One Way Home

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One Way Home
TheHootersOneWayHome.jpg
Studio album by
the Hooters
ReleasedJuly 1987
Recorded1986–1987
Studio Record Plant, New York City
Studio 4, Philadelphia
Genre Rock
Length42:45
Label Columbia
Producer
The Hooters chronology
Nervous Night
(1985)		One Way Home
(1987)		 Zig Zag
(1989)
Singles from One Way Home
  1. "Johnny B"
    Released: July 1987 [1]
  2. "Satellite"
    Released: September 1987 [2]
  3. "Karla with a K"
    Released: November 1987 [2]
  4. "Engine 999 (Europe)"
    Released: 1988 [3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]

One Way Home is the third studio album by American rock band the Hooters, released in 1987 by Columbia Records. The album peaked at #27 on the Billboard 200 chart on August 29, 1987.

Contents

Background

After over two years of touring throughout the world, the Hooters picked up new instruments and ideas on their travels, creating an album that was a departure from their past work.

"Johnny B" and "Satellite" both charted at #61 on the Billboard Hot 100 when released as singles.

"Karla with a K" came about from simple jamming on the road through Louisiana. The song itself was inspired by an Irish street singer the band met in New Orleans. The song was released in the UK as a single and charted at #81.

Toward the middle of the song "One Way Home," a guitar riff from the Beatles' "Taxman" can be heard.

A different version of "Fightin' on the Same Side" was originally recorded on the band's 1983 independent label album Amore .

The music for "Washington's Day" was written by Eric Bazilian and Rob Hyman when they were on tour, while producer Rick Chertoff and a longtime friend from Arista Records, Willie Nile, wrote the lyrics.

In late 1987, the Hooters experienced their first major commercial success in Europe. After heavy airplay in the United Kingdom, "Satellite" became a hit single, reaching No. 22, with the band performing on the popular British television show Top of the Pops on December 3, where they would meet one of their musical idols, Paul McCartney.

The picture for the album cover was taken on a farm on Long Island, New York.

Track listing

  1. "Satellite" (Rob Hyman, Eric Bazilian, Rick Chertoff) – 4:19
  2. "Karla with a K" (The Hooters) – 4:42
  3. "Johnny B" (Hyman, Bazilian, Chertoff) – 4:01
  4. "Graveyard Waltz" (Hyman, Bazilian, Chertoff) – 6:29
  5. "Fightin' on the Same Side" (Hyman, Bazilian, Chertoff) – 4:09
  6. "One Way Home" (Hyman, Bazilian) – 5:56
  7. "Washington's Day" (Hyman, Bazilian, Chertoff, Willie Nile) – 5:52
  8. "Hard Rockin Summer" (Hyman, Bazilian) – 3:03
  9. "Engine 999" (Hyman, Bazilian, Chertoff) – 4:11

Personnel

The Hooters
Technical

Adapted from the album liner notes. [6]

Charts

Chart (1987)Position
US Billboard 200 27
Australia (Kent Music Report) [7] 81

Certifications

Certifications for One Way Home
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [8] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ "Billboard Database". billboard.elpee.jp. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Hooters Discography - USA". 45cat.com. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Hooters Discography - Netherlands". 45cat.com. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  4. ↑ "One Way Home - The Hooters | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-02. Retrieved 2017-09-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ↑ One Way Home (Media notes). The Hooters. Columbia. 1987.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 141. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  8. ↑ "American album certifications – The Hooters – One Way Home". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved August 10, 2022.
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