Quarterflash (album)

Quarterflash
Studio album by Quarterflash
Released	October, 1981
Recorded	1981
Genre	Rock
Length	40:38
Label	Geffen
Producer	John Boylan
Quarterflash chronology
Quarterflash (1981) Take Another Picture (1983)

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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]

"Harden My Heart" is featured in the 2007 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.

1. "Harden My Heart" – 3:51
2. "Find Another Fool" – 4:32
3. "Critical Times" (Jack Charles) – 5:06
4. "Valerie" – 4:20
5. "Try to Make It True" – 3:38
6. "Right Kind of Love" – 3:49
7. "Cruisin' With the Deuce" – 4:10
8. "Love Should Be So Kind" – 3:10
9. "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 DaCosta – 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

References