Weekend Warriors (album)

Weekend Warriors

Cover art by Jeff Cummins
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
Ted Nugent chronology
Double Live Gonzo!
(1978)		 Weekend Warriors
(1978)		 State of Shock
(1979)
Singles from Weekend Warriors
  1. "Need You Bad / I Got the Feelin'"
    Released: 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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.

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 However, the song has not been used recently, as it has been replaced by Loverboy's "Working for the Weekend."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

  1. "Need You Bad" – 4:19
  2. "One Woman" – 4:04
  3. "I Got the Feelin'" – 3:05
  4. "Tight Spots" – 2:55
  5. "Venom Soup" – 5:47
  6. "Smokescreen" – 4:15
  7. "Weekend Warriors" – 3:09
  8. "Cruisin'" – 3:26
  9. "Good Friends and a Bottle of Wine" – 4:00
  10. "Name Your Poison" – 4:30

Personnel

Band members

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1978 Billboard 200 (North America)[4] 24
1978 RPM100 Albums (Canada)[5] 22

Singles

Year Title Chart Position
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]

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Ted Nugent Weekend Warriors review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
  2. ↑ Schneider, Mitchell (28 December 1978). "Album Reviews: Ted Nugent - Weekend Warriors". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-06-03. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
  3. ↑ Dome, Malcolm (February 2005). "'Weekend Warriors'". Classic Rock. 76. London, UK: Future Publishing Ltd. p. 109.
  4. ↑ "Weekend Warriors Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
  5. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 30, No. 14, December 30, 1978". Library and Archives Canada. 30 December 1978. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
  6. ↑ "Ted Nugent Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  7. ↑ "Top Singles - Volume 30, No. 19, February 03 1979". Library and Archives Canada. 3 February 1979. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
  8. ↑ "RIAA Database Search for Weekend Warriors". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
  9. ↑ "Gold Platinum Database - Title: Weekend Warriors". Music Canada. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
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