Harder ... Faster

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Harder ... Faster
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Studio album by
April Wine
ReleasedOctober 1979 (1979-10)
Studio Le Studio, Morin-Heights, Quebec
Genre Hard rock
Length32:27
Label Aquarius, Capitol
Producer Myles Goodwyn, Nick Blagona [1]
April Wine chronology
Greatest Hits
(1979)		Harder ... Faster
(1979)		 The Nature of the Beast
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Harder ... Faster is the eighth studio album by Canadian rock band April Wine, released in 1979. It was recorded at Le Studio, Morin-Heights, Quebec. The album would be certified gold in the US and Canada by the Canadian Recording Industry Association and RIAA. [3] [4] The album spawned the hits "I Like to Rock" and "Say Hello". A cover of King Crimson's "21st Century Schizoid Man" is also on the album. The track "I Like to Rock" is one of the band's most recognized popular songs. [5]

Contents

The popularity of these songs helped keep the album on Billboard’s 200 Album charts for a span of 40 weeks. [3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Myles Goodwyn unless otherwise noted.

  1. "I Like to Rock" – 4:23
  2. "Say Hello" – 2:59
  3. "Tonite" – 4:12
  4. "Ladies Man" – 3:36
  5. "Before the Dawn" (B. Greenway)– 4:21
  6. "Babes in Arms" – 3:21
  7. "Better Do It Well" (M. Goodwyn, G. Moffet)– 3:34
  8. "21st Century Schizoid Man" (R. Fripp, M. Giles, G. Lake, I. McDonald, P. Sinfield)– 6:24

Personnel

April Wine

Charts

Chart (1979–1980)Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [6] 25
UK Albums (OCC) [7] 34
US Billboard 200 [8] 64

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [9] Platinum100,000^
United States (RIAA) [10] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 "Harder...Faster overview at AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved May 27, 2010.
  2. ↑ Dome, Malcolm (February 2, 1980). "April Wine: Harder ... Faster". Record Mirror . p. 13.
  3. 1 2 "History of April Wine | April Wine - Official Website" . Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  4. ↑ "April Wine - Harder.....Faster". Unidisc Music. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Top 10 Essential April Wine Songs Every Classic Rock Fan Should Hear". I Love Classic Rock. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 9460a". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  8. ↑ "April Wine Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – April Wine – Harder...Faster". Music Canada.
  10. ↑ "American album certifications – April Wine – Harder...Faster". Recording Industry Association of America.
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