Quarterflash (album)
Quarterflash is the debut album of American rock band Quarterflash. It was released in 1981 on Geffen Records and features the single, "Harden My Heart", which reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also hit No. 1 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart. The follow-up single was "Find Another Fool", which reached No. 16 on the Hot 100. The album was certified platinum in the United States by the RIAA.[2]
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| Released | October 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 40:38 | |||
| Label | Geffen | |||
| Producer | John Boylan | |||
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"Harden My Heart" is featured in the 2006 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories on fictional power ballad radio station, Emotion 98.3. It is also a featured song in the Broadway musical Rock of Ages.
Track listing
All songs written by Marv Ross except as noted.
- "Harden My Heart" – 3:51
- "Find Another Fool" – 4:32
- "Critical Times" (Jack Charles) – 5:06
- "Valerie" – 4:20
- "Try to Make It True" – 3:38
- "Right Kind of Love" – 3:49
- "Cruisin' With the Deuce" – 4:10
- "Love Should Be So Kind" – 3:10
- "Williams Avenue" – 7:57
Personnel
- Rindy Ross – Vocals, saxophone
- Marv Ross – Guitars
- Jack Charles – Guitars, vocals
- Rick DiGiallonardo – Keyboards
- Rich Gooch – Bass
- Brian David Willis – Drums, percussion
Additional personnel
- Paulinho da Costa – Percussion
- Bruce Sweetman – Violin
- John Boylan – Additional vocals
- Timothy B. Schmit – Additional vocals
- Mike Porcaro – Bass on "Williams Avenue"
Production
- John Boylan – Producer
- Paul Grupp – Engineer
- Phil Jamtaas – Assistant Engineer
- Erik Zobler – Assistant Engineer
Charts
Album
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 8 |
| AUS | 22 |
| Year End Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 20[3] |
Singles
| Year | Song | US | US Rock | US AC | AUS | CAN | UK [4] |
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| 1981 | "Harden My Heart" | 3 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 10 | 49 |
| 1982 | "Find Another Fool" | 16 | 12 | - | 21 | - | |
| "Right Kind of Love" | 56 | - | - | - | - |
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References
- Quarterflash at AllMusic
- https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=QUARTERFLASH&ti=QUARTERFLASH
- "Top BIllboard 200 Albums of 1982". www.billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 444. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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