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1986 studio album by Survivor
When Seconds Count
Studio album by Survivor
ReleasedOctober 13, 1986
StudioOne On One Studios (North Hollywood, CA)
The Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA)
Rumbo Recorders (Los Angeles, CA)
Manzanita Studio (Valyermo, CA)
Can-Am Recorders (Tarzana, CA)
Royal Recorders (Lake Geneva, WI)
Ripe Studios (London)
GenreRock
Length42:09
LabelScotti Bros.
Epic (South America)
ProducerRon Nevison, Frankie Sullivan
Survivor chronology
Vital Signs
(1984) 		When Seconds Count
(1986) 		Too Hot to Sleep
(1988)
Singles from When Seconds Count
  1. "Is This Love"
    Released: October 1986 (US)
  2. "How Much Love"
    Released: February 1987 (US)
  3. "Man Against the World"
    Released: April 1987 (US)
  4. "In Good Faith"
    Released: October 1987 (Ger.)

When Seconds Count is the sixth studio album by the American rock band Survivor, released in October 1986. The album included the hit single, "Is This Love", which peaked at #9 in the US on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in early 1987. The album reached #49 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The album cover was designed by Rick Valicenti and Craig Davidson in Chicago during the summer of 1986.

This is one of the many Survivor albums briefly taken out of print in 2009. However, it was remastered and reissued in 2011 and distributed by Rock Candy Records.

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Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."How Much Love"Jim Peterik, Frankie Sullivan3:58
2."Keep It Right Here"Jimi Jamison, Peterik, Sullivan4:28
3."Is This Love"Peterik, Sullivan3:42
4."Man Against the World"Jamison, Peterik, Sullivan3:35
5."Rebel Son"Jamison, Peterik, Sullivan4:37
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Oceans"Peterik, Sullivan4:39
7."When Seconds Count"Peterik, Sullivan4:05
8."Backstreet Love Affair"Peterik, Sullivan4:01
9."In Good Faith"Jamison, Peterik, Sullivan4:22
10."Can't Let You Go"Peterik, Sullivan4:42
Rock Candy CD reissue only
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Burning Heart"Peterik, Sullivan3:53

Personnel

Survivor

Additional musicians

Production

  • Ron Nevison – producer, engineer
  • Frankie Sullivan – producer
  • Jim Peterik – associate producer (4)
  • Phil Bonanno – engineer
  • Mike Clink – engineer
  • David DeVore – engineer
  • Allen Abrahamson – second engineer
  • Jim Bineen – second engineer
  • Dan Harjung – second engineer
  • Stan Katayama – second engineer
  • Steve Klein – second engineer
  • Julian Stoll – second engineer
  • Toby Wright – second engineer
  • Mike Reese – mastering
  • Jimmy Watchel – album art coordination
  • Thirst – art direction
  • Rick Valicenti and Craig Davidson – cover design
  • Corinne Pfister – cover photography
  • Tom Vack – cover photography
  • Randee St. Nicholas – portrait photography
  • Ron Larson – hand tinting
  • John Baruck – management
  • Tom Consolo – management

Studios

  • Recorded at One On One Studios (North Hollywood, CA); Record Plant and Rumbo Recorders (Los Angeles, CA); Manzanita Studio (Valyermo, CA); Can-Am Studios (Tarzana, CA); Royal Recorders (Lake Geneva, WI); Ripe Studios (London, UK).
  • Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).

Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) 38
Japanese Albums (Oricon) 68
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 30
US Billboard 200 49

References

  1. "FMQB" (PDF). p. 46.
  2. "Survivor singles".
  3. "Survivor singles".
  4. "Survivor singles".
  5. "Survivor singles".
  6. When Seconds Count (Media notes). 1986. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  7. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  8. Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  9. "Swedishcharts.com – Survivor – When Seconds Count". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  10. "Survivor Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
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