Flavours (album)

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Flavours
RCA Victor
ProducerJack Richardson
The Guess Who chronology
Road Food
(1974)
Flavours
(1974)
Power in the Music
(1975)
Singles from Flavours
  1. "Dancin' Fool"
    Released: October 1974
  2. "Loves Me Like a Brother"
    Released: 1975
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC[2]

Flavours is the thirteenth studio album by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. This was the first album by the group to feature Domenic Troiano on guitar.

Release history

In addition to the usual 2 channel

8-track tape. The quad LP version was released using the Quadradisc
system.

The album was first released on CD in a "Two-Fer" series, bundled with the album Rockin', although this release was criticized by multiple reviewers for poor sound quality. In 2011, the album was released in remastered form by the Iconoclassic label including previously unreleased demo tracks.

Track listing

All songs written by Burton Cummings and Domenic Troiano.

  1. "Dancin' Fool" – 3:34
  2. "Hoe Down Time" – 3:52
  3. "Nobody Knows His Name" – 3:19
  4. "Diggin' Yourself" – 3:42
  5. "Seems Like I Can't Live with You, But I Can't Live Without You" – 5:28
  6. "Dirty" – 5:30
  7. "Eye" – 3:57
  8. "Loves Me Like a Brother" – 3:26
  9. "Long Gone" – 7:59

2011 Iconoclassic remaster bonus tracks:

  1. "A Fool, a Fool, I Met a Fool" (Demo) – 4:09
  2. "Save a Smile" (Demo) – 2:58
  3. "Roll with the Punches" (Demo) – 4:49
  4. "Your Back Yard" (Demo) – 4:04

Personnel

  • Burton Cummings – lead vocals, keyboards
  • Domenic Troiano – guitar, mandolin (Track 5), backing vocals
  • Bill Wallace
    – bass, backing vocals
  • Garry Peterson
    – drums
  • Jack Richardson – producer
  • Brian Christian – engineer[3]

Charts

Chart (1974-1975) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[4] 81
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[5] 11
US Billboard 200[6] 48

References