Roller Coaster Weekend
| Roller Coaster Weekend | ||||
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| Studio album by Joe Vitale | ||||
| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, Florida, US | |||
| Genre |
Rock Pop rock Soft rock | |||
| Length | 37:40 | |||
| Label | Atlantic - SD 18114 | |||
| Producer | Howard Albert, Joe Vitale, Ron Albert | |||
| Joe Vitale chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Roller Coaster Weekend | ||||
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
Roller Coaster Weekend is the debut studio solo album by Joe Vitale. The album was released by the label Atlantic Records in the year 1974. The album was a commercial failure. It also marked the end of his solo career until 1981 (released 7 years later).
Composition
The song "Falling," was borrowed in part for Joe Walsh's song "At the Station", later recorded and released on Walsh's fourth solo album But Seriously, Folks... (1978), which yielded the classic song "Life's Been Good".
Recording
The album was produced by the infamous "The Albert Brothers" (Ron, and Howard) who also produced legendary albums such as; Derek and the Dominos' Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, The Allman Brothers Band's Eat a Peach among others.[4]
After the recording of Roller Coaster Weekend, Vitale would join the Stills-Young band and tour with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young line-up, as well as the Eagles.[5]
Critical reception
Upon its release, Writing for AllMusic, critic Rob Caldwell gave the album a star rating of 2 out of 5 (meaning "Poor"), and he stated that considering the stalwart guitarists featured on the album it's an "song-oriented album" and he also added that the album "never quite gets off the ground."[6]
Track listing
All tracks written by Joe Vitale
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Roller Coaster Weekend" | 2:58 | |
| 2. | "(Do You Feel Like) Movin'" | 3:38 | |
| 3. | "Mad Man" | 4:23 | |
| 4. | "Take a Chance on Love" | 3:07 | |
| 5. | "School Yard" | 4:47 | |
| 6. | "Shoot 'em Up" | 3:29 | |
| 7. | "Feeling's Gone Away" | 3:31 | |
| 8. | "Two of Us" | 3:29 | |
| 9. | "Falling" | 4:02 | |
| 10. | "Interlude" | 1:03 | |
| 11. | "Step on You" | 3:14 | |
Total length: |
37:40 | ||
Personnel
- Joe Vitale - Lead vocals, Bass guitar, Drums, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer (Arpeggiator), Vibraphone (Vibes), Flute, Percussion, Percussion (Crowbar & Tin Snips), Cymbal (Finger), Gong, Timpani, Backing vocals
- Additional musicians
- Joe Walsh - Guitar
- Phil Keaggy - Guitar
- Rick Derringer - Guitar
- Nelson "Flaco" Padron - Congas and additional Percussion
- "Howie" (Howard Albert) - Handclaps
- "Ronnie" (Ron Albert) - Handclaps
- Production
- Howard Albert
- Joe Vitale
- Ron Albert
- Engineering
- "Howie" (Howard Albert) - Engineering
- "Ronnie" (Ron Albert) - Engineering
- Alex Sadkin - Audio mastering
- Album artwork
- Arman Kachaturian - Design, Art direction
References
- ↑ http://www.45cat.com/record/453204
- ↑ http://www.45cat.com/artist/joe-vitale
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/rollercoaster-weekend-mw0000224151
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Joe-Vitale-Roller-Coaster-Weekend/release/1501422
- ↑ http://www.musiconvinyl.com/catalog/joe-vitale/roller-coaster-weekend#.UuwLzdJ_vfI
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/rollercoaster-weekend-mw0000224151