''Flavours'' is the thirteenth studio

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by the

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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 a ...

on guitar.

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 quadraphonic version on both LP and

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. 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. #"

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" – 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 Burton Lorne Cummings (born December 31, 1947) is a Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known for leading The Guess Who during that band's most successful period from 1965 to 1975, and for a lengthy solo career. Cummings has ...

– lead vocals, keyboards *

– guitar, mandolin (Track 5), backing vocals * Bill Wallace – bass, backing vocals *

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– drums *Jack Richardson – producer *Brian Christian – engineerThe Guess Who, ''Flavours'' Chart Position
Retrieved March 18, 2015

Charts

Album Singles

References

{{Authority control 1975 albums The Guess Who albums Albums produced by Jack Richardson (record producer) RCA Victor albums