Head East (album)
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| Released | February 1978 | |||
| Recorded | January 1978 | |||
| Studio | The Record Plant | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 37:18 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Jeffrey Lesser | |||
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Head East (also known as The Roadsign Album) is the fourth studio album by the American hard rock band Head East. Released by A&M Records in February 1978,[1] it was the group's fourth album to crack the Billboard 200, peaking at #78. The album also produced the band's highest-charting single, a cover of the Russ Ballard song "Since You Been Gone",[2][3][4] which reached #46 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5] The band toured in support of the album.[6]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [7] |
| Billboard | (unrated)[8] |
| Cash Box | (unrated)[9] |
| Record World | (unrated)[10] |
The album has since been reissued on CD and as an MP3 download.
Track listing
- "Open Up the Door” (Steve Huston)
- "Man I Wanna Be" (Mike Somerville)
- "Nothing to Lose" (Dan Birney)
- "Since You Been Gone" (Russ Ballard)
- "Pictures" (Huston)
- "Get Up & Enjoy Yourself" (John Schlitt)
- "I'm Feelin' Fine" (Roger Boyd)
- "Dance Away Lover" (Schlitt)
- "Elijah" (Charles Sabatino)
Charts
| Chart (1978) | Peak
position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[11] | 98 |
| US Billboard 200[12] | 78 |
Personnel
- Roger Boyd - keyboards/vocals
- Steve Huston - drums/vocals
- Mike Somerville - guitar/vocals
- Dan Birney - bass
- John Schlitt - lead vocals
References
- ^ "Head East - Head East | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Copy Writes" (PDF). Record World. December 30, 1978. p. 60 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Hits Of The Week" (PDF). Record World. April 1, 1978. p. 1 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Billboard - May 6, 1978" (PDF). Billboard. May 6, 1978. p. 2 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 - Week of May 20, 1978". Billboard.
- ^ "Gold For Head East" (PDF). Record World. May 20, 1978. p. 18 – via World Radio History.
- ^ AllMusic Review
- ^ "Billboard's Recommended LPs" (PDF). Billboard. March 4, 1978. p. 68 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. February 25, 1978. p. 16 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Record World Album Picks" (PDF). Record World. February 25, 1978. p. 28 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4584b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
- ^ "Head East Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
- Head East US1 at AllMusic. Retrieved 00:40, 3 May 2021 (UTC).