Head First
Studio album by
the Babys
ReleasedDecember 1978
Recorded1978
StudioAbbey Road, London
GenreRock
Length35:54
LabelChrysalis
ProducerJames Stroud, Ron Nevison
The Babys chronology
Broken Heart
(1977)		 Head First
(1978)		 Union Jacks
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Smash Hits5/10[2]

Head First is the third album by the Babys. Internal conflicts led to founder, guitarist and keyboard player Michael Corby being removed from the group by Chrysalis on 28 August 1978. The three remaining members—John Waite, Wally Stocker and Tony Brock—completed the album for a December 1978 release.[3] Head First peaked at number 18 on the Australian chart.[4]

Album information

Lead single status was afforded to "Every Time I Think of You," a track completed without Corby, who was friends with the tune's composers, Jack Conrad and Ray Kennedy, the team responsible for the Babys' previous Top 40 hit "Isn't It Time." "Every Time I Think of You" matched the Billboard Hot 100 No. 13 peak of "Isn't It Time" in April 1979, the same month that Head First became the Babys' highest charting album with a No. 22 peak on the Billboard albums chart. After serving as the B-side for "Every Time I Think of You," the title track "Head First" was issued as the A-side of the follow-up single with another album track, "California" as B-side; this single reached No. 77 on the Hot 100.

Head First was reissued on 26 May 2009 under Rock Candy Records after being out of print for many years. There are no bonus tracks, but all of the tracks have been remastered.

Tracklist

Side One
  1. "Love Don't Prove I'm Right" (John Waite, Wally Stocker, Tony Brock) – 2:47
  2. "Every Time I Think of You" (Jack Conrad, Ray Kennedy) – 4:00
  3. "I Was One" (Waite, Mike Japp) – 3:30
  4. "White Lightning" (Billy Nicholls) – 3:20
  5. "Run to Mexico" (Waite, Stocker, Mike Corby, Brock) – 4:35
Side Two
  1. "Head First" (Waite, Stocker, Brock) – 3:57
  2. "You (Got It)" (Waite) – 4:39
  3. "Please Don't Leave Me Here" (Waite, Corby, Stocker) – 5:08
  4. "California" (Waite) – 4:00

Personnel

Band

Additional personnel

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] Gold 20,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (3–16 May 1979): 25.
  3. ↑ Anchorage Daily News 23 September 1978
  4. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 23. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Head First (liner notes). Chrysalis Records. 1979. CHR 1195.
  6. ↑ "Kent Music Report No 453 – 28 February 1983 > Platinum Albums 1982 (Continued)". Retrieved 26 December 2022 – via Imgur.com.
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