Category: Night Ranger

Night Ranger – Sister Christian (US 12″ Promo)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1984

Side 1

“Sister Christian” is the title of a song by the American rock band Night Ranger. It was released in June 1984 as the second single from their album Midnight Madness. It was ranked number 32 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Songs of the 1980s. It was written and sung by the band’s drummer, Kelly Keagy, for his sister. It was the band’s biggest hit, peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, and staying on the charts for 24 weeks. It also reached number-one in Canada. To this day, it is one of the most popular first dance songs at weddings.

The song is about Keagy’s little sister, Christy. Keagy wrote the song at his apartment, near Divisadero and California streets in San Francisco, after he had just returned from a visit to his hometown of Eugene, Oregon. He had been struck at how fast his teenaged sister, 10 years younger than he was, was growing up.

“After we started playing it a lot, Jack turned to me and said, ‘What exactly are you saying?'” Keagy recalled. “He thought the words were Sister Christian, instead of Sister Christy, so it just stuck.”

The lyric, “You’re motoring. What’s your price for flight? In finding Mr. Right?” is the subject of much debate. The band stated in a VH-1 Behind the Music interview that the term “motoring” was synonymous with the term “cruising.”

On the single version, part of the second verse in the bridge is omitted and goes into the chorus. More specifically, the words “You’ve got him in your sight. And driving through the night,” are omitted from the single version.

SIDE A:
Sister Christian (Long Version) 4:59

SIDE B:
Sister Christian (Short Version) 4:14

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

CHARTS:

Year Single Chart Position
1984 Sister Christian U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #5
1984 Sister Christian U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks #2

 

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: MCA Records Records – MCA 1167
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Promo, 33 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1984
Genre: Rock
Style: Ballad
Credits: Producer – Pat Glasser
Written-By – Kelly Keagy

NOTES:
Promotional Copy Not For Sale
From the MCA LP, MCA-5456 “Midnight Madness”
Side B actual track duration is 4:14

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Side 2

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Adobe Photoshop CS5
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
Downsampled to 24bit/96kHz and16bit /44kHz using iZotope RX Advanced 2
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi