Five-A-Side (album)

Five-A-Side
Studio album by Ace
Released 1974
Genre Pop rock, soft rock
Label Anchor Records
Producer John Anthony
Ace chronology

Five-A-Side
(1974)
Time for Another
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Five-A-Side is the debut album by the pop rock band Ace, released by Anchor Records in 1974.[2]

The album landed on the Billboard 200 chart, reaching #11 in 1974.[3]

The single "How Long" reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] The song also reached #24 on the Adult Contemporary chart, #3 on the Canadian Singles Chart, and #20 on the UK Singles Chart. The song "Rock & Roll Runaway" peaked at #71 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975.[5]

The album was recorded at Rockfield Studios near Monmouth in Wales and at Trident Studios in London, England. It was produced by John Anthony.

Track listing

  1. "Sniffin' About" (Paul Carrack, Alan King)
  2. "Rock & Roll Runaway" (Carrack, Terry Comer, Phil Harris, King)
  3. "How Long" (Carrack)
  4. "The Real Feeling" (Carrack)
  5. "24 Hours" (Carrack)
  6. "Why?" (Carrack)
  7. "Time Ain't Long" (Carrack, Jes Walker)
  8. "Know How It Feels" (Carrack)
  9. "Satellite" (Carrack)
  10. "So Sorry Baby" (Harris)

Personnel

Chart positions

Album
Year Chart Peak Position
1974 Billboard Top LPs 11
Singles
Year Single Chart Peak Position
1974 "How Long" Billboard Hot 100 3
1974 "How Long" "Adult Contemporary Chart" 24
1974 "How Long" Canadian Singles Chart 3
1974 "How Long" UK Singles Chart 20
1975 "Rock & Roll Runaway" Billboard Hot 100 71

References

  1. Five-A-Side (album) at AllMusic
  2. Ace, Five-A-Side Retrieved April 23, 2013
  3. Ace, Five-A-Side Chart Position Retrieved April 23, 2013
  4. Ace, "How Long?" chart position Retrieved April 23, 2013
  5. Ace, "Rock & Roll Runaway" chart position Retrieved April 23, 2013