''High Class in Borrowed Shoes'' is the second album by Canadian rock band
Max Webster
Max Webster was a Canadian hard rock band formed in Toronto in 1972. The band's founder, Kim Mitchell, enjoyed a long and successful solo career in their native Canada.
Biography
Initially a trio for their first gigs in December 1972, the ori ...
. The album was released in 1977 and has been
certified gold
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by the
Canadian Recording Industry Association
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.
This album was released in the US and Europe on the
Mercury Records
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label.
Track listing
All songs written by
Kim Mitchell
Joseph Kim Mitchell (born July 10, 1952) is a Canadian rock musician. He was the lead singer and guitarist for the band Max Webster before going on to a solo career. His 1984 single, " Go for Soda", was his only charted song on the US ''Billbo ...
&
Pye Dubois
Pye Dubois is a Canadian lyricist and poet. He has worked mainly with Kim Mitchell and Max Webster (with whom he was considered an unofficial fifth non-performing member), and occasionally Rush.
Career
Dubois accompanied Max Webster in the stu ...
, except where noted.
;Side one
# "High Class in Borrowed Shoes" – 4:00
# "Diamonds Diamonds" – 3:18
# "Gravity" – 4:53
# "Words to Words" – 3:34
# "America's Veins" – 4:08
;Side two
# "Oh War! – 4:25
# "On the Road" – 3:25
# "Rain Child"
(Terry Watkinson) – 4:22
# "In Context of the Moon" – 5:13
Personnel
All credits adapted from the original release.
;Max Webster
*
Kim Mitchell
Joseph Kim Mitchell (born July 10, 1952) is a Canadian rock musician. He was the lead singer and guitarist for the band Max Webster before going on to a solo career. His 1984 single, " Go for Soda", was his only charted song on the US ''Billbo ...
–
guitar
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s and
lead vocals
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*Terry Watkinson –
keyboards
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* Musi ...
,
vocals
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and
lead vocals
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on "Rain Child"
*Mike Tilka –
bass guitar
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, ARP bass and vocals
*
Gary McCracken –
drums
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and
percussion
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*
Pye Dubois
Pye Dubois is a Canadian lyricist and poet. He has worked mainly with Kim Mitchell and Max Webster (with whom he was considered an unofficial fifth non-performing member), and occasionally Rush.
Career
Dubois accompanied Max Webster in the stu ...
–
lyrics
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;Production
*
Terry Brown – producer, engineer, mixing
*Ken Morris – assistant engineer
*
Hugh Syme
Hugh Syme is a Canadian Juno Award-winning graphic artist and member of the Premier Artists Collection (PAC) who is best known for his artwork and cover concepts for rock and metal bands. He is also a musician and has appeared on some Rush ...
– album design and cover illustration
*Bob King – album design
*David Street – photography
*Tom Berry – executive producer
References
External links
"High Class In Borrowed Shoes" at discogs; click on "more images" for publishing
1977 albums
Max Webster albums
Anthem Records albums
Albums produced by Terry Brown (record producer)
Mercury Records albums
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