The First Decade (album)

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The First Decade
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Greatest hits album by
Released1989 (1989)
Genre Rock, hard rock
Length67:09
Label Aquarius
Producer Ralph Murphy, Gene Cornish, Dino Danelli, Myles Goodwyn
April Wine chronology
We Like to Rock
(1988)
The First Decade
(1989)
Oowatanite
(1990)
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The First Decade is a compilation album by the Canadian rock band April Wine, released in 1989. It contains four previously unreleased tracks.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks written by Myles Goodwyn unless otherwise noted.

  1. "It's a Pleasure to See You Again" (G. Moffet)*previously unreleased
  2. "Bad Side of the Moon" (Elton John, Bernie Taupin)
  3. "Drop Your Guns" (D. Henman)
  4. "Lady Run, Lady Hide" (M. Goodwyn, J. Clench)
  5. "Electric Jewels" (M. Goodwyn, J. Clench)
  6. "Cum Hear the Band"
  7. "Slow Poke"
  8. "The Whole World's Goin' Crazy"
  9. "Lovin' You"
  10. "Baby it's You" *previously unreleased
  11. "Somebody Like You" *previously unreleased
  12. "Am I in Love" *previously unreleased
  13. "Forever for Now"
  14. "Wings of Love"
  15. "Marjorie"
  16. "Child's Garden"
  17. "Mama Laye"
  18. "Coming Right Down on Top of Me"

Personnel

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References

  1. "April Wine First Decade review at AllMusic". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2010-05-27.