1st (album)
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| Released | October 1983 | |||
| Genre | AOR | |||
| Length | 37:45 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Neil Kernon | |||
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
1st is the debut album by American rock band Streets, released in 1983. The lead single "If Love Should Go" peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart (then named "Top Rock Tracks") in January 1984.[2]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Steve Walsh except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "If Love Should Go" | Mike Slamer, Walsh | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Move On" | 3:50 | |
| 3. | "One Way Street" | 4:49 | |
| 4. | "Lonely Woman's Cry" | 5:40 | |
| 5. | "Everything Is Changing" | 3:12 | |
| 6. | "Cold Hearted Woman" | Marty Conn | 3:25 |
| 7. | "So Far Away" | 4:02 | |
| 8. | "Blue Town" | Tim Gehrt, Billy Greer, Slamer, Walsh | 3:31 |
| 9. | "Fire" | Gehrt, Slamer, Walsh | 5:06 |
| Total length: | 37:45 | ||
Personnel
[edit]- Steve Walsh – synthesizer, keyboard, lead vocals
- Billy Greer – bass, vocals
- Mike Slamer – guitar
- Tim Gehrt – percussion, drums, vocals
Production
[edit]- Neil Kernon - Engineer, Producer, Mixing
- Ted Jensen - Mastering
- Chuck Fedonczak - Assistant Engineer
- Bruce Buchhalter - Assistant Engineer & Mixing Engineer
- Basic tracks recorded at Axis Studios, GA
- Overdubs and vocals recorded at Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY
- Mastered at Sterling Sound
- Art Direction - Karen Katz
- Illustration - Willardson & White Studio
The album spent 11 weeks on the charts, while the single spent 5 weeks on the pop charts, and twelve weeks on the Mainstream Rock chart.
Charts
[edit]Album – Billboard (United States)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1983 | The Billboard 200 | 166 |
Singles – Billboard (United States)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1983 | "If Love Should Go" | "Pop Singles" | 87 |
| 1983 | "If Love Should Go" | "The Billboard Hot 100" | 87 |
| 1984 | "If Love Should Go" | "Mainstream Rock Songs" | 6 |
