<P> "Never Been Any Reason" is the first track on Head East's début album Flat as a Pancake, composed by the band's guitarist, Mike Somerville . It is often considered Head East's signature song, peaking at #68 on the Billboard Hot 100, and continues to be played on classic rock radio stations in the US a generation after it was recorded . </P> <P> The song features keyboardist Roger Boyd's double - tracked Minimoog solos throughout the song . Asked about the solos via the band's official web site, Boyd said they were created due to an accident during mixing: </P> <Dl> <Dd> "It is two Minimoogs . Back in those days we did not have computerized mixing and had to mix "on the fly;" we forgot to mute one of the moog solos and when it went by we thought WOW! so we decided to go back and record the second part to match / compliment (sic) the primary solo part ." </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> "It is two Minimoogs . Back in those days we did not have computerized mixing and had to mix "on the fly;" we forgot to mute one of the moog solos and when it went by we thought WOW! so we decided to go back and record the second part to match / compliment (sic) the primary solo part ." </Dd>

There's never been any reason by head east