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The Guess Who Discography
The Guess Who are a Canadian rock band, originating as Chad Allan and the Reflections in 1962, and adopting the name The Guess Who in 1965. Formed as a garage rock band, their best-known works are in the pop rock and psychedelic rock genres. They were most successful from 1968 to 1975, under the leadership of singer/keyboardist Burton Cummings. During that period they released eleven studio albums, all of which reached the charts in Canada and the United States; their 1970 album ''American Woman "American Woman" is a song by Canadian rock band the Guess Who, released January 1970, from the album of the same name. It was later released in March 1970 as a single backed with "No Sugar Tonight", and it reached number one for three weeks ...'' reached no. 1 in Canada and no. 9 in the United States, and five other albums reached the top ten in Canada. They also achieved five number one singles in Canada and two in the United States. Studio albums Credited to "Chad Allan & th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guess Who
The Guess Who are a Canadian rock band formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1965. The band originated in 1962 and achieved an international hit single with a cover of "Shakin' All Over" in 1965 under the name Chad Allan and the Expressions. After changing their name to The Guess Who, they found their greatest success in the late 60s and early 70s, under the leadership of singer/keyboardist Burton Cummings and guitarist Randy Bachman, with hit songs including "American Woman", "These Eyes", " No Time" and many others. During their most successful period, The Guess Who released eleven studio albums, all of which reached the charts in Canada and the United States. They may be best known for their 1970 album ''American Woman'', which reached no. 1 in Canada and no. 9 in the United States, while five other albums reached the top ten in Canada. The Guess Who charted fourteen Top 40 singles in the United States and more than thirty in Canada. The Guess Who officially broke up in 1975, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canned Wheat
''Canned Wheat'' is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band the Guess Who, released in September 1969. It peaked at number 91 on the ''Billboard'' Pop Albums chart. Two of the band's hits were taken from the album: "Laughing" and "Undun". The album also includes a version of " No Time" which would later be re-recorded for their ''American Woman'' album and released as a single. The album is regarded as a rock classic. Production The band was sent to record the follow-up to '' Wheatfield Soul'' at RCA Studios in New York City. As per company policy at the time, RCA recording artists were required to use the company's own studios. ''Wheatfield Soul'' was cut independently and before the band signed with RCA. The band and their producer Jack Richardson felt that the sound at RCA was inferior to that of the independent A&R Studios, where ''Wheatfield Soul'' was recorded. They duly recorded ''Canned Wheat'' at RCA and secretly re-recorded two of the strongest numbers "Laughin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild One (The Guess Who Album)
''Wild One!'' is a compilation album by the Canadian rock band the Guess Who. Retrieved March 19, 2015 It features tracks recorded and originally released in Canada between 1965 and 1967, prior to their breakout US success with " These Eyes". This album features original lead singer Chad Allan on lead vocals for all tracks except for 6 & 9, which are sung by . Track listing #"Wild One" ([...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Best Of The Guess Who
''The Best of The Guess Who'' is the fourth compilation album by the Canadian group The Guess Who. It was originally released by RCA Records in April 1971 and contains recordings made between 1968 and 1970. The album reached number 12 on the ''Billboard'' top LPs chart in the United States. A follow up, '' The Best of The Guess Who Volume II,'' was released in 1973. Release history Some of the songs on this album are edited single versions. For example, the single version of "American Woman", which is missing the acoustic introduction, is used. Conversely, while the single version of " Hang On to Your Life" did not include the spoken excerpt from Psalm 22 at the end, the original album version with the spoken outro was used for this compilation. In addition to the usual 2-channel stereo version, the album was also released by RCA in a 4-channel quadraphonic version on 8-track tape and reel-to-reel. The first CD issue in 1988 by RCA replaced the single version of "America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ready Records
Ready Records was a small but influential independent record label based out of Toronto, Canada that signed a number of new wave and indie rock bands from the early to mid-1980s. Focusing primarily on local Toronto-area talent, it released 7" and 12" singles, LPs, and cassettes. Founded in 1979 by Angus MacKay and Andy Crosbie, the label existed between 1979 and 1985, when it folded. Its best selling group was the Spoons, but other acts that had minor hits or received national attention included Blue Peter, Colin Linden, and Manteca. As part of their 20th Century Masters series, Universal released two collections entitled ''Best of Ready Vol. 1'' and ''Best of Ready Vol. 2''. Ready Records discography The following partial discography is based upon information taken from existing Ready Records releases. Where two numbers appear in brackets beside a listing, the first denotes the LP release number, and the second the cassette release number. * Demics – ''Talk's Cheap'' 5-so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live At The Paramount (The Guess Who Album)
''Live at the Paramount'' is a live album released by Canadian rock group The Guess Who in 1972. It was recorded on May 22, 1972 at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Washington. ''Live at the Paramount'' was the first Guess Who album to feature Donnie McDougall on rhythm guitar and the last to feature original bassist Jim Kale. It also includes performances of 3 exclusive songs not included on any of their studio albums: "Glace Bay Blues," "Runnin' Back to Saskatoon," and "Truckin' Off Across the Sky." The album reached #39 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart in the United States. This was the group's only live album until the 'classic lineup' reunion in 1983 (resulting in the album ''Together Again'', released the following year). The 2000 re-release on Compact Disc was remixed and added six bonus tracks from the same concert which did not fit on LP. Four tracks from the show remain unreleased: "Get Your Ribbons On" (the original show opener); "Heartbroken Bopper"; "Guns, Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquarius Records (Canada)
