Never Run, Never Hide
Studio album by
Benny Mardones
Released1980
Recorded1979–1980
StudioQuadradical Studios (Miami, Florida)
GenrePop rock
Length37:20
LabelPolydor
ProducerBarry Mraz
Benny Mardones chronology
Thank God for Girls
(1978)		 Never Run, Never Hide
(1980)		 Too Much to Lose
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Never Run, Never Hide is an album released in 1980 by pop-rock singer-songwriter Benny Mardones. It included his only major hit, "Into the Night", which peaked at number 11 in 1980, and re-charted nine years later, in 1989.

In 1989, a Where Are They Now? Arizona radio segment spurred Los Angeles DJ Scott Shannon to add the song to his playlist, ultimately rocketing the song back onto the national charts, on May 6, 1989. Mardones' recording peaked this time at No. 20 the first week in July, adding 17 weeks to its previous run of 20, to add up to a total of 37 (non-consecutive) weeks, breaking the record set by Laura Branigan with her single "Gloria", which charted for 36 (consecutive) weeks from July 1982 to March 1983, for the longest-charting single of the 1980s by a solo artist.

The track "American Bandstand" was written about the music TV show of the same name and the presenter/host Dick Clark. The song was performed on the show.[2]

"Hold Me Down" was originally recorded and released on Mardones' 1978 debut album Thank God for Girls.[3]

Critical reception

In Billboard's review dated 10 May 1980 staff gave a warm response on this album. As per them the music "recalls Bob Seger at his best". They concluded, "there are no frills here, just basic mainstream rock, well thought-out, well-played and totally credible".[4]

Track listing

  1. "She's So French" (Benny Mardones, David Leigh Byron) - 4:35
  2. "Mighta Been Love" (Mardones, Robert Tepper) - 4:07
  3. "Into the Night" (Mardones, Tepper) - 4:32
  4. "Crazy Boy" (Mardones, Byron) - 4:21
  5. "Hold Me Down" (Mardones, Byron, Hayden Wayne) - 3:15
  6. "American Bandstand" (Mardones, Byron) - 3:51
  7. "Hey Baby" (Mardones) - 3:55
  8. "Hometown Girls" (Mardones, Byron) - 3:14
  9. "Too Young" (Mardones, Tepper) - 5:14

Chart performance

Chart (1980) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[5] 65
Chart (1989) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[6] 178

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Never Run, Never Hide vinyl LP sleeve notes.[7]

  • Benny Mardones – lead vocals, backing vocals
  • Kinny Landrum – keyboards
  • Ron Bloom – guitars
  • Bobby Massaro – guitars
  • "Rockin'" Leigh Foxx – bass
  • Sandy Gennaro – drums
  • Robert Tepper – backing vocals

Production

  • Barry Mraz – producer, engineer
  • David "The Gazelle" Gotlieb – assistant engineer
  • Paul Speck – assistant engineer
  • Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, NY)
  • Eric Gardner – management

Sleeve

  • Richard Walker – photography
  • Stephanie Zuras – design
  • Bob Heimall – art direction

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Benny Mardones "American Bandstand" on American Bandstand. YouTube.
  3. ↑ "Benny Mardones – Thank God for Girls (1978, Vinyl)". Discogs.
  4. ↑ "Review: Benny Mardones — Never Run, Never Hide" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 19. May 10, 1980. p. 77. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved April 24, 2021 – via American Radio History.
  5. ↑ "AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Music News, Reviews, Articles, Information, News Online & Free Music". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
  7. ↑ Never Run, Never Hide (US vinyl LP sleeve notes). Benny Mardones. Polydor Records. 1980. PD-1-6263.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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