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Weekend Warriors
Cover art by Jeff Cummins
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1978 [1]
Recorded1978
Studio Criteria (Miami), CBS (New York City)
Genre Hard rock
Length39:30
Label Epic
Producer Lew Futterman, Cliff Davies and Tom Werman
Ted Nugent chronology
Double Live Gonzo!
(1978)
Weekend Warriors
(1978)
State of Shock
(1979)
Singles from Weekend Warriors
  1. " Need You Bad"
    Released: December 1978 [1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]
Classic Rock [3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10 [4]
Rolling Stone(mixed) [5]

Weekend Warriors is the fourth studio album by American hard rock musician Ted Nugent. It was released in November 1978 by Epic Records.

Description

Weekend Warriors was the first of three Ted Nugent studio albums to not feature Derek St. Holmes, following Holmes' departure in 1978. Instead, Charlie Huhn, the new vocalist and guitarist for Nugent, performed on this album and others until Holmes returned for Nugent in 1982. Founding bassist Rob Grange had left for good, citing the lack of credit for co-songwriting and suspicions about Nugent's creative accounting, which Grange alleged was building his hunting dynasty instead of paying the band.

The front sleeve-art was by British artist Jeff Cummins and was originally commissioned by Oui magazine, to accompany an interview with Nugent. Nugent liked what he saw and the artwork was recommissioned by CBS, with additional work being carried out for use as the album sleeve.

Track listing

All songs composed by Ted Nugent.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1." Need You Bad"4:19
2."One Woman"4:04
3."I Got the Feelin'"3:05
4."Tight Spots"2:55
5."Venom Soup"5:47
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Smokescreen"4:15
7."Weekend Warriors"3:09
8."Cruisin'"3:26
9."Good Friends and a Bottle of Wine"4:00
10."Name Your Poison"4:30

Personnel

Band members
  • Ted Nugent – lead and rhythm guitars, lead vocals (on tracks 3, 8, 9, 10), backing vocals, bass (on track 10), percussion
  • Charlie Huhn – lead vocals (on tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8), backing vocals, rhythm guitar (on track 2)
  • John Sauter – bass (except where noted)
  • Cliff Davies – drums, electronic drums, producer
Additional musicians
Production
  • Lew Futterman, Tom Werman – producers
  • Steve Klein – engineer
  • Tim Geelan – engineer, mixing
  • Kevin Ryan, Lou Schlossberg, Phil Giambaivo – assistant engineers

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1978 RPM100 Albums (Canada) [6] 22
Billboard 200 (US) [7] 24
Australia ( Kent Music Report) [8] 44

Singles

Year Title Chart Position
1979 " Need You Bad" RPM100 Top Singles (Canada) [9] 82
Billboard Hot 100 (US) [10] 84

Certifications

Country Organization Year Sales
U.S. RIAA 1978 Platinum (1,000,000) [11]
Canada CRIA 1979 Platinum (100,000) [12]

References

  1. ^ a b Strong, M. C. (1995). The Great Rock Discography. Edinburgh: Canongate Books Ltd. pp.  594–5. ISBN  0-86241-385-0.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Ted Nugent - Weekend Warriors review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
  3. ^ Dome, Malcolm (February 2005). "Weekend Warriors". Classic Rock. No. 76. p. 109.
  4. ^ Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 207–208. ISBN  978-1894959025.
  5. ^ Schneider, Mitchell (28 December 1978). "Album Reviews: Ted Nugent - Weekend Warriors". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-06-03. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
  6. ^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 30, No. 14, December 30, 1978". Library and Archives Canada. 30 December 1978. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
  7. ^ "Ted Nugent Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 220. ISBN  0-646-11917-6.
  9. ^ "Top Singles - Volume 30, No. 19, February 03 1979". Library and Archives Canada. 3 February 1979. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
  10. ^ "Ted Nugent Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
  11. ^ "RIAA Database: Search for Ted Nugent". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  12. ^ "Gold Platinum Database: Search for Ted Nugent". Music Canada. Retrieved 2011-12-16.