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Flavours (album)

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Flavours
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1974 (CAN) (US)
January 1975 (UK)
RecordedJuly 1974
StudioSound Stage in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
GenreRock
Length40:20
LabelRCA 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

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In addition to the usual 2 channel stereo version the album was also released by RCA in a 4 channel quadraphonic version on both LP and 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

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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

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Charts

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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

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  1. ^ Flavours at AllMusic
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ The Guess Who, Flavours Chart Position Retrieved March 18, 2015
  4. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 130. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3921a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "The Guess Who Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2023.