Luna Sea (Firefall album)

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Luna Sea
LunaSea-Firefall-Cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 15, 1977
RecordedCriteria Studios, Miami, Florida
Genre Soft rock
Length40:57
Label Atlantic
Producer Jim Mason
Firefall chronology
Firefall
(1976)
Luna Sea
(1977)
Élan
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Christgau's Record Guide C [2]

Luna Sea is the second album by the American band Firefall, released in 1977. [3] It featured the single "Just Remember I Love You" which reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The title is a pun on "lunacy".

Contents

Track listing

  1. "So Long" – 5:20 (Rick Roberts)
  2. "Just Remember I Love You" – 3:16 (Rick Roberts)
  3. "Sold on You" – 3:30 (Larry Burnett)
  4. "Someday Soon" – 4:03 (Rick Roberts)
  5. "Just Think" – 4:10 (Firefall)
  6. "Getaway" – 3:44 (Larry Burnett)
  7. "Only a Fool" – 4:23 (Rick Roberts)
  8. "Head on Home" – 4:02 (Larry Burnett)
  9. "Piece of Paper" – 4:05 (Larry Burnett)
  10. "Even Steven" – 4:18 (Larry Burnett, Rick Roberts)

Charts

Chart (1977)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [4] 73

Personnel

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References

  1. Luna Sea at AllMusic
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved February 24, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.
  3. "Firefall". Orlando Sentinel. 28 July 1989. p. F2.
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 112. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.