''So Long, Bannatyne'' is the eighth studio

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by the

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rock band

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, released in 1971 by

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Background

The album's title track includes the words:

''So long Bannatyne, hello my Chevrier home.''

The album's packaging and title track illustrate a transition in the life of Guess Who guitarist

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moving from the city to the suburbs. The front cover has the words "So Long, Bannatyne" and shows the band dressed casually around a red

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with a

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license plate in front of The Bannatyne Apartments (located at 545 Bannatyne Avenue in the band's hometown of

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). The back cover has the words "Hello My Chevrier Home" and shows the band now dressed more formally with the same red Chevy in the back of a home located on Chevrier Boulevard, about 5 miles from downtown Winnipeg. In 2015 the Bannatyne Apartments building, while vacant, was damaged by fire.

Track listing

All songs 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

except where noted. Side one #"

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" – 2:45 #"She Might Have Been a Nice Girl" (Cummings) – 3:13 #"Goin' a Little Crazy" – 6:59 #"Fiddlin'" – 1:06 #"Pain Train" – 3:45 #"One Divided" (

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) – 2:38 Side two #

"Grey Day" (Leskiw) – 4:16

#"Life in the Bloodstream" (Cummings) – 3:10 #"One Man Army" – 3:55 #"

Sour Suite "Sour Suite" is a song written by Burton Cummings and performed by The Guess Who. It reached #12 in Canada and #50 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1972. The song was featured on their 1971 album, ''So Long, Bannatyne''. Cummings said it took be ...

" (Cummings) – 4:08 #"So Long, Bannatyne" – 5:55 Bonus Tracks (2010 Iconoclassic CD Release) #

Albert Flasher "Albert Flasher" is a song written by Burton Cummings and performed by Canadian rock band The Guess Who. Initially released as the B-side of their "Broken" single in 1971, it was promoted to A-side status in mid-May of that year, according to th ...

" (Cummings) – 3:06

# " Broken" – 2:44

8-Track

*The 8-track release featured a different ordering of tracks: Track 1: "Life in the Bloodstream", "Fiddlin'", "So Long, Bannatyne" Track 2: "Rain Dance", "Sour Suite", "Pain Train" Track 3: "One Divided", "One Man Army", "Grey Day" Track 4: "She Might Have Been a Nice Girl", "Goin' a Little Crazy"

Personnel

;The Guess Who *

– lead vocals, keyboards, saxophoneThe Guess Who – ''So Long, Bannatyne'' Credits
Retrieved February 7, 2019 *

– lead guitar, backing vocals *

– rhythm guitar, backing vocals, lead vocal and banjo on "One Divided" *

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 ...

– 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 ...

– drums, backing vocals ;Additional personnel *Brian Christian – engineer *Jack Richardson – producer

Charts

Album Singles

References

{{Authority control 1971 albums The Guess Who albums Albums produced by Jack Richardson (record producer) RCA Victor albums