Head East (album)

Head East
Studio album by Head East
Released	February 1978
Recorded	January 1978
Studio	The Record Plant
Genre	Hard rock
Length	37:18
Label	A&M
Producer	Jeffrey Lesser
Head East chronology
Gettin' Lucky (1977) Head East (1978) Head East Live! (1979)
Singles from Head East
"Since You Been Gone" Released: 1978

Head East (also known as The Roadsign Album) is the fourth studio album by the American hard rock band Head East. Released by A&M Records in February 1978, ^[1] it was the group's fourth album to crack the Billboard 200, peaking at #78. The album also produced the band's highest-charting single, a cover of the Russ Ballard song "Since You Been Gone", ^{[2] [3] [4]} which reached #46 on the Billboard Hot 100. ^[5] The band toured in support of the album. ^[6]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
Billboard	(unrated) [8]
Cash Box	(unrated) [9]
Record World	(unrated) [10]

The album has since been reissued on CD and as an MP3 download.

Track listing

1. "Open Up the Door” (Steve Huston)
2. "Man I Wanna Be" (Mike Somerville)
3. "Nothing to Lose" (Dan Birney)
4. "Since You Been Gone" (Russ Ballard)
5. "Pictures" (Huston)
6. "Get Up & Enjoy Yourself" (John Schlitt)
7. "I'm Feelin' Fine" (Roger Boyd)
8. "Dance Away Lover" (Schlitt)
9. "Elijah" (Charles Sabatino)

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [11]	98
US Billboard 200 [12]	78

Personnel

• Roger Boyd - keyboards/vocals
• Steve Huston - drums/vocals
• Mike Somerville - guitar/vocals
• Dan Birney - bass
• John Schlitt - lead vocals

References

• Head East US1 at AllMusic . Retrieved 00:40, 3 May 2021 (UTC).

1. "Head East - Head East | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic .
2. "Copy Writes" (PDF). Record World . December 30, 1978. p. 60 – via World Radio History.
3. "Hits Of The Week" (PDF). Record World . April 1, 1978. p. 1 – via World Radio History.
4. "Billboard - May 6, 1978" (PDF). Billboard . May 6, 1978. p. 2 – via World Radio History.
5. "Billboard Hot 100 - Week of May 20, 1978". Billboard .
6. "Gold For Head East" (PDF). Record World . May 20, 1978. p. 18 – via World Radio History.
7. AllMusic Review
8. "Billboard's Recommended LPs" (PDF). Billboard . March 4, 1978. p. 68 – via World Radio History.
9. "Album Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box . February 25, 1978. p. 16 – via World Radio History.
10. "Record World Album Picks" (PDF). Record World . February 25, 1978. p. 28 – via World Radio History.
11. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4584b". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
12. "Head East Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2025.