Gettin' Lucky
1977 studio album by Head East
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Gettin' Lucky is an album by the American band Head East.[2] It was released in 1977 on A&M Records. Along with Flat as a Pancake and Head East Live!, it is one of their most renowned releases. The album peaked at No. 136 on the Billboard pop albums chart.[3]
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| Released | March 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Richard Podolor | |||
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The album was re-released together with Head East on CD as a double album.
Track listing
- "Gettin' Lucky" (Huston, Somerville)
- "Back in My Own Hands" (Birney, Somerville)
- "Show Me I'm Alive" (Birney)
- "Take It On Home" (Huston)
- "Dancer Road" (Birney)
- "Don't Let Me Sleep in the Morning" (Somerville)
- "Sands of Time" (R Boyd)
- "Call to Arms and Legs" (L Boyd, Huston)
- "Time Has a Way" (Huston)
- "Every Little Bit of My Heart" (Boyd, Schlitt)
Charts
| Chart (1977) | Peak
position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[4] | 136 |
Personnel
- Head East
- John Schlitt — lead and backing vocals
- Mike Somerville — electric, acoustic and slide guitars, backing vocals; bass on "Gettin' Lucky"
- Roger Boyd — organ, piano, Moog and ARP string synthesizers, Mellotron, trumpet, melodica
- Dan Birney — bass on all tracks except for "Gettin' Lucky"
- Steve Huston — drums, backing and lead vocals
- Additional personnel
- Richard Polodor — producer; electric guitar on "Gettin' Lucky", string arrangements on "Show Me I'm Alive", lead acoustic guitar on "Time Has A Way"