Anthology is a 2003 compilation album by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. Anthology is a career-spanning collection of songs recorded between 1964 and 1975. The songs are arranged in chronological order.
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| Released | 2003, 2010 (re-issue) | |||
| Recorded | 1964, 1966–1975 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 148:17 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor, BMG | |||
| Producer | Jack Richardson | |||
| The Guess Who chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
This compilation was re-released as The Essential Guess Who as a part of The Essential series in 2010.[2]
CD 1 contains a hidden track of an RCA radio spot for Wheatfield Soul. CD 2 contains two hidden tracks, promos for Road Food and Flavours.
Reception
editSteve Leggett of AllMusic: "This two-disc, 39-track set collects all of those singles, from the group’s fiery 1964 cover of “Shakin’ All Over” (sung by Chad Allen—Cummings hadn't yet joined the band) through 1974's willfully nostalgic “Clap for the Wolfman,” which was to be the Guess Who's last big radio hit—they disbanded a year later in 1975. In between they released classics like the gorgeous ballad “These Eyes,” the Zombies-like “Undun,” the fuzz guitar-laced “No Time,” a subtly veiled critique of American capitalism, “American Woman,” the marvelous pop songs “Hand Me Down World” and “Bus Rider,” the stomping “Heartbroken Bopper,” and the driving, slightly sarcastic “Star Baby,” and each of these is collected here, among other interesting tracks."
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
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| 1. | "Shakin' All Over" | Johnny Kidd | Shakin' All Over | 2:46 |
| 2. | "It's My Pride" | Randy Bachman | 1967 non-album B-side | 2:48 |
| 3. | "When Friends Fall Out" | Bachman/Burton Cummings | 1968 non-album single | 3:14 |
| 4. | "These Eyes" | Bachman/Cummings | Wheatfield Soul | 3:43 |
| 5. | "A Wednesday in Your Garden"" | Bachman | Wheatfield Soul | 3:20 |
| 6. | "Laughing" | Bachman/Cummings | Canned Wheat | 2:44 |
| 7. | "6 A.M. or Nearer" | Bachman | Canned Wheat | 5:00 |
| 8. | "Undun" | Bachman | Canned Wheat | 3:25 |
| 9. | "No Time" | Bachman/Cummings | American Woman | 3:45 |
| 10. | "No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature" | Bachman/Cummings | American Woman | 4:52 |
| 11. | "American Woman" | Bachman/Cummings/Jim Kale/Garry Peterson | American Woman | 5:09 |
| 12. | "The Answer" | Bachman/Cummings | The Way They Were (rec. 1970) | 4:05 |
| 13. | "Hand Me Down World" | Kurt Winter | Share the Land | 3:26 |
| 14. | "Bus Rider" | Winter | Share the Land | 2:57 |
| 15. | "Share the Land" | Cummings | Share the Land | 3:52 |
| 16. | "Hang On to Your Life (single version)" | Cummings/Winter | Share the Land | 3:22 |
| 17. | "Do You Miss Me Darlin'" | Cummings/Winter | Share the Land | 3:56 |
| 18. | "Albert Flasher" | Cummings | 1971 non-album single | 2:27 |
| 19. | "Broken" | Cummings/Winter | 1971 non-album single B-side | 3:08 |
| 20. | "Pain Train" | Cummings/Winter | So Long, Bannatyne | 3:44 |
| 21. | "Sour Suite" | Cummings | So Long, Bannatyne | 5:18 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rain Dance" | Cummings/Winter | So Long, Bannatyne | 2:46 |
| 2. | "Heartbroken Bopper" | Cummings/Winter | Rockin' | 3:12 |
| 3. | "Smoke Big Factory" | Cummings/Winter/Kale | Rockin' | 3:57 |
| 4. | "Guns, Guns, Guns" | Cummings | Rockin' | 4:59 |
| 5. | "Runnin' Back to Saskatoon (single version)" | Cummings/Winter | Live at the Paramount | 3:36 |
| 6. | "Follow Your Daughter Home" | Cummings/McDougall/Peterson/Wallace/Winter | Artificial Paradise | 3:41 |
| 7. | "Samantha's Living Room" | Donnie McDougall | Artificial Paradise | 3:26 |
| 8. | "Orly" | Cummings | Artificial Paradise | 2:54 |
| 9. | "Those Show Biz Shoes" | Cummings | Artificial Paradise | 6:49 |
| 10. | "Glamour Boy (single version)" | Cummings | #10 | 3:49 |
| 11. | "Cardboard Empire" | Bill Wallace, Winter | #10 | 3:25 |
| 12. | "Star Baby" | Cummings | Road Food | 2:42 |
| 13. | "Sona Sona" | Cummings | Track Record (rec. 1974) | 3:25 |
| 14. | "Clap for the Wolfman" | Cummings, Wallace, Winter | Road Food | 4:15 |
| 15. | "Hoe Down Time" | Cummings/Domenic Troiano | Flavours | 3:52 |
| 16. | "Dancin' Fool" | Cummings/Troiano | Flavours | 3:34 |
| 17. | "Dreams" | Cummings/Troiano | Power in the Music | 5:03 |
| 18. | "When the Band Was Singin' (Shakin' All Over)" | Cummings/Troiano | Power in the Music | 5:49 |
Production
edit- Mastered by Vic Anesini at Sony Music Studios, NYC
- Compilation Producer – Al Quaglieri