"Silence Is Broken" by Damn Yankees

Expectations were running high when word got out that a new rock super group was forming consisting of Jack Blades (Night Ranger), Tommy Shaw (Styx), Ted Nugent (Amboy Dukes), and newcomer Michael Cartellone on drums. The debut single "Coming of Age" left after hitting a disappointing #60 on the chart, but the band scored in a big way with their epic ballad, "High Enough", which soared to #3 in 1990. The third single from the self-titled debut album, "Come Again", came and went only to hit #50. The excitement about the band and strength of the singles helped push the album to #13, and ignited a healthy writing partnership between Blades and Shaw (who also harmonize wonderfully together). 

In 1992, the band released their follow-up record, "Don't Tread". To most people, the songs were not as strong and it certainly didn't help that the musical tide was shifting towards grunge. Still, the record pulled its weight among the Seattle bands and got to #22, and the ballad "Where You Goin' Now" peaked at #20. 

"Silence Is Broken" is another terrific ballad, but it only managed to climb to #62 and holds the notoriety of being the band's last charting single (unless perhaps the long discussed rumors of a reunion actually materialize).