1987 Night Ranger – The Secret Of My Success (US:#61)
The Secret Of My Success is a song performed by Night Ranger from their album Big Life as well as on the soundtrack to the 1987 comedy film, The Secret of My Success.
The star of the film, Michael J. Fox, was the person to request the band to write and record the song. It reached No. 12 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and No. 64 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S. The song was nominated for the Golden Globe Award in the category of Best Original Song in 1988, but lost to “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life,” the central theme of Dirty Dancing, played by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes. The video for the song featured Vince Neil, Tommy Lee and “Weird Al” Yankovic acting as a horn section.
Album
Big Life is the fourth studio album by Night Ranger, released in 1987. It featured the single “The Secret of My Success”, which was written for the 1987 film of the same name starring Michael J. Fox. The single flopped, stalling outside the Top 40, peaking at No. 64. It was a top twenty hit […]
Muscians
| Bass | Jack Blades |
| Drums | Kelly Keagy |
| Drums (overdubs) | Tris Imboden |
| Guitar | Jeff Watson |
| Guitar | Brad Gillis |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Alan Fitzgerald |
| Keyboards | David Foster |
| Programming | Michael Boddicker |
| Programming | David Boruff |
| Background Vocals | Brad Gillis |
| Background Vocals | Bill Champlin |
| Vocals | Jack Blades |
| Vocals | Kelly Keagy |
Produced By
David Foster
Songwriters
David Foster
Jack Blades
Mike Landau
Tom Keane
Charts
US:#61
UK:# –