''#10'' is the eleventh studio

album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

by the Canadian rock band

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 ...

. It was first released in 1973. The title comes from the fact that it was the band's tenth release for

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. 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

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version the album was also released by RCA in a 4 channel

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version on both LP and

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. The quad LP version was released using the

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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

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on the

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format. This disc is a 2 albums on 1 disc compilation which also contains the 1974 album ''

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''. The Dutton Vocalion release contains the complete stereo and quad versions of both albums.

Track listing

All songs written by Burton Cummings except noted. ;Side one #"Take It Off My Shoulders" (McDougall, Cummings) - 4:03 #"Musicione" (The Guess Who) - 3:55 #"Miss Frizzy" (Bachman, Cummings) - 4:25 #" Glamour Boy" - 5:27 ;Side two #

"Self Pity" - 4:22 #"Lie Down" - 4:43 #"Cardboard Empire" (Wallace, Winter) - 3:25 #"Just Let Me Sing" - 6:13 ;2012 Iconoclassic Remaster Bonus Track: #

"Glamour Boy" (Remix - sans string arrangement & sound effects) - 4:49

Personnel

;The Guess Who * Burton Cummings – lead vocals, keyboards *

Kurt Winter Kurt Frank Winter (April 2, 1946 – December 14, 1997) was a Canadian guitarist and songwriter, best known as a member of The Guess Who. Biography Winter was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He attended Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute. John Ei ...

– lead guitar *

Donnie McDougall 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 ...

- rhythm guitar, backing vocals * Bill Wallace – bass, backing vocals *

Garry Peterson 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 ...

– drums ;Additional personnel *

Ron Halldorson Ron Halldorson (born 1943) is a Canadian jazz musician, arranger, and producer from Winnipeg, Manitoba, best known for his work with guitarist Lenny Breau. Beginning his career as a country musician in the 1950s, Halldorson switched to jazz in the ...

- pedal steel guitar on "Take It Off My Shoulders" and "Lie Down" *Jack Richardson - producer *Brian Christian - engineer

Charts

Album Singles

References

{{Authority control 1973 albums The Guess Who albums Albums produced by Jack Richardson (record producer) RCA Records albums