Power Play (April Wine album)

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Power Play
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Studio album by
April Wine
ReleasedJuly 1982 (July 1982)
Studio Le Studio, Morin Heights, Quebec
Genre
Label Aquarius, Capitol
Producer Myles Goodwyn, Mike Stone
April Wine chronology
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(1981)		Power Play
(1982)		 Animal Grace
(1984)
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Power Play is the tenth studio album by the Canadian rock band April Wine, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). [1] [3] [4] Music videos were made for the singles "Enough Is Enough", "If You See Kay", and "Tell Me Why". Power Play failed to meet the critical acclaim of the band's previous album, but the single "Enough Is Enough" managed to reach #50 on the Billboard Hot 100, spending 8 weeks on the chart. The album itself peaked at #37 on Billboard's 200 Album chart, remaining there for 20 weeks.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Myles Goodwyn unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Anything You Want, You Got It" – 4:45
  2. "Enough is Enough" – 4:04
  3. "If You See Kay" (David Freeland)– 3:51
  4. "What if We Fall in Love" – 4:22
  5. "Waiting on a Miracle" – 4:06
  6. "Doin' it Right" (Tom Lavin)– 3:43
  7. "Ain't Got Your Love" – 4:31
  8. "Blood Money" – 5:22
  9. "Tell Me Why" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)– 3:16
  10. "Runners in the Night" – 5:15

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1982)Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [5] 14
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6] 47
US Billboard 200 [7] 37

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [8] Platinum100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

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  2. ↑ Robin, Smith (28 October 1982). "Review: April Wine — Power Play" (PDF). Record Mirror . London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 25. ISSN   0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022– via World Radio History.
  3. ↑ "CANOE -- JAM! Music - Pop Encyclopedia - April Wine". Jam.Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved 2009-09-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ↑ "April Wine - Discography - Power Play - 1982". AprilWine.ca. Archived from the original on 2008-06-07. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  5. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6496". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – April Wine – Power Play" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  7. ↑ "April Wine Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – April Wine – Power Play". Music Canada.
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