The Whole World's Goin' Crazy is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band April Wine, released in September 1976.[1][2] With the release of this album Steve Lang had replaced Jim Clench on bass. It reached #1 in Canada on the RPM national album chart on May 8, 1976,[3] and remained there for two weeks.[4] The album was the first in Canadian history to have platinum advanced sales orders.[5][6][7][8][9]
| The Whole World's Goin' Crazy | ||||
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| Released | September 1976 | |||
| Studio | at Tempo Studios, Montreal | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 39:13 | |||
| Label | Aquarius, London | |||
| Producer | Myles Goodwyn | |||
| April Wine chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Track listing edit
All tracks written by Myles Goodwyn unless otherwise noted.
Canadian release edit
- "Gimme Love" (M. Goodwyn, Hovaness "Johnny" Hagopian) – 4:00
- "So Bad" – 3:26
- "Wings of Love" – 4:51
- "We Can be More than We Are" (M. Goodwyn, J. Henman) - 3:29
- "Rock n' Roll Woman" – 3:44
- "Shotdown" – 3:39
- "Like a Lover, Like a Song" – 6:29 (original release only - subsequent reissues edited out the extended guitar solo reducing the time to 5:12)
- "Kick Willy Road" – 3:22
- "The Whole World's Goin' Crazy" – 2:40
U.S. release edit
- "Gimme Love" (M. Goodwyn, Hovaness "Johnny" Hagopian)
- "Child's Garden"
- "Rock n' Roll Woman"
- "Wings of Love"
- "Marjorie"
- "So Bad"
- "Shotdown"
- "Like a Lover, Like a Song"
- "Kick Willy Road"
- "The Whole World's Goin' Crazy"
Personnel edit
April Wine edit
- Myles Goodwyn – lead vocals, guitars, piano, Moog synthesizer
- Gary Moffet – guitars, backing vocals
- Jerry Mercer – drums, backing vocals
- Steve Lang – bass, backing vocals
Additional personnel edit
- Frank Marino – guitar on "So Bad"
- Marie Bernard – Ondes Martenot on "Wings Of Love"
- Marie-Lou Gauthier – Background Vocals on "Wings Of Love"
- Serge Locas – Mellotron, Piano
- Dwayne Ford – Piano ( A 3 )
- Frank Ludwig – Piano ( B 4 )
Charts edit
Certifications and sales edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[12] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Allusions edit
The reference to "everybody's nose" in the title track echoes the "everybody's nose" lyric in the 1973 hit song "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" by Jim Croce.
References edit
- ^ a b "The Whole World's Goin' Crazy - April Wine". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ Strong, Martin C. "The Great Metal Discography." Canongate Books Ltd. Edinburgh, Scotland. 1998. p. 19.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - May 8, 1976". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - May 15, 1976". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
- ^ "Quintessential Canadian rockers April Wine to be inducted to Canadian Music Hall of Fame". JunoAwards.ca. Archived from the original on 2010-09-26. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ "Canadian Music Week 2009". CMW.net. Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ^ "AllMusic - April Wine - Biography". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ^ "CBC News - Nova Scotia - April Wine added to Canadian Hall of Fame". CBC.ca. 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ "Live in London - April Wine - Amazon.ca, Music". Amazon.ca. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4113a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5175". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – April Wine – The Whole World's Goin' Crazy". Music Canada. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
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