Weekend Warriors (album)

Weekend Warriors
Cover art by Jeff Cummins
Studio album by Ted Nugent
Released	September 1978
Recorded	Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida, CBS Recording Studios, New York City
Genre	Hard rock
Length	39:30
Label	Epic
Producer	Tom Werman, Lew Futterman, Cliff Davies
Ted Nugent chronology
Double Live Gonzo! (1978) Weekend Warriors (1978) State of Shock (1979)
Singles from Weekend Warriors
"Need You Bad / I Got the Feelin'" Released: 1978

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	(mixed) [2]
Classic Rock	[3]

Weekend Warriors is the fourth studio album by American hard rock guitarist Ted Nugent, released in 1978.

Description

It was the first Ted Nugent album not to feature Derek St. Holmes until Nugent in 1982. Instead, Charlie Huhn, the new guitarist for Nugent, performed on the album and several other albums until Holmes returned.

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.

Although the album was a success, it contains few songs that have become concert or radio standards.

Trivia

Rock station WRIF in Detroit Michigan used the Weekend Warriors song to kick off the start of the weekend at 6:00 PM, which was usually preceded by former DJ Arthur Penhallow proclaiming IT'S THE WEEKEND! Similarly, rock station WKTG in Madisonville, Kentucky used to use Weekend Warriors every Friday at 5:00 PM to start the weekend. However, the song has not been used recently, as it has been replaced by Loverboy's "Working for the Weekend."

Track listing

All songs by Ted Nugent

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
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

• Ted Nugent - lead and rhythm guitars, lead vocals, bass on track 10, percussion
• Charlie Huhn - lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar on track 2
• John Sauter - bass guitar
• Cliff Davies - drums, electronic drums, backing vocals, producer

Additional musicians

• David Hull - bass on tracks 2, 5, 6, 8

Production

• Lew Futterman, Tom Werman - producers
• Steve Klein - engineer
• Tim Geelan - engineer, mixing
• Kevin Ryan, Lou Schlossberg, Phil Giambaivo - assistant engineers

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1978	Billboard 200 (North America)[4]	24
1978	RPM100 Albums (Canada)[5]	22

Singles

Year	Title	Chart	Position
1979	"Need You Bad"	Billboard Hot 100 (North America)[6]	84
		RPM100 Top Singles (Canada)[7]	82

Sales Certifications

Country	Organization	Sales
U.S.	RIAA	Platinum (1,000,000)[8]
Canada	CRIA	Platinum (100,000)[9]

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Ted Nugent Weekend Warriors review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
2. Schneider, Mitchell (28 December 1978). "Album Reviews: Ted Nugent - Weekend Warriors". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-06-03. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
3. Dome, Malcolm (February 2005). "'Weekend Warriors'". Classic Rock 76. London, UK: Future Publishing Ltd. p. 109.
4. "Weekend Warriors Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
5. "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 30, No. 14, December 30, 1978". Library and Archives Canada. 30 December 1978. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
6. "Ted Nugent Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
7. "Top Singles - Volume 30, No. 19, February 03 1979". Library and Archives Canada. 3 February 1979. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
8. "RIAA Database Search for Weekend Warriors". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
9. "Gold Platinum Database - Title: Weekend Warriors". Music Canada. Retrieved 2011-12-18.