Power in the Music
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| Released | July 1975 | |||
| Recorded | March 1975 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 43:00 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Jack Richardson | |||
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
Power in the Music is the fourteenth studio album by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. The album was released in 1975 by RCA Records. It is the last album to feature lead singer Burton Cummings, before he left The Guess Who in 1975 to pursue a solo career.
The album features two singles: "Rosanne" (U.S. #105, Canada #55) and "When the Band Was Singin' ‘Shakin' All Over’" (U.S. #102). The lyrics of this 1975 song reference the Guess Who's 1965 hit "Shakin' All Over".
Release history
[edit]In addition to the usual two channel stereo version the album was also released by RCA in a four channel quadraphonic version on both LP and 8-track tape. The quad LP version used the Quadradisc system.
The album was later released on CD by Iconoclassic with two bonus tracks.
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Burton Cummings and Domenic Troiano.
- "Down and Out Woman" – 3:37
- "Women" – 3:25
- "When the Band Was Singin' ‘Shakin' All Over’" – 3:35
- "Dreams" – 4:45
- "Rich World/Poor World" – 6:20
- "Rosanne" – 4:17
- "Coors for Sunday" – 4:25
- "Shopping Bag Lady" – 5:40
- "Power in the Music" – 6:35
2014 Iconoclassic remaster bonus tracks:
- 10. "When the Band Was Singin' (Shakin' All Over)" (Rehearsal Take) – 4:54
- 11. "Coors for Sunday" (Rehearsal Take), Medley: "Then I Kissed Her" (Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry), "Johnny B. Goode" (Chuck Berry), "Carol" (Berry), plus a snippet rehearsal take of "Shopping Bag Lady" – 13:38
Personnel
[edit]- The Guess Who
- Burton Cummings – lead vocals, keyboards
- Domenic Troiano – guitar, backing vocals
- Bill Wallace – bass, backing vocals
- Garry Peterson – drums
- Additional personnel
- Brian Christian – engineer
- Jack Richardson – producer[2]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
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| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[3] | 63 |
| US Billboard 200[4] | 87 |
References
[edit]- ^ Power in the Music at AllMusic
- ^ The Guess Who, Power in the Music Credits Retrieved March 18, 2015
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4029b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "The Guess Who Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
