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IV (Winger album)

Field	Value
name	IV
type	studio
artist	Winger
cover	Winger-iv.jpg
released	October 20, 2006
studio	The Funky White House and Quad Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
genre	*Hard rock
length	49:52
label	Frontiers
producer	Kip Winger
prev_title	The Very Best of Winger
prev_year	2001
next_title	Demo Anthology
next_year	2007

heavy metal
progressive metal IV is the fourth studio album by American rock band Winger, and the first since their 1993 album Pull.

Background

According to frontman Kip Winger, one morning he "just woke up and heard the new Winger record" in his head, knowing just what he wanted to do with it. It was released in October 2006 on Frontiers Records. The album is the most musically progressive album of Winger's career. Lyrically, much of the album is sung from the perspective of U.S. soldiers stationed overseas. Kip Winger was inspired to do this after performing solo shows at U.S. military bases, and being touched by the stories of the soldiers he met.

The album cover, showing a U.S. soldier being watched over by angels, was drawn by comic book artist Ethan Van Sciver, known for his work at DC and Marvel Comics. Kip Winger was introduced to Van Sciver by a mutual friend in Florida.

Honors

In 2009 Kip Winger was presented by U.S. General Harold Cross with an honorary plaque and U.S. flag that had flown in Iraq for the song "Blue Suede Shoes", which honors the service and sacrifice of the United States armed forces and their families.

Track listing

Personnel

Band

Kip Winger – lead vocals, bass, acoustic guitars and keyboards
Reb Beach – co-lead guitar, background vocals
John Roth – co-lead guitar, background vocals
Cenk Eroğlu – keyboards, rhythm guitar
Rod Morgenstein – drums

Additional personnel

Denny McDonald – additional background vocals
Paula Winger – additional background vocals

Production credits

Produced, engineered and mixed by Kip Winger
Additional engineers: Tony Green, Matt Abbott and John Roth
Pro-Tools engineers: Buckley Miller and Steve Warren
Recorded at The Funky White House, Nashville, TN and Quad Studios, Nashville, TN
Mastered by Richard Dodd
Cover art design: Ethan Van Sciver
Color artist: Moose Baumann
Layout design: Pete Cotutsca
Photos by Mark Delong

References

Sources

amazon.com
melodicrock.com
rebbeach.com sound samples from the album.

References

{{AllMusic
"Metal Sludge Rewind with Kip Winger". Metal Sludge.
(February 16, 2009). "KIP WINGER Honored by United States Government And Military". BLABBERMOUTH.NET.

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