| The Best of April Wine: Rock Ballads | ||||
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Soft rock | |||
| Label | Aquarius | |||
| Producer | See: various producers | |||
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The Best of April Wine: Rock Ballads is a compilation album by Canadian rock band April Wine, released in 1981. [1] [2]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada) [3] | Gold | 50,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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