Flat as a Pancake

Flat as a Pancake
Studio album by Head East
Released	1974/1975
Recorded	1974
Genre	Hard rock
Length	37:56
Label	Pyramid Records A&M Records
Head East chronology
Flat as a Pancake (1974) Get Yourself Up (1976)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Flat as a Pancake was the first studio release of the hard rock band Head East. At first, the album was released independently on Pyramid Records. However, when radio stations began to play the song "Never Been Any Reason," A&M Records signed the band and re-released the album in June 1975.^[2]

It is Head East's only album to be certified Gold by the RIAA.^[3]

Head East recorded the album at Golden Voice Studios in South Pekin, Illinois.

The diner photographed on the back cover of the A&M reissue is the Rite-Way Diner, still in business (now as the Olivette Diner) at 9638 Olive Blvd, Olivette, Missouri.^[4]

Track listing

1. "Never Been Any Reason" - 5:10 (Mike Somerville)
2. "One Against The Other" - 3:47 (John Schlitt)
3. "Love Me Tonight" - 4:27 (Mike Somerville)
4. "City Of Gold" - 3:41 (Steve Huston)
5. "Fly By Night Lady" - 2:47 Steve Huston)
6. "Jefftown Creek" - 6:41 (Steve Huston)
7. "Lovin' Me Along" - 5:25 (Mike Somerville)
8. "Ticket Back To Georgia" - 4:02 (Steve Huston)
9. "Brother Jacob" - 3:10 (Steve Huston)

Chart performance

The album went to #126 on Billboard's Pop Album Chart, and was certified Gold by the RIAA on September 19, 1978, selling over 500,000 copies.

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1975	The Billboard 200	126

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1975	Never Been Any Reason	Hot 100	68
1975	Love Me Tonight	Hot 100	54
1975	City of Gold	Hot 100	---

Personnel

• Roger Boyd - keyboards/vocals
• Steve Huston - drums/vocals
• Mike Somerville - Guitar/vocals
• Dan Birney - Bass Guitar
• John Schlitt - vocals
• Steve Anderson - Back-up Vocals

Notes

1. Allmusic review
2. allmusic ((( Head East > Biography )))
3. RIAA online database
4. Album Page at official site