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Quarterflash (album)

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Released
  
October, 1981

Genre
  
Rock

Label
  
Geffen

Recorded
  
1981

Length
  
40:38

Producer
  
John Boylan

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. It also hit 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.

Contents

"Harden My Heart" is featured in the 2007 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories on fictional power ballad radio station, Emotion 98.3. It is also a featured song in the Broadway musical Rock of Ages.

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 DaCosta – 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

    • References

    Quarterflash (album) Wikipedia
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