''Coast to Coast Fever'' is the third solo album by Canadian singer-songwriter

David Wiffen David Wiffen (born 11 March 1942) is an English-Canadian folk singer-songwriter. Two of his songs, "Driving Wheel" and "More Often Than Not", have become cover standards. Early life Wiffen was born in Redhill, Surrey, England.

. He is assisted on the album by fellow Canadian folkie

Bruce Cockburn Bruce Douglas Cockburn ( ; born May 27, 1945) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist. His song styles range from folk to jazz-influenced rock and his lyrics cover a broad range of topics including human rights, environmental issues, po ...

, who plays guitar, bass and celeste, and also produced the album."David Wiffen – Coast to Coast Fever (1973): Forgotten Series"
''Something Else Reviews'', 13 January 2016 by Kasper Nijsen The best-known tracks are "Skybound Station", "Coast to Coast Fever", "Smoke Rings", "We Have Had Some Good Times" and "Lucifer's Blues". Seven of the ten songs were written by Wiffen."UA Promo on Wiffen".

History

The album was released in 1973," David Wiffen – Songs From The Lost And Found"
''Strange Brew''. 30 January 2015. Review by Jason Barnard. and was heavily promoted by United Artists, and received positive reviews and substantial radio play."From the Music Capitals of the World". It was nominated for a 1974 Juno Award in the "Best Folk Album" category, but lost to

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Track listing

All tracks composed by David Wiffen; except where indicated #"Skybound Station" – 3:50 #"Coast to Coast Fever" – 4:01 #"White Lines" (

Willie P. Bennett William Patrick "Willie P." Bennett (26 October 1951 – 15 February 2008) was a Canadian folk music, folk-music singer-songwriter, harmonica player, and mandolinist. Bennett was part of the 1970s folk music scene in Canada, and wrote and recorded ...

) – 4:00 #"Smoke Rings" – 3:57 #"Climb the Stairs" – 4:07 #"You Need a New Lover Now" (

Murray McLauchlan Murray Edward McLauchlan, (born 30 June 1948) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist, and harmonica player. He is best known for his Canadian hits "Farmer's Song," "Whispering Rain," and "Down by the Henry Moore". Early life Mc ...

) – 4:06 #"We Have Had Some Good Times" – 3:20 #"Lucifer's Blues" – 5:45 #"Up on the Hillside" (

) – 2:51 #"Full Circle" – 3:18

Personnel

*David Wiffen - guitar, vocals *

- guitar, bass, celeste, vocals *Dennis Pendrith - bass *Skip Beckwith - bass *Pat Godfrey - piano *Pat Ricio - piano * John Savage – drums *

Bill Usher Bill Usher is a Canadian drummer and percussionist. During the 1970s he was a member of the rock group Truck. Background He played on Bob McBride's ''Sea of Dreams'' album that was released in 1973. He produced artist Mark Rust, whose recording ...

– congas *Andy Cree – drums *Bruce Pennycock – tenor and soprano saxophone * Brian Ahern – string arrangement

Production

*Producer: Bruce Cockburn, Brian Ahern *Recording Engineer: Bill Seddon, Bruce Cockburn, Chris Skene *Album Design: Lloyd Ziff *Art Direction: Mike Salisbury *Photography: Mike Salisbury *Liner Notes: Richard Flohill

References

{{Authority control David Wiffen albums 1973 albums Albums produced by Brian Ahern (producer) United Artists Records albums