American Woman

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American Woman
Studio album by The Guess Who
Released January 1970
Recorded August 12, 1969 – November 16, 1969 at RCA Mid-America Recording Center, Studio B, Chicago, Illinois
Genre Rock, hard rock, folk rock
Length 38:55
Label Nimbus 9, RCA
Producer Jack Richardson
Professional reviews
The Guess Who chronology
Canned Wheat
(1969)
American Woman
(1970)
Share the Land
(1970)

American Woman is the seventh album released in 1970 by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. It peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Pop Albums charts. It stayed on the charts for more than a year and was their most successful release.[citation needed]

This was guitarist Randy Bachman's last finished album with the group until a reformation effort in 1983.

American Woman was re-mastered and released on CD by Buddah Records in 2000 and included a bonus track – "Got to Find Another Way".

[edit] Track listing

All songs written and composed by Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings, except "American Woman" and "Humpty's Blues" (by the whole band) and "969" (by Randy Bachman). 

Side one
# Title Length
1. "American Woman"   5:10
2. "No Time"   3:50
3. "Talisman"   5:10
4. "No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature"   4:54
Side two
# Title Length
5. "969 (The Oldest Man) (instrumental)"   3:00
6. "When Friends Fall Out"   3:03
7. "8:15"   3:20
8. "Proper Stranger"   4:04
9. "Humpty's Blues/American Woman (Epilogue)"   6:10
2000 re-issue bonus track
# Title Length
10. "Got to Find Another Way"   2:50

[edit] Personnel

  • Burton Cummings – vocals, guitar, piano, organ, flute, keyboards
  • Randy Bachman – guitar, tambourine, vocals
  • Jim Kale – bass, vocals
  • Garry Peterson – drums, percussion, vocals


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