Élan (Firefall album)
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Élan | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1978 | |||
Genre | Soft rock | |||
Length | 37:16 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Tom Dowd and Ron Albert & Howard Albert for Fat Albert Productions | |||
Firefall chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | B−[2] |
Élan is the third album by the American band Firefall, released in 1978.[3][4] It featured the single "Strange Way" which reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 24 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[5][6]
Track listing
[edit]- "Strange Way" – 4:41 (Rick Roberts)
- "Sweet and Sour" – 3:29 (Jock Bartley, Roberts)
- "Wrong Side of Town" – 2:43 (Larry Burnett)
- "Count Your Blessings" – 3:29 (Roberts)
- "Get You Back" – 4:10 (Burnett)
- "Anymore" – 3:56 (Mark Andes, Burnett)
- "Baby" – 3:45 (Burnett)
- "Goodbye, I Love You" – 4:19 (Roberts)
- "Sweet Ann" – 3:20 (Roberts)
- "Winds of Change" – 3:24 (Roberts)
Charts
[edit]Chart (1978) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] | 31 |
Personnel
[edit]- Firefall
- Rick Roberts - lead vocals, rhythm acoustic guitar
- Larry Burnett - lead vocals, rhythm electric and acoustic guitars
- Jock Bartley - lead electric and acoustic guitars, backing vocals, electric slide guitar,
- David Muse - keyboards, organ, Moog synthesizer, tenor saxophone, flute, harmonica
- Mark Andes - bass, backing vocals
- Michael Clarke - drums
References
[edit]- ^ Élan at AllMusic
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Firefall". Orlando Sentinel. 28 July 1989. p. F2.
- ^ Stacy, Nick (24 Mar 2006). "Loyal fans appreciate Firefall's classic catalog". Fort Collins Coloradoan. p. E3.
- ^ "Strange Way on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard.
- ^ "Strange Ways on Billboard Adult Contemporary". Billboard.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 112. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.