Rockland (Kim Mitchell album)

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Rockland
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Studio album by
Kim Mitchell
ReleasedJune 27, 1989 [1]
Studio
Various
    • One on One Studios, North Hollywood
    • Southcombe Studio, Burbank, California
    • Quest Studios, Oshawa, Ontario
    • McClear Place, Toronto, Canada
Genre Rock
Length46:27
Label Alert (Canada)
Atlantic (US)
Producer Kim Mitchell
Kim Mitchell chronology
Shakin' Like a Human Being
(1986)		Rockland
(1989)		 I Am A Wild Party (Live)
(1990)
Singles from Rockland
  1. "Rock n Roll Duty"
    Released: 1989
  2. "Rocklandwonderland"
    Released: 1989
  3. "Expedition Sailor"
    Released: 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 4/10 [2]

Rockland is the third solo album by Canadian rock musician Kim Mitchell, released in 1989. The album was the fourth-best selling Cancon album in Canada of 1989. [3] "Rock n Roll Duty" was second-most played Cancon song in Canada of 1989, while "Rocklandwonderland" was the ninth-most played Cancon song in Canada that year. [4] The album was certified double platinum in Canada. Rockland was released internationally on the Atlantic Records label.

Contents


Track listing

All songs by Kim Mitchell and Pye Dubois, except "The Great Embrace" by Mitchell, Dobois and Todd Booth

  1. "Rocklandwonderland" – 4:19
  2. "Lost Lovers Found"– 5:07
  3. "Rock n Roll Duty"– 3:20
  4. "Tangle of Love"– 4:45
  5. "Moodstreet"– 4:23
  6. "The Crossroads"– 4:25
  7. "Expedition Sailor"– 4:25
  8. "O Mercy Louise"– 3:58
  9. "This Dream"– 4:33
  10. "The Great Embrace" – 5:29

Personnel

Credits taken from album booklet.

Musicians
Additional musicians
Production

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References

  1. ↑ "Rocker Kim Mitchell in Thornhill tonight". Toronto Star . June 7, 1989. B2. "Mitchell, who will release his new Rockland album on June 27..."
  2. ↑ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 227. ISBN   978-1894959315.
  3. ↑ "Top 50 Cancon Albums of '89". RPM . Retrieved May 15, 2021.Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  4. ↑ "Top 25 Cancon Singles of '89". RPM . Retrieved June 3, 2021.Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

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