Quarterflash (album) explained

Quarterflash
Type:	studio
Artist:	Quarterflash
Cover:	Quarterflash (album).jpg
Released:	October 1981
Recorded:	1981
Genre:	Rock
Length:	40:38
Label:	Geffen
Producer:	John Boylan
Next Title:	Take Another Picture
Next Year:	1983

Quarterflash is the debut album of American rock band Quarterflash. It was released in 1981 on Geffen Records and features the single, "Harden My Heart", which reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. The follow-up single was "Find Another Fool", which reached No. 16 on the Hot 100. The album was certified platinum in the United States by the RIAA.^[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Marv Ross except as noted.

1. "Harden My Heart" – 3:51
2. "Find Another Fool" – 4:32
3. "Critical Times" (Jack Charles) – 5:06
4. "Valerie" – 4:20
5. "Try to Make It True" – 3:38
6. "Right Kind of Love" – 3:49
7. "Cruisin' With the Deuce" – 4:10
8. "Love Should Be So Kind" – 3:10
9. "Williams Avenue" – 7:57

Personnel

• Rindy Ross – Vocals, saxophone
• Marv Ross – Guitars
• Jack Charles – Guitars, vocals
• Rick DiGiallonardo – Keyboards
• Rich Gooch – Bass
• Brian David Willis – Drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Paulinho da Costa – Percussion
• Bruce Sweetman – Violin
• John Boylan – Additional vocals
• Timothy B. Schmit – Additional vocals
• Mike Porcaro – Bass on "Williams Avenue"

Production

• John Boylan – Producer
• Paul Grupp – Engineer
• Phil Jamtaas – Assistant Engineer
• Erik Zobler – Assistant Engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[2]	22
U.S. Billboard 200	8

Singles

Year	Song	US	US Rock	US AC	AUS	CAN	UK^[4]
1981	"Harden My Heart"	3	1	41	6	10	49
1982	"Find Another Fool"	16	12	align="center"	-		21	align="center"	-
	"Right Kind of Love"	56	align="center"	-	align="center"	-		align="center"	-	align="center"	-

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gold & Platinum . .
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. 242.
3. Web site: Top BIllboard 200 Albums of 1982 . www.billboard.com . Billboard Magazine . 4 April 2020.
4. Book: Roberts , David . 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 444.