"Share the Land" is a song written by

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 ...

and performed by

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 reached #2 in

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, #10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and #63 in

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in 1970. The song was also released in the United Kingdom as a single, but it did not chart. The song is featured on their 1970 album, ''

Share the Land ''Share the Land'' is the seventh studio album by Canadian rock band The Guess Who, released in October 1970. It was their first album following the departure of Randy Bachman, and the band brought in two new guitarists, Kurt Winter and Greg Les ...

''. The song was produced by Jack Richardson and arranged by The Guess Who.The Guess Who, "Share the Land" Canadian single release
Retrieved March 10, 2015 The song's lyrics looks forward to a future point where the world's land is to be given away and everyone will live together.

Personnel

– lead vocals, keyboards *

Kurt Winter Kurt Frank Winter (April 2, 1946 – December 14, 1997) was a Canadian guitarist and songwriter, best known as a member of The Guess Who. Biography Winter was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He attended Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute. John Ei ...

– lead guitar, backing vocals *

Greg Leskiw Gregory Leskiw (born 5 August 1946) is a Canadian guitarist best known for playing guitar with the Guess Who from 1970 to 1972. History Born in Brandon, Manitoba, Brandon, Manitoba and raised in Shilo, Leskiw's father was a jazz guitarist who t ...

– rhythm guitar, backing vocals *

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 F ...

– bass *

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

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

1970 songs 1970 singles Songs written by Burton Cummings The Guess Who songs Song recordings produced by Jack Richardson (record producer) RCA Victor singles RCA Records singles {{1970s-single-stub