The Nature of the Beast (album)
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| Studio album by April Wine | ||||
| Released | January 12, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | Le Manoir Studios, Shipton-on-Cherwell, England | |||
| Genre | Rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 37:13 | |||
| Label | Aquarius, Capitol, EMI | |||
| Producer | Myles Goodwyn, Mike Stone | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Nature of the Beast is the ninth studio album by Canadian rock band April Wine, released in 1981.[1] The album was recorded at Le Manoir Studios,[2] in the village of Shipton-on-Cherwell, in Oxfordshire, England following the band's 1980 European tour.[3] This album was April Wine's commercial peak, selling over one million copies in the US and reaching #24 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
"Just Between You and Me" became April Wine's most successful single, reaching #21 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart,[4] #11 on Billboard's Top Tracks chart, and #22 on the Canadian RPM charts.
April Wine's version of the Lorence Hud song "Sign of the Gypsy Queen" also became a moderate hit, reaching #57 on the Billboard Hot 100, #19 on the Top Tracks chart, and #40 in Canada. 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 album-oriented rock radio stations, charting at #29 on the Top Tracks chart.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Myles Goodwyn, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "All Over Town" | 3:00 | |
| 2. | "Tellin' Me Lies" | 2:59 | |
| 3. | "Sign of the Gypsy Queen" | Lorence Hud | 4:16 |
| 4. | "Just Between You and Me" | 3:54 | |
| 5. | "Wanna Rock" | 2:06 | |
| 6. | "Caught in the Crossfire" | 3:33 | |
| 7. | "Future Tense" | 4:07 | |
| 8. | "Big City Girls" | 3:42 | |
| 9. | "Crash and Burn" | 2:31 | |
| 10. | "Bad Boys" | 3:10 | |
| 11. | "One More Time" | 3:55 |
[edit] Personnel
- Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitars, keyboards
- Brian Greenway – vocals, guitars
- Gary Moffet – guitars, background vocals
- Steve Lang – bass, background vocals
- Jerry Mercer – drums
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Nature of the Beast overview at AllMusic". AllMusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r807. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
- ^ "April Wine Discography - The Nature of the Beast, 1981 (Information section)". aprilwine.ca. http://aprilwine.ca/April%20Wine%20-%20Discography%20-%20The%20Nature%20Of%20The%20Beast.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ^ "April Wine Biography (eleventh paragraph) - quote: "April Wine traveled to England to record..."". canadianbands.com. http://canadianbands.com/April%20Wine.html. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100, Chart Listing For The Week of Mar 14 1981 - Just Between You and Me". BillBoard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=379&cfgn=Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3071140&cdi=8896321&cid=03%2F14%2F1981. Retrieved 2008-10-28.[dead link]
