Roller Coaster Weekend

Roller Coaster Weekend is the debut solo studio album by American rock musician Joe Vitale, released in 1974 by Atlantic Records. The album wasn't a commercial success and was his last solo album until 1981's Plantation Harbor (released seven years later). After the recording of Roller Coaster Weekend, Vitale would join the Stills-Young band and tour with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young line-up, as well as the Eagles.^[4]

Roller Coaster Weekend
Studio album by Joe Vitale
Released	1974
Studio	Criteria Recording Studios (Miami, Florida)
Genre	Rock pop rock soft rock
Length	37:40
Label	Atlantic – SD 18114
Producer	Howard Albert Ron Albert Joe Vitale
Joe Vitale chronology
Roller Coaster Weekend (1974) Plantation Harbor (1981)
Singles from Roller Coaster Weekend
"Take a Chance on Love" Released: October 7, 1974[1] "Shoot 'em Up" Released: March 1975[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

The song "Falling," was borrowed in part for Joe Walsh's song "At the Station", later recorded and released on Walsh's fourth solo album But Seriously, Folks... (1978)

Critical reception

In a retrospective review by AllMusic critic Rob Caldwell gave the album a star rating of 2 out of 5 (meaning "Poor") and he stated that considering the stalwart guitarists featured on the album it's a "song-oriented album" and he also added that the album "never quite gets off the ground."^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Roller Coaster Weekend"	2:58
2.	"(Do You Feel Like) Movin'"	3:38
3.	"Mad Man"	4:23
4.	"Take a Chance On Love"	3:07
5.	"School Yard"	4:47

All tracks are written by Joe Vitale.

Side two

No.	Title	Length
6.	"Shoot 'em Up"	3:29
7.	"Feeling's Gone Away"	3:31
8.	"Two of Us"	3:29
9.	"Falling"	4:02
10.	"Interlude"	1:03
11.	"Step On You"	3:14
Total length:		37:40

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.^[6]

Musicians

• Joe Vitale – lead and background vocals; drums; bass guitar; keyboards; piano; synthesizers; vibraphone; flute; finger cymbals; gong; timpani; additional percussion
• Joe Walsh – guitar
• Phil Keaggy – guitar
• Rick Derringer – guitar
• Nelson "Flaco" Padron – congas; additional percussion
• "Howie" (Howard Albert) – handclaps
• "Ronnie" (Ron Albert) – handclaps

Production

• Howard Albert – Record producer; engineer
• Ron Albert – producer; engineer
• Joe Vitale – producer
• Alex Sadkin – audio mastering
• Arman Kachaturian – design; art direction