Firefall (album) explained

Firefall
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Firefall
Cover:	Firefall-album.jpg
Released:	April 8, 1976
Recorded:	Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida
Genre:	Soft rock
Length:	39:49
Label:	Atlantic
Producer:	Jim Mason
Next Title:	Luna Sea
Next Year:	1977

Firefall is the self-titled debut from Firefall which saw its release in April 1976.

It featured the major hit single "You Are the Woman" which reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100. Two other tracks achieved minor success on the charts: "Livin' Ain't Livin'" at #42 and "Cinderella" at #34. This album became the fastest record to achieve gold status in Atlantic Records history.

Track listing

1. "It Doesn't Matter" – 3:31 (Chris Hillman, Rick Roberts, Stephen Stills)
2. "Love Isn't All" – 4:13 (Larry Burnett)
3. "Livin' Ain't Livin'" – 3:49 (Rick Roberts)
4. "No Way Out" – 4:05 (Larry Burnett)
5. "Dolphin's Lullaby" – 4:34 (Rick Roberts)
6. "Cinderella" – 3:53 (Larry Burnett)
7. "Sad Ol' Love Song" – 4:42 (Larry Burnett)
8. "You Are the Woman" – 2:45 (Rick Roberts)
9. "Mexico" – 4:17 (Rick Roberts)
10. "Do What You Want" – 4:00 (Larry Burnett)

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1976	Billboard 200	28^[1]
1976	Australia (Kent Music Report)	72^[2]

Personnel

Firefall

• Mark Andes - bass guitar
• Jock Bartley - lead electric & slide guitars; Bigsby Palm Pedal guitar on "Livin' Ain't Livin"
• Larry Burnett - electric and acoustic rhythm guitars, vocals
• Michael Clarke - drums
• Rick Roberts - acoustic guitars, vocals

with:

• David Muse - piano, clavinet, synthesizer, flute, tenor saxophone & harmonica
• Joe Lala - congas, timbales, shakers, tambourine, finger cymbals, & sand blocks on "Love Isn't All"
• Peter Graves - trombone on "Do What You Want"
• Ken Faulk - trumpet on "Do What You Want" and "Mexico"
• Whit Sidener - baritone saxophone on "Do What You Want"

Production

• Produced by Jim Mason of FREEFLOW PRODUCTIONS
• Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, NYC
• Engineered by Karl Richardson, assisted by Michael Laskow
• Front album cover art by Ralph Wernli
• Cover Concept by Jock Bartley

Notes and References

1. https://www.billboard.com/music/firefall/chart-history/billboard-200
2. 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.