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On Record
On Record
Studio album by April Wine
Released	April 1972
Studio	At RCA Studios, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genre	Hard rock
Length	36:00
Label	Aquarius, Big Tree
Producer	Ralph Murphy
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	1972 American edition

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On Record is the second studio album by Canadian rock band April Wine, released in April 1972.^[2]^[1]^[3] The album spawned the hit "You Could Have Been a Lady" a cover of the Hot Chocolate song that was only released one year earlier. The song peaked at No. 32 on May 19, 1972 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[4]^[5] It has since then been one of the band’s most popular songs.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

All tracks written by Myles Goodwyn unless otherwise noted.

"Farkus" (instrumental) – 1:53
"You Could Have Been a Lady" (Errol Brown, Tony Wilson) – 3:40
"Believe in Me" – 4:02
"Work All Day" – 3:08
"Drop Your Guns" (D. Henman) – 3:37
"Bad Side of the Moon" (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) – 3:36
"Refuge" (D. Henman) – 5:08
"Flow River Flow" – 3:25
"Carry On" – 2:33
"Didn't You" (J. Clench) – 4:58

Dedicated to Harrison Tabb

Personnel

April Wine

Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitar
David Henman – guitar, backing vocals
Ritchie Henman – drums
Jim Clench – bass, lead vocals on "Didn't You"

Guest musicians

Keith Jollimore – flute.^[6]
Rick Morrison – Alto Saxophone

Production

Ralph Murphy – producer^[6]
Terry Brown – recording engineer^[6]

Charts

Chart (1972)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[7]	35

References

^ ^a ^b "AllMusic, On Record Overview". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
^ Strong, Martin C. "The Great Metal Discography." Canongate Books Ltd. Edinburgh, Scotland. 1998. p. 19.
^ "April Wine – Discography – On Record – 1972". AprilWine.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
^ "You Could Have Been A Lady by April Wine - 1972 Hit Song". Vancouver Pop Music Signature Sounds. 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
^ "April Wine". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
^ ^a ^b ^c "On Record credits at AllMusic". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 8254". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 8, 2023.

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[allmusic1-1] "AllMusic, On Record Overview". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2008-07-30.

[2] Strong, Martin C. "The Great Metal Discography." Canongate Books Ltd. Edinburgh, Scotland. 1998. p. 19.

[On_Record-3] "April Wine – Discography – On Record – 1972". AprilWine.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-01-25.

[4] "You Could Have Been A Lady by April Wine - 1972 Hit Song". Vancouver Pop Music Signature Sounds. 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2021-11-09.

[5] "April Wine". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-11-09.

[allmusic2-6] "On Record credits at AllMusic". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2010-05-27.

[group=-7] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 8254". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 8, 2023.

