Wishes (Jon Butcher album)

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Wishes
Jon Butcher - Wishes.jpg
Studio album by
Released1987
Genre Hard rock
Length44:12
Label Capitol
Producer Spencer Proffer, Jon Butcher
Jon Butcher chronology
Along the Axis
(1985)
Wishes
(1987)
Pictures from the Front
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Wishes is an album by hard rock singer Jon Butcher. It was released in 1987 by Capitol Records. The album peaked at No. 77 on the Billboard 200. [2] The singles of this album were "Wishes", [3] "Goodbye Saving Grace" [4] and "Holy War". [5]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Goodbye Saving Grace"
  2. "Living for Tomorrow"
  3. "Holy War"
  4. "Wishes"
  5. "Churinga"
  6. "Long Way Home"
  7. "Show Me Some Emotion"
  8. "Little Bit of Magic"
  9. "Angel Dressed in Blue"
  10. "Partners in Crime"
  11. "Prisoners of the Silver Chain"

Chart positions

Album

Chart (1987)Peak
position
US (Billboard 200) [6] 77

Singles

SingleYearChartPosition
"Goodbye Saving Grace"1987US (Billboard Mainstream Rock)7
"Holy War"US (Billboard Mainstream Rock)25
"Wishes"US (Billboard Mainstream Rock)42

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