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]
| Head West | ||||
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| Studio album by Bob Welch / Head West | ||||
| Released | 1970 | |||
| Genre | Funk, soul, rock | |||
| Length | 38:01 | |||
| Label | Vogue (France) | |||
| Bob Welch / Head West chronology | ||||
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After Head West had split up, organist Bobby Hunt toured with Fleetwood Mac and as a back up keyboard player for Christine McVie in 1974.[2][3] After Welch had left Fleetwood Mac, he and Hunt recorded demos for Warner Bros. which were then developed into the Paris power trio project.[2]
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
edit- "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
edit- "Victoria" (Binkley, Welch) – 3:49 / "Changes" – 2:55
- Vogue DV 11004, Germany, 1970, PS
Credits
edit- Bob Welch – vocals, guitar, bass guitar
- Robert Hunt – vocals, organ
- Henry Moore – vocals, drums, percussion
References
edit- ^ "Bob Welch bio at fmlegacy". fmlegacy. Archived from the original on June 23, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
- ^ a b "Q&A with Bob Welch at fleetwoodmac.net". fleetwoodmac.net. November 8–21, 1999. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
- ^ "Bobby Hunt & Friends". bobbyhuntandfriends.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 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.
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