Stand Back (April Wine album)

Stand Back
Stand Back
Studio album by April Wine
Released	June 1975
Studio	Tempo Studios, Montreal & Electric Lady, NY
Genre	Hard rock
Length	38:32
Label	Aquarius, Big Tree, Atlantic
Producer	Gene Cornish, Dino Danelli ( Tr. 7 ), April Wine
April Wine chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Stand Back is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band April Wine, released in 1975 (See 1975 in music).^[1] It became the first album by a Canadian band to achieve platinum sales in Canada.^[2] The song "Slow Poke" features lead vocals by Myles Goodwyn that were slowed down in studio.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Myles Goodwyn unless otherwise noted.

"Oowatanite" (J. Clench) – 3:52
"Don't Push Me Around" – 3:14
"Cum Hear the Band" – 3:52
"Slow Poke" – 3:47
"Victim for Your Love" – 4:17
"Baby Done Got Some Soul" (J. Clench) – 2:45
"I Wouldn't Want to Lose Your Love" – 3:12
"Highway Hard Run" – 4:01
"Not for You, Not for Rock & Roll" – 3:14
"Wouldn't Want Your Love (Any Other Way)" (M. Goodwyn, J. Clench) – 2:43
"Tonite Is a Wonderful Time to Fall in Love" – 3:35

Personnel

Myles Goodwyn – guitars, keyboards, lead vocals
Jerry Mercer – percussion, background vocals
Jim Clench – bass, vocals (lead vocals on "Oowatanite" and "Baby Done Got Some Soul")
Gary Moffet – guitars, background vocals

Charts

Chart (1975)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[4]	21

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[5]	2× Platinum	200,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b Guarisco, Donald A. "Stand Back – April Wine". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
^ Steve Mclean. "April Wine". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
^ Favorite Live Song, archived from the original on 4 March 2016, retrieved 12 July 2015
^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3968a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
^ "Canadian album certifications – April Wine – Stand Back". Music Canada.

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[allmusic1-1] Guarisco, Donald A. "Stand Back – April Wine". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 May 2010.

[2] Steve Mclean. "April Wine". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 14 August 2011.

[3] Favorite Live Song, archived from the original on 4 March 2016, retrieved 12 July 2015

[group=-4] "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3968a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 8, 2023.

[CanadaApril_WineStand_BackalbumCertRef-5] "Canadian album certifications – April Wine – Stand Back". Music Canada.

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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)