Quarterflash

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Quarterflash
Origin	Portland, Oregon, United States
Genre(s)	Rock Pop rock
Years active	1980–1985 1990–1991
Label(s)	Geffen
Former members
Marv Ross Rindy Ross Jack Charles Rich Gooch Rick Digiallonardo Brian David Willis

Quarterflash was a rock music group formed in Portland, Oregon, United States in 1980. The band was made up of lead singer and saxophonist Rindy Ross, her husband, guitarist Marv Ross, guitarist Jack Charles, keyboardist Rick DiGiallonardo, bassist Rich Gooch and drummer Brian David Willis. The name is derived from an Australian description of a gaudy but poorly-made object: One-quarter flash and three-quarters crap.^{[citation needed]}

The group was formed by merging two popular Oregon bands Seafood Mama and Pilot.^[1]^[2] They originally released the single "Harden My Heart" in Spring 1980. It was a big hit on Portland radio stations, and got the band a one-hour TV special, Seafood Mama In Concert, on KOIN on June 5, 1980, which was also simulcast on KQIV. "Harden My Heart" would later be rerecorded by the band after they renamed themselves Quarterflash.

Quarterflash signed to Geffen Records and released their self-titled debut album Quarterflash in 1981. It reached #8 on Billboard's Top LPs & Tapes list, and sold over a million copies, earning RIAA gold certification on February 5, 1982 and platinum status on June 29, 1982. The album contained the new version of "Harden My Heart", which became their biggest single. It reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 (it also reached the Top 20 in France). Their follow-up single off the album, "Find Another Fool", reached #16. A second one-hour Portland television special Quarterflash In Concert was broadcast on KOIN on October 22, 1981 and simulcast on KGON. This concert was taped at the Paramount Theatre on October 15, 1981.

Quarterflash released their second album, Take Another Picture, in 1983. It reached #34 in Billboard, and scored the single "Take Me to Heart", which reached #14. The group released their final album, Back Into Blue, in 1985. It peaked at #150 in Billboard. The group later disbanded after getting dropped from their record label.

In 1990, Quarterflash reunited, hiring session musicians, including bassist/vocalist Sandin Wilson, drummer Greg Williams, guitarist Doug Fraser, and Mel Kubik on saxaphone and keyboards. The group released Girl in the Wind on Epic Records. In 1991, Rindy and Marv Ross founded historic music ensemble The Trail Band, which was formed at the request of the Oregon Trail Advisory Council to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Oregon Trail.^[3]

In June 2008, Marv and Rindy Ross will release a new Quarterflash CD, Goodbye Uncle Buzz.^[4]

1 Discography
- 1.1 Albums
- 1.2 Singles
2 References
3 External links

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Quarterflash (1981) #8 U.S.
Take Another Picture (1983) #34 U.S.
Back Into Blue (1985) #150 U.S.
Girl in the Wind (1991)
Harden My Heart: The Best of Quarterflash (1997)

[edit] Singles

Year	Song	U.S. Hot 100	U.S. MSR	U.S. AC	UK singles	Album
1981	"Harden My Heart"	3	1	41	49	Quarterflash
1982	"Find Another Fool"	16	12	-	-
	"Right Kind of Love"	56	-	-	-
	"Night Shift"	60	-	-	-	Night Shift soundtrack
1983	"Take Me to Heart"	14	6	28	-	Take Another Picture
1983	"Take Another Picture"	58	-	-	-	Take Another Picture
1985	"Talk to Me"	83	-	-	-	Back Into Blue

[edit] References

^ Quarterflash: Information and Much More from Answers.com.
^ According to Alain Gardinier in Rindy, Marv & Jack's French interview, Coup de foudre?, Rock, # 53, June 1982, p. 14, the name of the second band was "Union".
^ Meet the Trail Band. The Trail Band. Retrieved on 2008-06-10.
^ Rindy & Marv Ross/Quarterflash - CD Release!. Mississippi Studios. Retrieved on 2008-06-10.

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