American Woman (album)
| American Woman | ||||
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| Studio album by The Guess Who | ||||
| Released | March 1970 | |||
| Recorded | August 12 - November 16, 1969 | |||
| Studio | RCA Mid-America Recording Center, Studio B, Chicago, Illinois | |||
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| Length | 38:17 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Producer | Jack Richardson | |||
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American Woman is the sixth studio album by Canadian rock band The Guess Who, and the last to feature lead guitarist Randy Bachman until a reformation effort in 1983. The album peaked at #9 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart.[1] It stayed on the charts for over a year and was their most successful release.
In addition to the title cut (the group's most successful song), this album also includes the number one American and Canadian single "No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature," as well as a remake of "No Time," a song the group previously recorded for Canned Wheat. The newer version was released as a single and is the one most familiar to listeners. The album's musical styles consists of psychedelic rock and hard rock.[2][3]
American Woman was re-mastered and released on CD by Buddha Records in 2000 and included a bonus track, "Got to Find Another Way". A Quadraphonic mix was available on the Quadraphonic 8-track cartridge format.
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| Robert Christgau | B+[4] |
| Rolling Stone | favorable link |
Track listing
All songs written by Randy Bachman/Burton Cummings except noted
- "American Woman" (The Guess Who) - 5:11
- "No Time" - 3:50
- "Talisman" - 5:10
- "No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature" - 4:55
- "969 (The Oldest Man) (Instrumental)" (Bachman) - 3:00
- "When Friends Fall Out" - 3:04
- "8:15" - 3:31
- "Proper Stranger" - 4:06
- "Humpty's Blues/American Woman (Epilogue)" (The Guess Who) - 6:12
- 2000 re-issue bonus track
10. "Got to Find Another Way" - 2:51
Personnel
- Burton Cummings – organ, lead vocals, piano, rhythm guitar, flute, harmonica
- Randy Bachman – lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals, tambourine
- Jim Kale – bass, backing vocals
- Garry Peterson – drums, backing vocals, percussion
- Brian Christian - engineer
- Jack Richardson - producer
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Peak Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Billboard 200 | 9 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | "No Time"[5] | Canada | 1 |
| Australia | 43 | ||
| Billboard Hot 100 | 5 | ||
| "American Woman"[6] | Canada | 1 | |
| Australia | 43 | ||
| UK Singles Chart | 19 | ||
| Billboard Hot 100 | 1 | ||
| "No Sugar Tonight"[7] | Canada | 1 | |
| UK Singles Chart | 19 | ||
| Billboard Hot 100 | 1 | ||
References
- ↑ The Guess Who, American Woman Chart Position Retrieved March 17, 2015
- ↑ Dave Marsh; John Swenson (12 October 1983). The new Rolling stone record guide. Random House/Rolling Stone Press. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-394-72107-1.
- ↑ American Woman at AllMusic
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (April 23, 1969). "Consumer Guide (9)". The Village Voice. Music section. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ↑ The Guess Who, "No Time" Chart Position Retrieved March 17, 2015
- ↑ The Guess Who, "American Woman"/"No Sugar Tonight" Chart Positions Retrieved March 17, 2015
- ↑ The Guess Who, "American Woman"/"No Sugar Tonight" Chart Positions Retrieved March 17, 2015
