Joe Vitale – Roller Coaster Weekend
(Atlantic Records 1975 SD18114)
Sleeve in Very Good+ condition
– wear to edges/corners, ringwear & sticker mark top right corner
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
Joseph Anthony Vitale (born April 2, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. In a career spanning more than 55 years, Vitale has played with many of the top names in music during a career dating back to the 1970s.
Roller Coaster Weekend is the debut solo studio album by American rock musician Joe Vitale, released in 1974 by Atlantic Records. The album wasn’t a commercial success and was his last solo album until 1981’s Plantation Harbor (released seven years later). After the recording of Roller Coaster Weekend, Vitale would join the Stills-Young band and tour with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young line-up, as well as the Eagles.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Joe Vitale
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Roller Coaster Weekend” | 2:58 |
| 2. | “(Do You Feel Like) Movin'” | 3:38 |
| 3. | “Mad Man” | 4:23 |
| 4. | “Take a Chance On Love” | 3:07 |
| 5. | “School Yard” | 4:47 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | “Shoot ’em Up” | 3:29 |
| 7. | “Feeling’s Gone Away” | 3:31 |
| 8. | “Two of Us” | 3:29 |
| 9. | “Falling” | 4:02 |
| 10. | “Interlude” | 1:03 |
| 11. | “Step On You” | 3:14 |
| Total length: | 37:40 | |
Personnel
Musicians
- Joe Vitale – lead and background vocals; drums; bass guitar; keyboards; piano; synthesizers; vibraphone; flute; finger cymbals; gong; timpani; additional percussion
- Joe Walsh – guitar
- Phil Keaggy – guitar
- Rick Derringer – guitar
- Nelson “Flaco” Padron – congas; additional percussion
- “Howie” (Howard Albert) – handclaps
- “Ronnie” (Ron Albert) – handclaps
Production
- Howard Albert – Record producer; engineer
- Ron Albert – producer; engineer
- Joe Vitale – producer
- Alex Sadkin – audio mastering
- Arman Kachaturian – design; art direction
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