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Weekend Warriors (album)

Weekend Warriors
Cover art by Jeff Cummins
Studio album by
Ted Nugent
ReleasedNovember 1978[1]
Recorded1978
Studio
GenreHard rock
Length39:30
LabelEpic
ProducerLew 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

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Australia Albums (Kent Music Report)[6] 44
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] 22
US Billboard 200[8] 24

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[9] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[10] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0071a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  8. ^ "Ted Nugent Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  9. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Ted Nugent – Weekend Warriors". Music Canada.
  10. ^ "American album certifications – Ted Nugent – Weekend Warriors". Recording Industry Association of America.
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