Roller Coaster Weekend is the debut solo studio album by American rock musician Joe Vitale, released in 1974 by Atlantic Records. The album wasn't a commercial success and was his last solo album until 1981's Plantation Harbor (released seven years later). After the recording of Roller Coaster Weekend, Vitale would join the Stills-Young band and tour with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young line-up, as well as the Eagles. The song "Falling," was borrowed in part for Joe Walsh's song "At the Station", later recorded and released on Walsh's fourth solo album But Seriously, Folks... (1978) Critical reception In a retrospective review by AllMusic critic Rob Caldwell gave the album a star rating of 2 out of 5 (meaning "Poor") and he stated that considering the stalwart guitarists featured on the album it's a "song-oriented album" and he also added that the album "never quite gets off the ground." Track listing Personnel Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. Musicians Joe Vitale – lead and background vocals; drums; bass guitar; keyboards; piano; synthesizers; vibraphone; flute; finger cymbals; gong; timpani; additional percussion Joe Walsh – guitar Phil Keaggy – guitar Rick Derringer – guitar Nelson "Flaco" Padron – congas; additional percussion "Howie" (Howard Albert) – handclaps "Ronnie" (Ron Albert) – handclaps Production Howard Albert – Record producer; engineer Ron Albert – producer; engineer Joe Vitale – producer Alex Sadkin – audio mastering Arman Kachaturian – design; art direction References External links Joe Vitale (musician) albums 1974 debut albums Atlantic Records albums