''Weekend Warriors'' is the fourth studio album by American hard rock musician

Ted Nugent Theodore Anthony Nugent (; born December 13, 1948) is an American rock musician and activist. He initially gained fame as the lead guitarist and occasional lead vocalist of The Amboy Dukes, a band formed in 1963 that played psychedelic rock ...

. It was released in September 1978 by Epic Records.

Description

''Weekend Warriors'' was the first of three Ted Nugent studio albums to not feature Derek St. Holmes, following Holmes' departure in 1978. Instead,

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, the new vocalist and guitarist for Nugent, performed on this album and others until Holmes returned for '' Nugent'' in 1982. Founding bassist

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had left for good, citing the lack of credit for co-songwriting and suspicions about Nugent's creative accounting, which Grange alleged was building his hunting dynasty instead of paying the band. 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.

Track listing

All songs composed by Ted Nugent.

Personnel

;Band members *

– lead and rhythm guitars, lead vocals (on tracks 3, 8, 9, 10), backing vocals, bass (on track 10), percussion *

– lead vocals (on tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8), backing vocals, rhythm guitar (on track 2) * John Sauter – bass (except where noted) * Cliff Davies – drums, electronic drums, producer ;Additional musicians * David Hull – bass (on tracks 2, 5, 6, 8) ;Production *

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Tom Werman Tom Werman (born 1945) is an American former record producer responsible for many hard rock and heavy metal albums. Early life and education Werman was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and grew up in Newton. He earned a bachelor's degree and an ...

– producers * Steve Klein – engineer * Tim Geelan – engineer, mixing * Kevin Ryan, Lou Schlossberg, Phil Giambaivo – assistant engineers

Charts

Album

Singles

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 1978 albums Ted Nugent albums Albums produced by Tom Werman Epic Records albums