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Winger
12+ albums
hard rockhair metalheavy metal80srock
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Winger is an American rock band formed in New York City in 1987. The band achieved commercial success during the late 1980s and early 1990s with the albums "Winger" and "In the Heart of the Young", which were certified platinum in the United States, and singles including "Seventeen", "Headed for a Heartbreak" and "Miles Away". In 1990, Winger was nominated for an American Music Award for "Best New Heavy Metal Band". Following the release of their third album "Pull" in 1993, the band's popularity declined in the context of changing musical trends, and they disbanded in 1994. In 2001, Winger reunited and toured in the United States and Canada. The band's 1993 touring lineup, minus Paul Taylor but including John Roth, recorded the album "IV" in 2006 and toured in support of it. Subsequent releases included "Karma" in 2009, "Better Days Comin'" in 2014, and "Seven" in 2023. The first known recording under the name Winger appeared in 1980 on the KAZY compilation "Thunder on the Mountain", featuring brothers Kip, Nate, and Paul Winger and Peter Fletcher. Paul Taylor and Kip Winger had previously worked together while recording and touring with Alice Cooper. The debut album "Winger" was released on 10 August 1988 through Atlantic Records and achieved platinum certification in the United States and gold in Japan and Canada. It reached number 21 on the Billboard 200 and remained on the chart for 63 weeks. Singles from the album included "Madalaine", "Seventeen", "Headed for a Heart
