Attitude (April Wine album)

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Attitude
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1993 (May 1993)
Recorded1993
Studio Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Genre Rock, hard rock
Length54:49
Label FRE, MCA
Producer Myles Goodwyn, Co-produced George Lagios [1]
April Wine chronology
The April Wine Collection
(1992)
Attitude
(1993)
Frigate
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Attitude is the thirteenth studio album by the Canadian rock band April Wine, released in May 1993 (see 1993 in music). [2] [3] It was the band's first album since their break-up in the mid 1980s. The boy on the front cover of the album is Myles Goodwyn's son.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Myles Goodwyn unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Givin it, Takin it" – 4:10
  2. "Good From Far, Far From Good" – 3:38
  3. "If You Believe in Me" (Stewart Gray, Michael Todd Kennedy ) – 4:17
  4. "That's Love" – 3:55
  5. "It Hurts" – 3:56
  6. "Hour of Need" – 2:41
  7. "Here's Looking at You Kid" – 4:08
  8. "Strange Kind of Love" – 4:03
  9. "Can't Take Another Nite" (B. Greenway, Jeff Nystrom) – 4:05
  10. "Luv Your Stuff" – 3:05
  11. "Emotional Dreams" – 4:11
  12. "Voice in My Heart" (S. Gray, T. Kennedy) – 4:02
  13. "Girl in My Dreams" – 4:18

Personnel

Additional keyboards by: Jean St. Jacques and George Lagios [1]

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [4] 19

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [5] Gold50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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  5. "Canadian album certifications – April Wine – Attitude". Music Canada.