Firefall was a rock band that formed in Boulder, Colorado in 1975.
Rick Roberts on vocals Larry Burnett on guitar Jack Bartley on guitar Mark Andes on bass guitar (formerly of Legendary Spirit, Jo Jo Gunne, and future of Heart) Mike Clarke on drums (drummer of The Byrds in its heyday) David Muse on keyboards, beginning in 1977.
Firefall was a mainstay, album-oriented rock band that put out a large number of hits such as "You Are the Woman" and "Just Remember I Love You" in the late 1970's. The album track from 1976's Firefall, "Cinderella", is a narrative about a man dealing with the torn feelings regarding his girlfriend's unexpected pregnancy and the negative consequences on the relationship and is one of the most controversial tracks released in the rock era.
The band's biggest hit single, "You Are the Woman", peaked at #9 on the Billboard charts. Other hits also include "Strange Way" from 1978 and "Staying with It" from 1981, which had a female vocalist Lisa Nemzo.
The band's releases were on Atlantic Records during their career and "You are the Woman" was featured as a notable track on the record label's twin compact-disc 40-year history retrospective that was released in 1988.
