''Flavours'' is the thirteenth studio
album
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by the
Canadian
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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 ...
. This was the first album by the group to feature
Domenic Troiano
Domenic Michele Antonio Troiano (January 17, 1946 – May 25, 2005) was a Canadian guitarist and songwriter, best known as a member of Mandala, Bush, James Gang, and The Guess Who. He also recorded music for film and television, often made guest ...
on guitar.
Release history
In addition to the usual 2 channel
stereo
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version the album was also released by RCA in a 4 channel
quadraphonic
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version on both
LP and
8-track tape
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. The quad LP version was released using the
Quadradisc
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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
#"Loves Me Like a Brother" – 3:26
#"Long Gone" – 7:59
2011 Iconoclassic remaster bonus tracks:
*10. "A Fool, a Fool, I Met a Fool" (Demo) – 4:09
*11. "Save a Smile" (Demo) – 2:58
*12. "Roll with the Punches" (Demo) – 4:49
*13. "Your Back Yard" (Demo) – 4:04
Personnel
*
Burton Cummings – lead vocals, keyboards
*
Domenic Troiano
Domenic Michele Antonio Troiano (January 17, 1946 – May 25, 2005) was a Canadian guitarist and songwriter, best known as a member of Mandala, Bush, James Gang, and The Guess Who. He also recorded music for film and television, often made guest ...
– guitar, mandolin (Track 5), 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
*Jack Richardson – producer
*Brian Christian – engineer
The Guess Who, ''Flavours'' Chart Position
Retrieved March 18, 2015
Charts
Album
Singles
References
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1975 albums
The Guess Who albums
Albums produced by Jack Richardson (record producer)
RCA Victor albums