''Rockin is the ninth

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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 c ...

. It was originally released by

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in 1972. It is the last album by the group to feature rhythm guitarist

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. Two charting singles were released from the album. " Heartbroken Bopper" spent seven weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 peaking at number 47 and " Guns, Guns, Guns" spent six weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 peaking at number 70.

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 Quadraphonic (or quadrophonic and sometimes quadrasonic) sound – equivalent to what is now called 4.0 surround sound – uses four audio channels in which speakers are positioned at the four corners of a listening space. The system allows for th ...

version on

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. The quad version was never released on the LP format. In 2019 the album was reissued again in the UK by

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on the

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format. This disc is a 2 albums on 1 disc compilation which also contains the 1973 album ''

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''. The Dutton Vocalion release contains the complete stereo and quad versions of both albums.

Reception

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's Joe Viglione: "As an artistic statement it's all very interesting, but for a band whose bread and butter was the Top 40, this stuff tempts fate a bit too much... ''Rockin' '' is a strange exercise whose best parts showed up on '' The Best of the Guess Who, Vol. 2."

Track listing

All songs written by

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and

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except noted. ;Side one #" Heartbroken Bopper" - 4:52 #"Get Your Ribbons On" - 2:36 #"Smoke Big Factory" (Cummings, Winter,

Jim Kale Michael James Kale (born August 11, 1943) is a retired Canadian musician, best known as the original bassist for the rock band The Guess Who. He also served in the band Scrubbaloe Caine. In 1987, he was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of ...

) - 3:57 #"Arrivederci Girl" (Cummings) - 2:31 #" Guns, Guns, Guns" (Cummings) - 4:59 ;Side two #

Running Bear "Running Bear" is a teenage tragedy song written by Jiles Perry Richardson (a.k.a. The Big Bopper) and sung most famously by Johnny Preston in 1959. The 1959 recording featured background vocals by George Jones and the session's producer Bill ...

" ( J.P. Richardson) - 2:19 #"Back to the City" - 3:37 #"Your Nashville Sneakers" (Cummings) - 2:55 #"Herbert's a Loser" (

, Winter) - 3:35 #"Hi Rockers!" - 6:50 ::a) "

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" (

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, George Khoury) ::b) "Heaven Only Moved Once Yesterday" (Winter) ::c) "Don't You Want Me" (Cummings) ;2010 Iconoclassic Remaster Bonus Tracks: #

"Sea of Love" (Previously Unreleased) #"Lost Sheep" (Previously Unreleased)

Notes

On the album the song "

" was incorrectly credited to Curly Herdman and "

" incorrectly credited to Don McGinnis.

Personnel

;The Guess Who *

- lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica *

- lead guitar, backing vocals *

- rhythm guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Herbert's a Loser" *

- 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 c ...

- drums ;Additional personnel *Brian Christian - engineer *Jack Richardson - producerThe Guess Who, ''Rockin'' Credits
Retrieved March 17, 2015

Charts

Album Singles

References

{{Authority control 1972 albums The Guess Who albums Albums produced by Jack Richardson (record producer) RCA Victor albums