Head West
Head West | ||||
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soul, rock | ||||
Length | 38:01 | |||
Label | Vogue (France) | |||
Bob Welch / Head West chronology | ||||
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Head West is a self-titled album released in 1970 by the American band Head West, who were based in Paris, France. The band are best known today for their vocalist/guitarist Bob Welch, who went on to join Fleetwood Mac in 1971. Since 1973, by which time Welch had become more well-known, the album was repackaged as more of a solo album, credited to Bob Welch with Head West. Singles were also released but with little success.[1]
After Head West had split up,
The iconic drumbeat of the seventh track, "Attention", has been sampled by several other recording artistes–– most notably Gorillaz on the track "New Genious (Brother)" from their self-titled 2001 debut album,[4] and on the opening track "Igor’s Theme" on rapper Tyler, the Creator's 2019 album, Igor.[5]
Track listing
- "Head West" (Henry Moore, Bob Welch, Robert Hunt) – 3:42
- "People" (Hunt, Winston Gray) – 2:03
- "Hurry Up" (Moore, Welch, Hunt) – 2:30
- "Changes" (Moore, Hunt) – 2:54
- "Tired of Hangin' On" (Moore) – 5:49
- "Faces" (Moore, Hunt) – 2:58
- "Attention" (Hunt) – 3:22
- "Czar" (Welch, Hunt) – 2:51
- "Someday" (Welch) – 3:08
- "Straight Down" (Moore) – 3:44
- "Starchild" (Welch) – 3:24
- "Costalarico" (Moore, Welch, Hunt) – 3:17
Single
- "Victoria" (Binkley, Welch) – 3:49 / "Changes" – 2:55
- Vogue DV 11004, Germany, 1970, PS
Credits
- Bob Welch – vocals, guitar, bass guitar
- Robert Hunt – vocals, organ
- Henry Moore – vocals, drums, percussion
References
- ^ "Bob Welch bio at fmlegacy". fmlegacy. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Q&A with Bob Welch at fleetwoodmac.net". fleetwoodmac.net. 8–21 November 1999. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ "Bobby Hunt & Friends". bobbyhuntandfriends.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
- ^ "Head-West/Attention/". Who Sampled.
- ^ Hunt, El (May 24, 2019). "The hidden symbols in Tyler, The Creator's 'Igor'". NME. Retrieved June 29, 2019.