Aquarius Records is an independent record label based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. History Aquarius Records was founded in 1969. The first president was Terry Flood and the other founding owners were Donald Tarlton, Bob Lemm, Dan Lazare and Jack Lazare. The label was initially distributed by London Records of Canada. Among the first acts signed to the label was the Halifax band April Wine, who had also worked with Much Productions. Other artists developed by Aquarius during their first decade included Montreal's Walter Rossi and a rock band from Windsor, Ontario called Teaze. While still with London, Aquarius released records by Mashmakhan, Freedom North, Ross Holloway, Roger Doucet, The Rabble and others. In 1978 Aquarius Records changed distribution to Capitol-EMI and it was early in this association that April Wine began achieving international success. In the 1980s Aquarius signings included Corey Hart, Sass Jordan, Mindstorm, Sword and Myles Goodwyn and the label als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power In The Music
''Power in the Music'' is the fourteenth studio album by the Canadian rock band the Guess Who. The album was released in 1975 by RCA Records. It is the last album to feature lead singer Burton Cummings, before he left The Guess Who in 1975 to pursue a solo career. The album features two singles: "Rosanne" (U.S. #105, Canada #55) and "When the Band Was Singin' ‘Shakin' All Over’" (U.S. #102). The lyrics of this 1975 song reference the Guess Who's 1965 hit "Shakin' All Over". Release history In addition to the usual two channel stereo version the album was also released by RCA in a four channel quadraphonic version on both LP and 8-track tape. The quad LP version used the Quadradisc system. The album was later released on CD by Iconoclassic with two bonus tracks. Track listing All songs written by Burton Cummings and Domenic Troiano. #"Down and Out Woman" – 3:37 #"Women" – 3:25 #"When the Band Was Singin' ‘Shakin' All Over’" – 3:35 #"Dreams" – 4:45 #"Rich Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flavours (album)
''Flavours'' is the thirteenth studio album by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. This was the first album by the group to feature Domenic Troiano on guitar. Release history In addition to the usual 2 channel stereo version the album was also released by RCA in a 4 channel quadraphonic version on both LP and 8-track tape. The quad LP version was released using the Quadradisc system. The album was first released on CD in a "Two-Fer" series, bundled with the album '' Rockin''', although this release was criticized by multiple reviewers for poor sound quality. In 2011, the album was released in remastered form by the Iconoclassic label including previously unreleased demo tracks. Track listing All songs written by Burton Cummings and Domenic Troiano. #" Dancin' Fool" – 3:34 #"Hoe Down Time" – 3:52 #"Nobody Knows His Name" – 3:19 #"Diggin' Yourself" – 3:42 #"Seems Like I Can't Live with You, But I Can't Live Without You" – 5:28 #"Dirty" – 5:30 #"Eye" – 3:57 #"Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road Food
Road food is a cuisine concerning food prepared especially for hungry travelers who arrive by road. Most road food establishments are casual dining restaurants. American road food is associated with "comfort food" such as hamburgers, hot dogs, fried chicken, barbecue, and pizza. Road food establishments can include fast food, Coffeehouse, cafes and barbecue shacks. Road food was the topic of the book ''Roadfood'' by Jane and Michael Stern originally published in 1977. Jane Stern also had an ongoing, James Beard Award-winning road food column in ''Gourmet (magazine), Gourmet'' magazine. Road food has been the subject of several television series, including the three-season series ''Feasting on Asphalt'' created by James Beard award winning food author Alton Brown, and Al Roker's ''Roker on the Road''. Notes and references Notes References * * * *{{citation, title=Author profile: Jane Stern, url=http://www.randomhouse.com/highschool/catalog/author.pperl?authorid=29775, ref={{h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10 (The Guess Who Album)
''#10'' is the eleventh studio album by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. It was first released in 1973. The title comes from the fact that it was the band's tenth release for RCA Records. This number series includes both a live album and best-of compilation, but not the band's early recordings (prior to 1969) which were not recorded for RCA. Release history In addition to the usual 2 channel stereo version the album was also released by RCA in a 4 channel quadraphonic version on both LP and 8-track tape. The quad LP version was released using the Quadradisc system. The 2012 reissue by Iconoclassic marked the first time the album was made available on CD in the United States. It has upgraded sound quality compared to previous CD releases, and a previously unreleased, stripped-down mix of "Glamour Boy" without the sound effects and crowd noise. In 2018 the album was reissued again in the UK by Dutton Vocalion on the Super Audio CD format. This disc is a 2 albums on 1 dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artificial Paradise (The Guess Who Album)
''Artificial Paradise'' is the tenth studio album by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. It was released by RCA Records in 1973. This was the first album by the group to feature bassist Bill Wallace. Musically, ''Artificial Paradise'' finds The Guess Who showcasing a variety of styles: rockers ("Orly", "All Hashed Out," "Rock and Roller Steam"), ballads ("Samantha's Living Room," "Lost and Found Town"), and even world music ("Hamba Gahle-Usalang Gahle"). The album is likely best remembered for its record jacket and inner sleeve, which is an extensive lampoon of direct mail advertising. The cover mentions The Guess Who only in passing. Release history In addition to the usual 2 channel stereo version the album was also released by RCA in a 4 channel quadraphonic version on 8-track tape. Reception AllMusic's Joe Viglione: "''Artificial Paradise'' may be the most consistent album project by the post-Randy Bachman Guess Who, a solid offering of strong melodies, superb productio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
