Stand Back (April Wine album)

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Stand Back
File:April Wine - Stand Back.jpg
Studio album by
April Wine
ReleasedJune 1975 (June 1975)
StudioTempo Studios, Montreal & Electric Lady, NY
GenreHard rock
Length38:32
LabelAquarius, Big Tree, Atlantic
ProducerGene Cornish, Dino Danelli ( Tr. 7 ), April Wine
April Wine chronology
Live!
(1974) 		Stand Back
(1975) 		The Whole World's Goin' Crazy
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Stand Back is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band April Wine, released in 1975 (See 1975 in music).[1] It became the first album by a Canadian band to achieve platinum sales in Canada.[2] The song "Slow Poke" features lead vocals by Myles Goodwyn that were slowed down in studio.[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Myles Goodwyn unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Oowatanite" (J. Clench) – 3:52
  2. "Don't Push Me Around" – 3:14
  3. "Cum Hear the Band" – 3:52
  4. "Slow Poke" – 3:47
  5. "Victim for Your Love" – 4:17
  6. "Baby Done Got Some Soul" (J. Clench) – 2:45
  7. "I Wouldn't Want to Lose Your Love" – 3:12
  8. "Highway Hard Run" – 4:01
  9. "Not for You, Not for Rock & Roll" – 3:14
  10. "Wouldn't Want Your Love (Any Other Way)" (M. Goodwyn, J. Clench) – 2:43
  11. "Tonite Is a Wonderful Time to Fall in Love" – 3:35

Personnel

  • Myles Goodwyn – guitars, keyboards, lead vocals
  • Jerry Mercer – percussion, background vocals
  • Jim Clench – bass, vocals (lead vocals on "Oowatanite" and "Baby Done Got Some Soul")
  • Gary Moffet – guitars, background vocals

Charts

Chart (1975) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[4] 21

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[5] 2× Platinum 200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guarisco, Donald A. "Stand Back – April Wine". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  2. ↑ Steve Mclean. "April Wine". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  3. ↑ Favorite Live Song, archived from the original on 4 March 2016, retrieved 12 July 2015
  4. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3968a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – April Wine – Stand Back". Music Canada.
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