Fastway is the debut studio album by British rock band Fastway, released in April 1983.
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| Released | April 1983 | |||
| Studio | Marcus Music and Maison Rouge Studios, London, UK | |||
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| Length | 41:58 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Eddie Kramer | |||
| Fastway chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 10/10[2] |
Founding member Pete Way (ex-bass guitar player with UFO) did not play on the album, because by the time the recording sessions began Way left the band.[3] He soon formed another band, Waysted. The bass guitar parts on the album were actually played by Mickey Feats.
The album has been reissued as a two-fer with the second Fastway album, All Fired Up; however, that edition omits the song "Far Far from Home", bonus track featured on the standalone CD release of the first album.
UK-based record label Rock Candy Records has since re-issued the album with additional liner notes and bonus tracks, including B-sides and BBC sessions.
Track listing
editAll tracks composed by Fastway
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Easy Livin'" | 2:47 |
| 2. | "Feel Me, Touch Me (Do Anything You Want)" | 3:27 |
| 3. | "All I Need Is Your Love" | 2:32 |
| 4. | "Another Day" | 4:41 |
| 5. | "Heft!" | 5:38 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "We Become One" | 3:59 |
| 7. | "Give It All You Got" | 3:01 |
| 8. | "Say What You Will" | 3:20 |
| 9. | "You Got Me Runnin'" | 3:04 |
| 10. | "Give It Some Action" | 4:11 |
| 11. | "Far Far from Home" | 5:29 |
- Originally, "Far Far from Home" was a separate promotional single, included in the first vinyl LP pressings. It was not on the original cassette versions, and not included in subsequent LP editions, but is included as a track on the compact disc edition.
Personnel
editFastway
edit- Dave King - vocals, harmonica
- "Fast" Eddie Clarke - guitar
- Jerry Shirley - drums
Additional musicians
edit- Mick Feat - bass guitar (uncredited)
Production
edit- Eddie Kramer - producer, engineer, arrangements with Fastway
- Alan Douglas, Tim Hunt - engineers
- Howard Gray - assistant engineer
Charts
edit| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[4] | 70 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[5] | 43 |
| US Billboard 200[6] | 31 |
References
edit- ^ Adams, Bret. "Fastway - Fastway review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 117–118. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ "Fastway". Fast Eddie Clarke Official Website. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6324b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Fastway Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2024.