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-'''''On Record''''' is the second  album by [[Canadian]] [[Rock music|rock]] [[Musical ensemble|band]] [[April Wine]], released in 1972.<ref name = "On Record" /><ref name="allmusic1">{{cite web |title=AllMusic, On Record Overview |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3pfuxq85ldje~T0 |publisher=AllMusic.com |accessdate=2008-07-30}}</ref> (See [[1972 in music]])
-==Tracks==
+==Track listing==
 <small>All tracks written by [[Myles Goodwyn]] unless otherwise noted.</small>
 # "Farkus" <small>([[instrumental]])</small> &ndash; 1:53
-# "You Could Have Been a Lady" <small>([[Errol Brown]], [[Hot Chocolate (band)|Tony Wilson]])</small> &ndash; 3:40
+# "[[You Could Have Been a Lady]]" <small>([[Errol Brown]], Tony Wilson)</small> &ndash; 3:40
 # "Believe in Me" &ndash; 4:02
 # "Work All Day" &ndash; 3:08
 # "Drop Your Guns" <small>(D. Henman)</small> &ndash; 3:37
-# "Bad Side of the Moon" <small>([[Elton John]], [[Bernie Taupin]])</small> &ndash; 3:36
+# "[[Elton John (album)|Bad Side of the Moon]]" <small>([[Elton John]], [[Bernie Taupin]])</small> &ndash; 3:36
 # "Refuge" <small>(D. Henman)</small> &ndash; 5:08
 # "Flow River Flow" &ndash; 3:25
 # "Carry On" &ndash; 2:33
 # "Didn't You" <small>([[Jim Clench|J. Clench]])</small> &ndash; 4:58
+Dedicated to Harrison Tabb
 ==Personnel==
-* [[Myles Goodwyn]] &ndash; [[Singer|vocals]], [[Electric guitar|guitar]]
-* David Henman &ndash; vocals, guitar
-* Ritchie Henman &ndash; [[Drum kit|drums]]
-* [[Jim Clench]] &ndash; vocals, [[Bass guitar|bass]]
+=== April Wine ===
-[[Flautist|Guest flautist]] &ndash; Keith Jollimore.<ref name="allmusic2">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3pfuxq85ldje~T2|title=allmusic  (((  On Record > Credits  )))|accessdate=2010-05-27|publisher=AllMusic.com}}</ref>
+*[[Myles Goodwyn]] &ndash; vocals, guitar
+* David Henman &ndash; guitar, backing vocals
+* Ritchie Henman &ndash; drums
+* [[Jim Clench]] &ndash; bass, lead vocals on "Didn't You"
+;Guest musicians
+* Keith Jollimore &ndash; [[Flautist|flute]].<ref name="allmusic2">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r29270/credits|pure_url=yes}}|title=''On Record'' credits at AllMusic|access-date=2010-05-27|publisher=AllMusic.com}}</ref>
+* Rick Morrison &ndash; [[Alto Saxophone]]
+;Production
+* [[Ralph Murphy (musician)|Ralph Murphy]] &ndash; [[Record producer|producer]]<ref name="allmusic2" />
+* [[Terry Brown (record producer)|Terry Brown]] &ndash; [[Audio engineering|recording engineer]]<ref name="allmusic2" />
-====Production====
+==Charts==
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
-* [[Ralph Murphy]] &ndash; [[Record producer|producer]] <ref name="allmusic2" />
+|-
-* [[Terry Brown (record producer)|Terry Brown]] &ndash; [[Audio engineering|recording engineer]] <ref name="allmusic2" />
+! scope="col"| Chart (1972)
+! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
+|-
+{{album chart|Canada|35|artist=April Wine|album=On Record|chartid=8254|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 8, 2023}}
+|}
 ==References==
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+[[Category:Aquarius Records (Canada) albums]]
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v t e April Wine
Myles Goodwyn Brian Greenway Richard Lanthier Roy Nichol Steve Lang Carl Dixon Jim Clench Jerry Mercer
Studio albums	April Wine (1971) On Record (1972) Electric Jewels (1973) Stand Back (1975) The Whole World's Goin' Crazy (1976) Forever for Now (1977) First Glance (1978) Harder ... Faster (1979) The Nature of the Beast (1981) Power Play (1982) Animal Grace (1984) Walking Through Fire (1986) Attitude (1993) Frigate (1994) Back to the Mansion (2001) Roughly Speaking (2006)
Live albums	Live! (1974) Live at the El Mocambo (1977) Ladies Man (1980) One for the Road (1985) Greatest Hits Live 1997 (1997) I Like to Rock (2002) Greatest Hits Live 2003 (2003)
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits (1979) The Best of April Wine: Rock Ballads (1981) Review and Preview (1981) The Hits (1987) All the Rockers (1987) We Like to Rock (1988) The First Decade (1989) Oowatanite (1990) The April Wine Collection (1992) Champions of Rock (1996) Rock Champions (2000) Classic Masters (2002) Best of April Wine (2003) April Wine Rocks! (2006)
Video and DVD	Live in London (1981) From the Front Row ... Live! (2003)
Singles	"Fast Train" (1971) "You Could Have Been a Lady" (1972) "Tonite Is a Wonderful Time to Fall in Love" (1975) "Roller" (1978) "I Like to Rock" (1981) "Just Between You and Me" (1981) "Sign of the Gypsy Queen" (1981) "Enough Is Enough" (1982)