Five-A-Side

Five-A-Side
Studio album by
Released1974
Genre
Length35:33
LabelAnchor
ProducerJohn Anthony
Ace chronology
Five-A-Side
(1974)
Time for Another
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[2]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide[3]

Five-A-Side is the debut album by the pop rock band Ace, released by Anchor Records in 1974.

The album landed on the Billboard 200 chart, reaching No. 11 in 1974.[4]

The single "How Long" reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 1975.[5] The song also reached No. 24 on the Adult Contemporary chart, No. 3 on the Canadian Singles Chart, and No. 20 on the UK Singles Chart on 9 November 1974.[6] The song "Rock & Roll Runaway" peaked at No. 71 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975.[7]

The album was recorded at Rockfield Studios near Monmouth in Wales and at Trident Studios in London, England. It was produced by John Anthony.

  1. ^ Five-A-Side at AllMusic
  2. ^ CG Book '70s: A
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1979. p. 3.
  4. ^ Ace, Five-a-Side Chart Position Retrieved April 23, 2013
  5. ^ Ace, "How Long?" chart position Retrieved April 23, 2013
  6. ^ "ACE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com.
  7. ^ Ace, "Rock & Roll Runaway" chart position Retrieved April 23, 2013