Album · Romeo Void
Benefactor by Romeo Void
Benefactor is an album by Romeo Void, released in 1982. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 62 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Never Say Never”, on 59 lists with a best position of #8.
Benefactor, Romeo Void's second album, came out on Columbia in August 1982 with Ric Ocasek in the producer's chair, and it's a cool, nervy slab of new wave: taut grooves, chilly guitars and a mood that prowls around the edges like it's waiting for trouble.
The big one is "Never Say Never", though the take here is a shorter, cleaned-up edit trimmed so general radio could play it without flinching. It still smolders. "Wrap It Up" works the same dance-floor tension from a different angle.
When the album reached CD in 2006, Wounded Bird Records tacked the band's Never Say Never EP onto the end as four bonus tracks.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Benefactor on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Never Say Never | 59 | #8 | – | 1981–2023 | |
| 2 | Wrap It Up | 3 | #462 | – | 1988–2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.