Weekend Warriors (album)
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Cover art by Jeff Cummins
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| Studio album by Ted Nugent | ||||
| Released | September 1978 | |||
| Recorded | Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida, CBS Recording Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 39:30 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | Tom Werman, Lew Futterman, Cliff Davies | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | (mixed) [2] |
| Classic Rock | [3] |
Weekend Warriors is the fourth studio album by American hard rock guitarist Ted Nugent, released in 1978.
Contents
Description
It was the first Ted Nugent album not to feature Derek St. Holmes until Nugent in 1982. Instead, Charlie Huhn, the new guitarist for Nugent, performed on the album and several other albums until Holmes returned.
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.
Although the album was a success, it contains few songs that have become concert or radio standards.
Trivia
Rock station WRIF in Detroit Michigan used the Weekend Warriors song to kick off the start of the weekend at 6:00 PM, which was usually preceded by former DJ Arthur Penhallow proclaiming IT'S THE WEEKEND! Similarly, rock station WKTG in Madisonville, Kentucky used to use Weekend Warriors every Friday at 5:00 PM to start the weekend. However, the song has not been used recently, as it has been replaced by Loverboy's "Working for the Weekend."
Track listing
All songs by Ted Nugent
- "Need You Bad" – 4:19
- "One Woman" – 4:04
- "I Got the Feelin'" – 3:05
- "Tight Spots" – 2:55
- "Venom Soup" – 5:47
- "Smokescreen" – 4:15
- "Weekend Warriors" – 3:09
- "Cruisin'" – 3:26
- "Good Friends and a Bottle of Wine" – 4:00
- "Name Your Poison" – 4:30
Personnel
Band members
- Ted Nugent - lead and rhythm guitars, lead vocals, bass on track 10, percussion
- Charlie Huhn - lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar on track 2
- John Sauter - bass guitar
- Cliff Davies - drums, electronic drums, backing vocals, producer
Additional musicians
- David Hull - bass on tracks 2, 5, 6, 8
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 |
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| 1978 | Billboard 200 (North America)[4] | 24 |
| 1978 | RPM100 Albums (Canada)[5] | 22 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart | Position |
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| 1979 | "Need You Bad" | Billboard Hot 100 (North America)[6] | 84 |
| RPM100 Top Singles (Canada)[7] | 82 |
Sales Certifications
| Country | Organization | Sales |
| U.S. | RIAA | Platinum (1,000,000)[8] |
| Canada | CRIA | Platinum (100,000)[9] |
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