Quarterflash (album)

Quarterflash
Quarterflash
Studio album by Quarterflash
Released	October 1981
Recorded	1981
Genre	Rock
Length	40:38
Label	Geffen
Producer	John Boylan
Quarterflash chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

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 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[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]	22
U.S. Billboard 200	8

Year-end charts[]

Year End Chart (1982)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	20^[4]

Singles[]

Year	Song	US	US Rock	US AC	AUS	CAN	UK^[5]
1981	"Harden My Heart"	3	1	41	6	10	49
1982	"Find Another Fool"	16	12	-		21	-
	"Right Kind of Love"	56	-	-		-	-

References[]

^ Quarterflash at AllMusic
^ https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=QUARTERFLASH&ti=QUARTERFLASH
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 242. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "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.

[1] Quarterflash at AllMusic

[2] ttps://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=QUARTERFLASH&ti=QUARTERFLASH

[aus-3] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 242. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[4] "Top BIllboard 200 Albums of 1982". www.billboard.com. Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 4 April 2020.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-5] 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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