{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = Five-A-Side | type = studio | artist = Ace | cover = Five-A-Side (album).jpg | alt = | released = 1974 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = {{flat list | *Pop rock *soft rock}} | length = {{Duration|m=35|s=33}} | label = Anchor | producer = John Anthony | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Time for Another | next_year = 1975 }} {{Album ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=five-a-side-an-ace-album-mw0000501448}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Christgau's Record Guide'' | rev2Score = C+<ref>[https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=A&bk=70 CG Book '70s: A]</ref> | rev3 = ''The Rolling Stone Record Guide'' | rev3score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref name="RS">{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Record Guide |date=1979 |publisher=Random House |page=3}}</ref> }} '''''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.<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/five-a-side-mw0000501448/awards Ace, ''Five-a-Side'' Chart Position] Retrieved April 23, 2013</ref>
The single "How Long" reached No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the spring of 1975.<ref>[http://www.allmusic.com/album/five-a-side-mw0000501448/awards Ace, "How Long?" chart position] Retrieved April 23, 2013</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/15174/ace/|title=ACE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|website=OfficialCharts.com}}</ref> The song "Rock & Roll Runaway" peaked at No. 71 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1975.<ref>[http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?id=834 Ace, "Rock & Roll Runaway" chart position] Retrieved April 23, 2013</ref>
The album was recorded at Rockfield Studios near Monmouth in Wales and at Trident Studios in London, England. It was produced by John Anthony.
== Track listing == All songs written by Paul Carrack, 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 *Paul Carrack – organ, vocals, piano, electric piano *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==
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====Weekly==== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1975) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Canada|16|chartid=3956a|rowheader=true|access-date=April 1, 2026}} |- {{album chart|Billboard200|11|artist=Ace|rowheader=true|access-date=April 1, 2026}} |} {{col-2}}
====Year-end==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1975) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1975/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1975|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 1, 2026}}</ref> | 94 |} {{col-end}}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable sortable" !align="left"|Year !align="left"|Single !align="left"|Chart !align="left"|Peak<br /> position |- |align="left"|1975 |align="left"|"How Long" |align="left"|''Billboard'' Hot 100 |align="left"|{{center|3}} |- |align="left"|1975 |align="left"|"How Long" |align="left"|US Adult Contemporary Chart |align="left"|{{center|24}} |- |align="left"|1975 |align="left"|"How Long" |align="left"|Canadian Singles Chart |align="left"|{{center|3}} |- |align="left"|1975 |align="left"|"How Long" |align="left"|UK Singles Chart |align="left"|{{center|20}} |- |align="left"|1975 |align="left"|"How Long" |align="left"|Canada Adult Contemporary (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.3947&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.3947.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.3947|title=Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date=1975-05-10 |accessdate=2022-01-14}}</ref> |align="left"|{{center|31}} |- |align="left"|1975 |align="left"|"Rock & Roll Runaway" |align="left"|''Billboard'' Hot 100 |align="left"|{{center|71}} |- |}
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