''Riding High'' is the fourth album by the Canadian rock band
Chilliwack
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, released in Canada in April 1974. It was the band's first album with new guitarist/keyboardist Howard Froese, and contained the top-10 (in Canada) hit "Crazy Talk", which was co-produced by
Terry Jacks
Terrence Ross Jacks (born March 29, 1944) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer and environmentalist, best known for his 1974 hit song "Seasons in the Sun".
Early life
Terry Jacks was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. His fam ...
of
Poppy Family
The Poppy Family was a Canadian psychedelic pop group based in Vancouver. They had a number of international hit records in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Career
Seventeen-year-old Susan Pesklevits met Terry Jacks in the mid-1960s when he ...
fame. In Canada, the album was released on Jacks' label Goldfish Records; in the U.S., it was not released until 1975 on
Sire Records
Sire Records (formerly Sire Records Company) is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and distributed by Warner Records.
History Beginnings
The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer ...
, where it was retitled ''Chilliwack'' (their third U.S. release to bear that title).
Track listing
#"Come On Over" (Turney, Henderson) (4:35)
#"Crazy Talk" (Henderson) (5:25)
#"There's Something I Like About That" (Turney, Henderson) (2:50)
#"Makin' Time" (Turney, Henderson) (5:40)
#"Riding High" (Turney, Henderson) (5:30)
#"Time Don't Mean a Thing to Ya" (Henderson) (3:00)
#"Far Side of the Sun (Suite)" (Turney, Henderson, Miller, Froese) (8:30)
*# "Far Side Of The Sun"
*# "Secrets"
*# "Drifting"
Singles
* "There Is Something I Like About That" (Turney, Henderson) (2:28)
**Single Remix
**Mono
**Goldfish single GS 105
*"Crazy Talk" (Henderson) (2:51)
**Single Remix
**Mono
**Goldfish single GS 110
*"In and Out" (Turney, Henderson, Miller, Froese) (2:39)
**B-Side of "Crazy Talk" and "There Is Something I Like About That" 7" Singles
**Mono
**Produced by Terry Jacks for Poppy Family prod.
*"Come On Over" (Turney, Henderson) (3:12)
**Single Remix
**Stereo
**Goldfish single GS 114
* "Riding High" (Turney, Henderson) (3:09)
** Single Remix
** Mono / Stereo
** Produced by
Craig Leon
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** Casino single C7 110
** Promotional release issued after the ''Rockerbox'' album.
Personnel
;Chilliwack
*
Bill Henderson - guitar, synthesizer, lead vocals
*Glenn Miller - bass
*Ross Turney - drums, percussion
*Howard Froese - guitar, keyboards, harmony vocals
Production
*Mike Flicker (Tracks 1,4,5,6,7)
*Terry Jacks (Tracks 2 & 3)
*Engineers: Mike Flicker and Rolf Hennemann
*Mastering:
Robert Ludwig
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,
Sterling Sound
George Marino (April 15, 1947 – June 4, 2012) was an American mastering engineer known for working on albums by rock bands starting in the late 1960s.
Biography
Marino was born on April 15, 1947, in the New York City borough The Bronx. He at ...
, New York
*Management: Jim Herringer, Unity Artist Management, Inc., Vancouver
1974 albums
Chilliwack (band) albums
Sire Records albums
Albums produced by Mike Flicker
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