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Pride
Studio album by White Lion
Released	June 21, 1987
Genre	Hard Rock
Label	Atlantic Records 81768
Producer	Michael Wagener
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
White Lion chronology
Fight to Survive (November 9, 1985) Pride (June 21, 1987) Big Game (August 9, 1989)

Pride was the second album by the American hard rock band White Lion, released on June 21 1987, by Atlantic Records. The album featured the two top ten hits Wait and When the Children Cry. It remained in the Billboard Top 200 for a full year, selling two million copies in the US alone.

The album's first single, "Wait", was released on June 1, 1987, but did not make waves until MTV began airing the video in January 1988, seven months after its release, pushing the single to #8 on the Billboard Hot 100. In August 1988, more than a year after the album's release, the second single "Tell Me" hit #58. Prides third single, a gentle acoustic ballad titled "When the Children Cry", made it all the way to #3, again with heavy MTV rotation, marking Pride one of just 20 hard rock albums to ever have multiple top 10 hits. The album peaked at #11 on the album charts. Pride would remain on the top 200 Billboard album charts for a full year.

The success of "When the Children Cry" would eventually push sales of Pride over the two million mark in the US, achieving Platinum status. In addition, guitarist Vito Bratta was recognized for his instrumental talents by racking up Best New Guitarist awards with both Guitar World magazine and Guitar For The Practicing Musician magazine.

The Pride tour started in July 1987 as White Lion opened for Ace Frehley's 80's band Frehley's Comet. The next year and a half was filled with constant touring, opening for such bands as Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne. KISS in December 1987. In January 1988 White Lion landed the opening slot for AC/DC on their Blow Up Your Video American tour. They'd end the tour opening for Stryper in the summer of 1988.

While touring with AC/DC, the Pride album and "Wait" single finally charted, due in no small part to MTV airing the "Wait" music video in regular rotation - nearly seven months after the single's release. Also, during the time they were opening for AC/DC. In February 1988, a show at the Ritz in New York City was filmed for an MTV concert special.

1. "Hungry"
2. "Lonely Nights"
3. "Don't Give Up"
4. "Sweet Little Loving"
5. "Lady Of The Valley"
6. "Wait"
7. "All You Need Is Rock N' Roll"
8. "Tell Me"
9. "All Join Our Hands"
10. "When the Children Cry"

All songs written by Bratta and Tramp

• Mike Tramp - Vocals
• Vito Bratta - Guitars
• James Lomenzo - Bass and Vocals
• Greg D'Angelo - Drums

• All Music Guide review of Pride