The Nature of the Beast (album)

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Nature of the Beast is the 9th studio album by Canadian rock band April Wine, released in 1981. The album was recorded in at the Le Studio in Morin Heights, Quebec following the band's 1981 European tour. This album was April Wine's commercial peak, selling over one million copies in the U.S. and reaching #24 on the Billboard Album Charts.

"Just Between You And Me" became AW's most successful single, reaching #21 on the Billboard Singles Chart and #11 on Rock Tracks chart.

April Wine's version of the Lorence Hud song "Sign Of The Gypsy Queen" also became a moderate hit, reaching #57 on the Billboard Singles Chart and #19 on Billboard's Rock Tracks chart. Hud's original version of the song had also been a hit single in Canada in 1972 (#16 RPM charts).

The first track on the album, "All Over Town" also received airplay on AOR radio stations, charting at #29 on Billboard's Rock Tracks chart.

Track listing

1. "All Over Town"
2. "Tellin' Me Lies"
3. "Sign Of The Gypsy Queen"
4. "Just Between You and Me"
5. "Wanna Rock"
6. "Caught In The Crossfire"
7. "Future Tense"
8. "Big City Girls"
9. "Crash and Burn"
10. "Bad Boys"
11. "One More Time"