Gettin' Lucky

Gettin' Lucky
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1977
Recorded1976
GenreHard rock
LabelA&M
ProducerRichard Podolor
Head East chronology
Get Yourself Up
(1976)
Gettin' Lucky
(1977)
Head East
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[1]

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]

The album was re-released together with Head East on CD as a double album.

Track listing

  1. "Gettin' Lucky" (Huston, Somerville)
  2. "Back in My Own Hands" (Birney, Somerville)
  3. "Show Me I'm Alive" (Birney)
  4. "Take It On Home" (Huston)
  5. "Dancer Road" (Birney)
  6. "Don't Let Me Sleep in the Morning" (Somerville)
  7. "Sands of Time" (R Boyd)
  8. "Call to Arms and Legs" (L Boyd, Huston)
  9. "Time Has a Way" (Huston)
  10. "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"

References

  1. ↑ "Gettin' Lucky Review by Richard Foss". AllMusic. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  2. ↑ Youngblood, Wayne L. (October 14, 2005). "Reissues". Goldmine. Vol. 31, no. 21. p. 34.
  3. ↑ "Artist / Head East". Billboard Database.
  4. ↑ "Head East Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2025.