''Rockin is the ninth

studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track cartridge, 8-track or Cassette tape, cassette), or digital distribution, dig ...

by the

Canadian Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''C ...

rock band

The Guess Who The Guess Who was a Canadian rock band formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1965. The band found their greatest success in the late 1960s and early 1970s, under the leadership of singer/keyboardist Burton Cummings and guitarist Randy Bachman, wit ...

. It was originally released by

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

stereo Stereophonic sound, commonly shortened to stereo, is a method of sound reproduction that recreates a multi-directional, 3-dimensional audible perspective. This is usually achieved by using two independent audio channels through a configurat ...

version the album was also released by RCA in a 4 channel

quadraphonic Quadraphonic (or quadrophonic, also called quadrasonic or by the neologism quadio ortmanteau, formed by analogy with "stereo" sound – equivalent to what is now called 4.0 surround sound – uses four audio channels in which speakers are po ...

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 '' The Best of The Guess Who Volume II''. The Dutton Vocalion release contains the complete stereo and quad versions of both albums.

Track listing

All songs written by

Burton Cummings Burton Lorne Cummings (born December 31, 1947) is a Canadian musician 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 been induc ...

and

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 Ein ...

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 Canadian rock musician, best known as the original bassist for the rock band The Guess Who. He was also a member of the band Scrubbaloe Caine. In 1987, he was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall ...

) - 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" ( Greg Leskiw, Winter) - 3:35 #"Hi Rockers!" - 6:50 ::a) " Sea of Love" (

Phil Phillips John Philip Baptiste (March 14, 1926 – March 14, 2020), known as Phil Phillips, was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his 1959 song, " Sea of Love". Biography Baptiste was encouraged to pursue a career as a singer after a scho ...

, 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 " Sea of Love" incorrectly credited to Don McGinnis.

Personnel

;The Guess Who *

- lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica *

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

- bass, backing vocals *

Garry Peterson Garry Denis Peterson (born May 26, 1945) is a Canadian-American drummer. Peterson was originally a "child prodigy" drummer, backing many popular acts in the 1950s, but is best remembered as an original member of The Guess Who. He served as the ban ...

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

Charts

References

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