Vigilante (Magnum album)

Vigilante
Studio album by Magnum
Released	26 September 1986
Recorded	Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland, 1986
Genre	Rock
Length	43:36
Label	Polydor
Producer	Roger Taylor, David Richards
Magnum chronology
On a Storyteller's Night (1985) Vigilante (1986) Mirador (1987)

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Vigilante is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Magnum, released in 1986 on Polydor.

Capitalising on the success of On a Storyteller's Night, Magnum changed to a more commercial direction with Vigilante. Produced by David Richards and Queen drummer Roger Taylor, the band's sound stepped towards that of 1980s Queen, with keyboards much higher in the mix than guitar. The album was recorded at Queen's famous Mountain Studios in Montreux. Three singles were released to promote the album, "Lonely Night", "Midnight (You Won't Be Sleeping)" and "When the World Comes Down".

Tracks such as "Lonely Night", "Need a Lot of Love", "Midnight (You Won't Be Sleeping)" and "Vigilante" laid the groundwork for the group to reach their commercial and creative peak on their follow-up UK Top 5 album, Wings of Heaven.

Vigilante entered the UK national charts at No. 24,^[3] and No. 11 in the Heavy Metal charts. The album was well received in Europe, charting at No. 16 in Sweden^[4] and No. 59 in Germany,^[5] along with a worldwide release in Japan, USA and Canada.

While the band had wanted Rodney Matthews to paint the artwork, the record company chose a different cover against the band's wishes.