Goodnight L.A.

Goodnight L.A.
Studio album by Magnum
Released	July 1990
Recorded	Goodnight L.A. Studios, Los Angeles, USA, 1989–1990
Genre	Rock
Length	48:40
Label	Polydor
Producer	Keith Olsen
Magnum chronology
Foundation (1989) Goodnight L.A. (1990) The Spirit (1991)
Singles from Goodnight L.A.
"Rockin' Chair" Released: June 1990 "Heartbroke and Busted" Released: August 1990[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Select	2/5[3]

Goodnight L.A. is the eighth studio album by the English rock band Magnum, released in 1990 by Polydor.

Most of the material was already written and arranged, at least in demo form, and was taken to Los Angeles and Vancouver to find an American producer. Keith Olsen was suggested because of the success of his work on Whitesnake's 1987.^[4] Tony Clarkin, the band's guitarist and usually the sole songwriter, then invited co-writers such as Russ Ballard, Jim Vallance and David Cassidy's wife Sue Shifrin to collaborate on songwriting. Other songs called "The Rock" and "On That Day" were retitled or dropped. "Come Back Running" was recorded as a demo version, but it was never released.^[5] An additional title, written by Ballard and Clarkin, was published around this time called "Dancing With The Devil"; if this song was recorded, it has yet to be released.

The rest of the band flew to Los Angeles in 1990 to record "Goodnight L.A." at Olsen's studios. The album was originally titled Born to Be King but was eventually named after the studio.^[4]

Three singles were planned. "Rockin’ Chair" was released first, followed by "Heartbroke and Busted"; the third single, "No Way Out", was cancelled because Polydor was disappointed with the chart ranking of "Heartbroke and Busted".

While Polydor's plan for a Magnum breakthrough in America failed (the album was not released there), Goodnight L.A. was a commercial success at home, charting 9 in the United Kingdom (a position surpassed only by Wings of Heaven).