Head West is a music album released in 1970 by the American

United States

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 band Head West, who were based in Paris, France. The band are best known today for their vocalist / guitarist Bob Welch

Bob Welch (musician)

Robert Lawrence "Bob" Welch, Jr. is a former member of Fleetwood Mac, who had a briefly successful solo career in the late 1970s. His singles included "Hot Love, Cold World", "Ebony Eyes", "Precious Love", and "Sentimental Lady"....

, who went on to join Fleetwood Mac

Fleetwood Mac

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 in 1971. Since 1973, by which time Welch had become more well-known, the album was repackaged as more of a solo album, credited to Bob Welch with Head West. Singles were also released but with little success.

After Head West had split up, organist Bobby Hunt toured with Fleetwood Mac as a back up keyboard player for Christine McVie

Christine McVie

Christine McVie is an English rock singer, keyboardist, and songwriter. Her primary fame came as a member of the British/American rock band Fleetwood Mac, though she has also released three solo albums...

 in 1974. After Welch had left Fleetwood Mac, he and Hunt recorded demos for Warner Bros.

Warner Bros. Records

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 which were then developed into the Paris

Paris (band)

Paris was an American rock music power trio formed in 1975 by guitarist and vocalist Bob Welch, who had just left Fleetwood Mac, bass player Glenn Cornick, formerly of Jethro Tull, and drummer Thom Mooney who had been a member of Nazz with Todd Rundgren. The group released two albums for Capitol...

 power trio project.

Track listing

1. "Head West" (Henry Moore, Bob Welch
   Bob Welch (musician)
   Robert Lawrence "Bob" Welch, Jr. is a former member of Fleetwood Mac, who had a briefly successful solo career in the late 1970s. His singles included "Hot Love, Cold World", "Ebony Eyes", "Precious Love", and "Sentimental Lady"....
   
   , Robert Hunt) – 3:42
2. "People" (Hunt, Winston Gray) – 2:03
3. "Hurry Up" (Moore, Welch, Hunt) – 2:30
4. "Changes" (Moore, Hunt) – 2:54
5. "Tired of Hangin' On" (Moore) – 5:49
6. "Faces" (Moore, Hunt) – 2:58
7. "Attention" (Hunt) – 3:22
8. "Czar" (Welch, Hunt) – 2:51
9. "Someday" (Welch) – 3:08
10. "Straight Down" (Moore) – 3:44
11. "Starchild" (Welch) – 3:24
12. "Costalarico" (Moore, Welch, Hunt) – 3:17

Credits

• Bob Welch
  Bob Welch (musician)
  Robert Lawrence "Bob" Welch, Jr. is a former member of Fleetwood Mac, who had a briefly successful solo career in the late 1970s. His singles included "Hot Love, Cold World", "Ebony Eyes", "Precious Love", and "Sentimental Lady"....
  
   – vocals
  Singing
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  , guitar
  Guitar
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  , bass guitar
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  
• Robert Hunt – vocals, organ
• Henry Moore – vocals, drums
  Drum kit
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  , percussion
  Percussion instrument
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