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"Albert Flasher" is a song written by Burton Cummings and performed by Canadian rock band The Guess Who. Initially released as the B-side of their "Broken" single in 1971, it was promoted to A-side status in mid-May of that year, according to the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The band was the first Canadian rock band to have widespread success in the United States and, unlike several other Canadian acts of the time, did not move to the US to achieve fame, become American citizens, or downplay their Canadian identity. [2] The Guess Who officially broke up in 1975, with a major reunion tour in the early 2000s.
"Undun" is a song recorded by Canadian rock group The Guess Who. It spent two weeks at #21 on the Canadian Singles Chart in November–December 1969 [ 4 ] and reached #3 on the AC chart. [ 5 ] In the US, it reached #15 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart and #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of November 29, 1969.
Guess Who Plays the Guess Who – - The Best of The Guess Who: 12 9 CAN: Platinum [10] US: Gold [7] 1972 Shakin' All Over (re-issue) – - The History of the Guess Who – - Wild One – - 1973 The Best of The Guess Who Volume II: 186 8 CAN: Gold [11] 1977 The Greatest of the Guess Who: 173 - 1988 Track Record: The Guess Who Collection (2-CD ...
Bachman had the original piano chords with an original title of "These Arms". Cummings changed the title to "These Eyes" and added the middle eight. [9] At first, the band didn't even want to release the song considering the gentle ballad too great a departure from their hard rock roots. [10]
Of the song, Randy Bachman said, “That was our country-rock song... Me and Burton trying to be like Neil [Young] and Stephen Stills ." [ 7 ] The song was composed on a Saturday at Cumming’s mother’s house, where Bachman came up with the guitar line and the song built from that.
"Hand Me Down World" is song written by Kurt Winter, performed and released in 1970 by The Guess Who, for whom Winter served as lead guitarist from 1970 to 1974 and 1977 to 1978. It reached #10 in Canada, [2] #17 on the Billboard Hot 100, [3] and #65 in Australia. The song was also released in the United Kingdom as a single, but did not chart. [4]
"Glamour Boy" is a song written by Burton Cummings and performed by The Guess Who, and was featured on their 1973 album, #10. The song was produced by Jack Richardson. [1] It was inspired by David Bowie and reached #14 in Canada in 1973. [2] The song was also released in the United States as a single, peaking at #83 on the Cash Box Top 100. [3]