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The Whole World's Goin' Crazy

The Whole World's Goin' Crazy is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band April Wine, released in September 1976.[1][3] With the release of this album Steve Lang had replaced Jim Clench on bass. It reached No. 1 in Canada on the RPM national album chart on May 8, 1976,[4] and remained there for two weeks.[5] The album was the first in Canadian history to have platinum advanced sales orders.[6][7][8][9]

The Whole World's Goin' Crazy
Studio album by
April Wine
ReleasedSeptember 1976 (September 1976)
Studioat Tempo Studios, Montreal
GenreHard rock
Length39:13
LabelAquarius, London
ProducerMyles Goodwyn
April Wine chronology
Stand Back
(1975) 		The Whole World's Goin' Crazy
(1976) 		Forever for Now
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide[2]

Track listing

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All tracks written by Myles Goodwyn unless otherwise noted.

Canadian release

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  1. "Gimme Love" (M. Goodwyn, Hovaness "Johnny" Hagopian) – 4:00
  2. "So Bad" – 3:26
  3. "Wings of Love" – 4:51
  4. "We Can be More than We Are" (M. Goodwyn, J. Henman) - 3:29
  5. "Rock n' Roll Woman" – 3:44
  6. "Shotdown" – 3:39
  7. "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)
  8. "Kick Willy Road" – 3:22
  9. "The Whole World's Goin' Crazy" – 2:40

U.S. release

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  1. "Gimme Love" (M. Goodwyn, Hovaness "Johnny" Hagopian)
  2. "Child's Garden"
  3. "Rock n' Roll Woman"
  4. "Wings of Love"
  5. "Marjorie"
  6. "So Bad"
  7. "Shotdown"
  8. "Like a Lover, Like a Song"
  9. "Kick Willy Road"
  10. "The Whole World's Goin' Crazy"

Personnel

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April Wine

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Additional personnel

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  • 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

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Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[12] Platinum 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Whole World's Goin' Crazy - April Wine". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  2. ^ The Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1979. p. 10.
  3. ^ Strong, Martin C. "The Great Metal Discography." Canongate Books Ltd. Edinburgh, Scotland. 1998. p. 19.
  4. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - May 8, 1976". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  5. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - May 15, 1976". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Canadian Music Week 2009". CMW.net. Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
  8. ^ "AllMusic - April Wine - Biography". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
  9. ^ "CBC News - Nova Scotia - April Wine added to Canadian Hall of Fame". CBC.ca. 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
  10. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4113a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  11. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5175". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  12. ^ "Canadian album certifications – April Wine – The Whole World's Goin' Crazy". Music Canada. Retrieved 2021-10-12.


 

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