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Two for the Show
Two for the Show
Studio album by Trooper
Released	June 1976
Genre	Rock, hard rock
Length	34:24
Label	MCA
Producer	Randy Bachman
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Two for the Show is the second album by Canadian rock band Trooper, released in 1976. The album was produced by Randy Bachman of Bachman–Turner Overdrive and The Guess Who fame. The album was certified gold in Canada, contained the hits "Two for the Show" and "Santa Maria". "The Boys in the Bright White Sportscar", initially released off this album, later became a hit when it was re-released (with a few modifications) on Hot Shots in 1979.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Brian Smith and Ra McGuire except where noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Two for the Show" (McGuire)	4:28
2.	"Gypsy Wheeler"	3:28
3.	"Santa Maria"	2:56
4.	"Loretta" (Smith, Tommy Stewart)	3:26
5.	"The Boys in the Bright White Sportscar"	2:59

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ready"	3:26
2.	"Whatcha Gonna Do About Me"	3:28
3.	"I Miss You Already"	4:44
4.	"What's Gonna Happen Now?"	5:27

Personnel

Vocals - Ra McGuire (all songs except "Loretta"), Frank Ludwig ("Gypsy Wheeler"), Tommy Stewart ("Loretta")
Guitar - Brian Smith, Randy Bachman ("Two for the Show," "Whatcha Gonna Do About Me")
Drums - Tommy Stewart
Bass - Harry Kalensky
Keyboards - Frank Ludwig

Singles

"Two For The Show" / "Gypsy Wheeler"
"Santa Maria" / "Whatcha Gonna Do About Me"
"Ready" / "I Miss You Already"

References

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+'''''Two for the Show''''' is  the second [[album]] by [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Trooper (band)|Trooper]], released in 1976. The album was produced by [[Randy Bachman]] of [[Bachman–Turner Overdrive]] and [[The Guess Who]] fame. The album was [[Music recording sales certification|certified gold]] in Canada, contained the hits "Two for the Show" and "Santa Maria". "The Boys in the Bright White Sportscar", initially released off this album, later became a hit when it was re-released (with a few modifications) on ''[[Hot Shots (album)|Hot Shots]]'' in 1979.
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+| all_writing = Brian Smith and Ra McGuire except where noted.
+| headline = Side one
+| title1   = Two for the Show
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+| note1    = McGuire
+| title2   = Gypsy Wheeler
+| length2  = 3:28
+| title3   = Santa Maria
+| length3  = 2:56
+| title4   = Loretta
+| length4  = 3:26
+| note4    = Smith, Tommy Stewart
+| title5   = The Boys in the Bright White Sportscar
+| length5  = 2:59
+}}
+{{Track listing
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+| headline = Side two
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+| title1   = Ready
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+| length1  = 3:26
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+| title2   = Whatcha Gonna Do About Me
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+| length2  = 3:28
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+| title3   = I Miss You Already
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+| length3  = 4:44
-# "What's Gonna Happen Now":5.27
+| title4   = What's Gonna Happen Now?
+| length4  = 5:27
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+==Personnel==
+* Vocals - Ra McGuire (all songs except "Loretta"), Frank Ludwig ("Gypsy Wheeler"), Tommy Stewart ("Loretta")
+* Guitar - Brian Smith, Randy Bachman ("Two for the Show," "Whatcha Gonna Do About Me")
+* Drums - Tommy Stewart
+* Bass - Harry Kalensky
+* Keyboards - Frank Ludwig
+==Singles==
+* "Two For The Show" / "Gypsy Wheeler"
+* "Santa Maria" / "Whatcha Gonna Do About Me"
+* "Ready" / "I Miss You Already"
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
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+{{Authority control}}
-[[Category:Trooper albums]]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Two For The Show (Trooper Album)}}
+[[Category:Trooper (band) albums]]
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