Weekend Warriors (album)

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Weekend Warriors
Weekend Warriors.jpg
Cover art by Jeff Cummins
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1978 [1]
Recorded1978
Studio
Genre Hard rock
Length39:30
Label Epic
Producer Lew Futterman, Cliff Davies and Tom Werman
Ted Nugent chronology
Double Live Gonzo!
(1978)
Weekend Warriors
(1978)
State of Shock
(1979)
Singles from Weekend Warriors
  1. "Need You Bad"
    Released: December 1978 [1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 7/10 [4]
Rolling Stone (mixed) [5]

Weekend Warriors is the fourth studio album by American hard rock musician Ted Nugent. It was released in November 1978 by Epic Records.

Contents

Description

Weekend Warriors was the first of three Ted Nugent studio albums to not feature Derek St. Holmes, following Holmes' departure in 1978. Instead, Charlie Huhn, the new vocalist and guitarist for Nugent, performed on this album and others until Holmes returned for Nugent in 1982. Founding bassist Rob Grange had left for good, citing the lack of credit for co-songwriting and suspicions about Nugent's creative accounting, which Grange alleged was building his hunting dynasty instead of paying the band.

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.

Track listing

All songs composed by Ted Nugent.

Side one
No.TitleLength
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
Side two
No.TitleLength
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

Chart (1978)Peak
position
Australia Albums (Kent Music Report) [6] 44
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [7] 22
US Billboard 200 [8] 24

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [9] Platinum100,000^
United States (RIAA) [10] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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