Unterberger, Andrew (2020-06-29). "Benny Mardones, 'Into the Night' Singer-Songwriter, Dead at 73". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  4. 1 2 3 Lloyd, Jack (1980-08-29). "An Innovator. Mardones Fresh Voice In Hard-Rock Revival". The Blade. pp. P-3. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  5. 1 2 Griffin, John (1980-07-05). "'Spider's' musical web is spun with decent tunes". The Gazette. p. 88. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  6. ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : Benny Mardones "American Bandstand" on American Bandstand. YouTube .
  7. ↑ "Benny Mardones – Thank God for Girls (1978, Vinyl)". Discogs .
  8. ↑ Allmusic review
  9. ↑ Hogan, Christine (1980-09-29). "David Bowie up to scratch". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 7. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
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