"Albert Flasher" | ||||
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Cover of the 1971 German single | ||||
Single by the Guess Who | ||||
A-side | "Broken" | |||
Released | March 1971 (CAN, US) July 1971 (UK) | |||
Recorded | 1970 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 2:18 | |||
Label | Nimbus Records 0458 (CAN) RCA Victor 0458 (US) RCA Records 2100 (UK) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Burton Cummings | |||
Producer(s) | Jack Richardson | |||
The Guess Who singles chronology | ||||
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"Albert Flasher" is a song written by Burton Cummings and performed by the Guess Who. Initially released as the B-side on a single in 1971 (with Broken on the A-side), it was promoted to A-side in mid-May of that year, according to the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It did not appear on any of their studio albums at that time. It was to be included on much later releases of So Long, Bannatyne (Iconoclassic release, 2009). [1] It was, however, to appear on many of their later compilation albums including the 1973 release "The Best of the Guess Who, Volume II" and the 1973 compilation EP titled "The Guess Who". It was also part of many live shows such as the performance captured in "Live at the Paramount" (1972).
Albert Flasher reached #13 in Canada, [2] #28 in Australia, and #29 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971. [3] It was also released in the United Kingdom as a single, but did not chart. [4]
The song was produced by Jack Richardson. [5] The song's title came from Cummings seeing a button labeled "alert flasher" on a radio broadcast console. [6]
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Burton Lorne Cummings, is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter.
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"Hang On to Your Life" is a song written by Burton Cummings and Kurt Winter and performed by The Guess Who. It reached #5 in Canada and #43 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971. It 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.
"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 between two and three days to write the song. Its lyric about being "back in 46201" refers to a zip code for Indianapolis. Cummings took it from the return address of a letter sent to him by a female fan.
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"Dancin' Fool" is a song written by Burton Cummings and Domenic Troiano and performed by The Guess Who. It reached #14 in Canada, #28 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #85 in Australia in 1975. The song was also released in the United Kingdom as a single, but it did not chart. The song was featured on their 1974 album, Flavours.
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