On Record (album)

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On Record
April Wine - On Record.jpg
Studio album by
April Wine
ReleasedApril 1972 (1972-04)
StudioAt RCA Studios, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genre Hard rock
Length36:00
Label Aquarius, Big Tree
Producer Ralph Murphy
April Wine chronology
April Wine
(1971)		On Record
(1972)		 Electric Jewels
(1973)
Alternate cover
On Record (April Wine album cover) US.png
1972 American edition
Professional ratings
Review scores
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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 ]

Contents

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

April Wine

Guest musicians
Production

Charts

Chart (1972)Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [7] 35

References

  1. 1 2 "AllMusic, On Record Overview". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
  2. ↑ Strong, Martin C. "The Great Metal Discography." Canongate Books Ltd. Edinburgh, Scotland. 1998. p. 19.
  3. ↑ "April Wine – Discography – On Record – 1972". AprilWine.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
  4. ↑ "You Could Have Been A Lady by April Wine - 1972 Hit Song". Vancouver Pop Music Signature Sounds. 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  5. ↑ "April Wine". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  6. 1 2 3 "On Record credits at AllMusic". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  7. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 8254". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 8, 2023.


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