Elan (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
Firefall chronology
Luna Sea
(1977)
Élan
(1978)
Undertow
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB−[2]

Élan is the third album by the American band Firefall, released in 1978.[3][4] It featured the single "Strange Way" which reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #24 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[5][6]

Track listing[edit]

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

Charts[edit]

Year Chart Position
1978 Australia (Kent Music Report) 31[7]

Personnel[edit]

Firefall

References[edit]

  1. ^ Elan at AllMusic
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Firefall". Orlando Sentinel. 28 July 1989. p. F2.
  4. ^ Stacy, Nick (24 Mar 2006). "Loyal fans appreciate Firefall's classic catalog". Fort Collins Coloradoan. p. E3.
  5. ^ "Strange Way on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Strange Ways on Billboard Adult Contemporary". Billboard.
  7. ^ 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.