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On Record (album)

1972 studio album by April Wine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

On Record is the second studio album by Canadian rock band April Wine, released in April 1972.[2][1][3] The album spawned the hit "You Could Have Been a Lady" a cover of the Hot Chocolate song that was only released one year earlier. The song peaked at No. 32 on May 19, 1972 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4][5] It has since then been one of the band’s most popular songs.[citation needed]

ReleasedApril 1972 (1972-04)
StudiosRCA Studios, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Length36:00
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On Record
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ReleasedApril 1972 (1972-04)
StudiosRCA Studios, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
GenreHard rock
Length36:00
LabelsAquarius, Big Tree
ProducerRalph Murphy
April Wine chronology
April Wine
(1971)
On Record
(1972)
Electric Jewels
(1973)
Alternate cover
1972 American edition
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Track listing

All tracks written by Myles Goodwyn unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Farkus" (instrumental) – 1:53
  2. "You Could Have Been a Lady" (Hot Chocolate cover) (Errol Brown, Tony Wilson) – 3:40
  3. "Believe in Me" – 4:02
  4. "Work All Day" – 3:08
  5. "Drop Your Guns" (D. Henman) – 3:37
  6. "Bad Side of the Moon" (Elton John cover) (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) – 3:36
  7. "Refuge" (D. Henman) – 5:08
  8. "Flow River Flow" – 3:25
  9. "Carry On" – 2:33
  10. "Didn't You" (J. Clench) – 4:58

Dedicated to Harrison Tabb

Personnel

Personnel taken from On Record liner notes.[6]

April Wine

  • Myles Goodwyn – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • David Henman – guitar, backing vocals
  • Ritchie Henman – drums
  • Jim Clench – bass, lead vocals on "Didn't You"

Additional musicians

  • Keith Jollimore – flute on "Bad Side of the Moon"
  • Rick Morrison – saxophone on "Carry On"
  • Bhen Lanzaroni – string arrangements

Production

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Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7]35
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