Élan (Firefall album) explained
| Élan |
| Type: | Studio album |
| Artist: | Firefall |
| Cover: | Elan (Firefall album).jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | 1978 |
| Genre: | Soft rock |
| Length: | 37:16 |
| Label: | Atlantic |
| Producer: | Tom Dowd and Ron Albert & Howard Albert for Fat Albert Productions |
| Prev Title: | Luna Sea |
| Prev Year: | 1977 |
| Next Title: | Undertow |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
Élan is the third album by the American band Firefall, released in 1978.[1] [2] It featured the single "Strange Way" which reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 24 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[3] [4]
Track listing
- "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)
Personnel
- 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
Notes and References
- News: Firefall . Orlando Sentinel . 28 July 1989 . F2.
- News: Stacy . Nick . Loyal fans appreciate Firefall's classic catalog . Fort Collins Coloradoan . 24 Mar 2006 . E3.
- Strange Way on Billboard Hot 100. Billboard.
- Strange Ways on Billboard Adult Contemporary. Billboard.
- Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 112.
