Outside of their big ballads, 1984's "Sister Christian" (#5) and 1985's "Sentimental Street" (#8), Night Ranger is often overlooked for other great tunes like "When You Close Your Eyes" (#14), "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" (#40), and "Four In The Morning (I Can't Take Any More)" (#19). They also had an underrated track featured as the title song to the Michael J. Fox film, The Secret of My Success that stalled at #64 in 1987.
The band split up in 1989, shortly after their final chart appearance - which was "I Did It For Love" peaking at #75. Singers Kelly Keagy released some solo work while Blades joined forces with Tommy Shaw (Styx) and others to form Damn Yankees. Blades and Shaw sound marvelous together, and forged a lasting friendship. The two have released two albums as a duo in-between all their other projects.
Night Ranger continues to release quality melodic rock albums today, and some of the tracks would have done very well back in the 80s. "Don't Let Up" is a good example, the title track to their latest 2017 release.
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