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Élan (Firefall album)

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Élan
Studio album by
Released1978
GenreSoft rock
Length37:16
LabelAtlantic
ProducerTom Dowd and Ron Albert & Howard Albert for Fat Albert Productions[1]
Firefall chronology
Luna Sea
(1977)
Élan
(1978)
Undertow
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideB−[3]

Élan is the third album by Firefall, released in 1978. It featured the single "Strange Way" which reached #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #24 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[4] [5]

Track listing

  1. "Strange Way [Wikidata]" – 4:41 (Rick Roberts)
  2. "Sweet and Sour" – 3:29 (Jock Bartley, Rick Roberts)
  3. "Wrong Side of Town" – 2:43 (Larry Burnett)
  4. "Count Your Blessings" – 3:29 (Rick Roberts)
  5. "Get You Back" – 4:10 (Larry Burnett)
  6. "Anymore" – 3:56 (Mark Andes, Larry Burnett)
  7. "Baby" – 3:45 (Larry Burnett)
  8. "Goodbye, I Love You" – 4:19 (Rick Roberts)
  9. "Sweet Ann" – 3:20 (Rick Roberts)
  10. "Winds of Change" – 3:24 (Rick Roberts)

Charts

Year Chart Position
1978 Australia (Kent Music Report) 31[6]

Personnel

Firefall

References

  1. ^ "Firefall - Élan". Discogs.
  2. ^ Élan at AllMusic
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ "Strange Way on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Strange Ways on Billboard Adult Contemporary". Billboard.
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 112. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ "Firefall – Élan (1978, Richmond Pressing, Vinyl)". Discogs.