“Poison Angel” by Winger

"Poison Angel" comes off Winger, the self-titled 1988 debut Atlantic released for the American rock band, and it's a co-write between Kip Winger and guitarist Reb Beach. Kip Winger sings lead and plays bass and keyboards, Beach and Paul Taylor handle the guitars with Taylor doubling on keys, and Rod Morgenstein works the drums and percussion, while Beach, Morgenstein and Taylor stack up the backing vocals. Beau Hill produced and engineered it and shares the arranging credit with the band.

The credits hold one surprise: a string section, with Hae-Young Ham and Sandra Park on violin, Rebecca Young on viola and Maria Kitsopoulos on cello. It suits an album aimed straight at radio yet bent by a progressive streak, one that went platinum in the US and kept the band touring for over a year with the likes of Bon Jovi, Scorpions and Poison.

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