Firefall - Élan (1978) (vinyl Lp) - €5,00

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Firefall is an American soft rock band that formed in Boulder, Colorado, in 1974. 

It was founded by Rick Roberts, former member of the Flying Burrito Brothers, and Jock Bartley, who had been Tommy Bolin's replacement in Zephyr. 

Other members have included Mark Andes, Larry Burnett, David Muse, and Michael Clarke, the latter also formerly of the Flying Burrito Brothers and an original member of the Byrds.

Firefall crested with its third album, Elan, which was prefaced by "Strange Way," an unusually vituperative leadoff single from the group who had broken through with songs of romantic devotion like "You Are the Woman" and "Just Remember I Love You." 

This time, lead singer and songwriter Rick Roberts was unmoved by a weepy lover, calling her emotional outbursts, "a strange way to tell me you love me," and adding that, if she wanted to cry to somebody, "don't cry to me." 

The single, which peaked just outside the Top Ten, introduced a somewhat more aggressive album from Firefall that rocked a bit harder, notably on such tracks as "Anymore," and added a horn chart to the closing track, "Winds of Change." 

For the most part, however, the album's dominant tone was determined by Roberts' romantic anguish, further expressed on the second single, "Goodbye, I Love You," which scraped into the Top 40 on the pop charts and made the Top Ten on the adult contemporary charts. 

Elan itself enjoyed about the same chart success as its predecessor, Luna Sea, but ultimately sold a little better, reaching a million-seller certification and marking Firefall's commercial peak.

Side one

1.  Strange Way - 4:40

2.  Sweet And Sour - 3:27

3.  Wrong Side Of Town - 2:38

4.  Count Your Blessings - 3:28

5.  Get You Back - 4:10

Side two

1.  Anymore - 3:56

2.  Baby - 3:46

3.  Goodbye, I Love You - 4:19

4.  Sweet Ann - 3:22

5.  Winds Of Change - 3:24

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

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
• Pressed By – PRC Recording Company, Richmond, IN
• Recorded At – Criteria Recording Studios
• Recorded At – Record Plant, Los Angeles

Credits

• Arranged By [Horns] – Mike Lewis (tracks: A3)
• Arranged By [String] – Mike Lewis 
• Congas, Tambourine, Cymbal [Theater], Caxixi, Surdo, Other [Crickets], Shaker [Shakers] – Steve Forman
• Congas, Timbales, Cowbell, Tambourine, Triangle, Other [Guido] – Joe Lala
• Design – Bob Defrin
• Drums – Jim Keltner (tracks: A2)
• Engineer – David Bianco, Michael Stone, Peter Lewis, Ron Alvarez
• Engineer [Assitant] – Dennis Hetzendorfer, Kevin Ryan (2)
• Engineer, Mixed By – Don Gehman
• Harmony Vocals – Laura Taylor
• Photography By – Jim Houghton
• Producer – Tom Dowd
• Producer, Mixed By – Howard Albert, Ron Albert

Notes

Released: 1978

Genre:  Soft Rock, Rock

Label:  Atlantic Records

Catalog#  SD 19183

Vinyl:  Goed (VG)

Cover:  Goed / kleine inkeeping linksonder (G)

Prijs: €5,00