''Five-A-Side'' is the debut album by the

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band Ace, released by

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in 1974. The album landed on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, reaching No. 11 in 1974. The single " How Long" reached No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the spring of 1975. The song also reached No. 24 on the Adult Contemporary chart, No. 3 on the

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, and No. 20 on the UK Singles Chart on 9 November 1974. The song "Rock & Roll Runaway" peaked at No. 71 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1975.Ace, "Rock & Roll Runaway" chart position
Retrieved April 23, 2013 The album was recorded at Rockfield Studios near

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in Wales and at Trident Studios in London, England. It was produced by John Anthony.

Track listing

All songs written by

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, except where noted. # "Sniffin' About" (Carrack, Alan King) – 4:44 # "Rock & Roll Runaway" (Carrack, Terry Comer, Phil Harris, King) – 3:08 # " How Long" – 3:21 # "The Real Feeling" – 2:23 # "24 Hours" – 4:00 # "Why?" – 3:43 # "Time Ain't Long" (Carrack, Jes Walker) – 3:53 # "Know How It Feels" – 3:27 # "Satellite" – 3:00 # "So Sorry Baby" (Harris) – 3:54

Personnel

*Phil Harris – lead guitar, vocals *Alan "Bam" King – rhythm guitar, vocals *

– organ, vocals, piano,

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*Terry "Tex" Comer – bass *Fran Byrne – drums, percussion ;Additional personnel * Chris Hughes – horns (5, 9) * Bud Beadle – horns (5) * Mick Eves – horns (5) ;Technical *Dennis Mackay, John Anthony, Mike Stone, Pat Anthony, Pat Moran – engineers *Neil Kernon, Peter Fielder – tape ops

Chart history

;Album ;Singles

References

1974 debut albums Ace (band) albums Albums produced by John Anthony (record producer) Albums recorded at Trident Studios Albums recorded at Rockfield Studios {{1970s-rock-album-stub