High Class in Borrowed Shoes

High Class in Borrowed Shoes
Studio album by Max Webster
Released	16 May 1977
Recorded	28 November 1976 – March 1977
Studio	Toronto Sound Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre	Hard rock
Length	37:54
Label	Anthem (Canada) Mercury (US)
Producer	Max Webster, Terry Brown, Tom Berry
Max Webster chronology
Max Webster (1976) High Class in Borrowed Shoes (1977) Mutiny Up My Sleeve (1978)
Singles from High Class in Borrowed Shoes
"Words to Words" / "In Context of the Moon" Released: 1977 "Diamonds Diamonds" / "Rain Child" Released: 1977

High Class in Borrowed Shoes is the second album by Canadian rock band Max Webster.^[1] The album was released in 1977 and has been certified gold by the Canadian Recording Industry Association.^[2]

The album was released in the US and Europe on the Mercury Records label.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	10/10[4]

The Timmins Daily Press listed High Class in Borrowed Shoes as the 25th best Canadian rock/pop album of the 20th century.^[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Kim Mitchell & Pye Dubois, except where noted.

Side one

1. "High Class in Borrowed Shoes" – 4:00
2. "Diamonds Diamonds" – 3:18
3. "Gravity" – 4:53
4. "Words to Words" – 3:34
5. "America's Veins" – 4:08

Side two

1. "Oh War! – 4:25
2. "On the Road" – 3:25
3. "Rain Child" (Terry Watkinson) – 4:22
4. "In Context of the Moon" – 5:13

Personnel

All credits adapted from the original release.^[6]

Max Webster

• Kim Mitchell – guitars and lead vocals
• Terry Watkinson – keyboards, vocals and lead vocals on "Rain Child"
• Mike Tilka – bass guitar, ARP bass and vocals
• Gary McCracken – drums and percussion
• Pye Dubois – lyrics

Production

• Terry Brown – producer, engineer, mixing
• Ken Morris – assistant engineer
• Hugh Syme – album design and cover illustration
• Bob King – album design
• David Street – photography
• Tom Berry – executive producer

References

1. Goddard, Peter (Mar 28, 1977). "New rock arrives". Toronto Star. p. D4.
2. "Gold Platinum Database Artist: Max Webster". Music Canada. September 1979. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
3. "Max Webster High Class in Borrowed Shoes review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
4. Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 182. ISBN 978-1894959025.
5. Emms, John (5 Feb 2000). "Guess Who tops list of Canada's best". Entertainment. Timmins Daily Press. p. 29.
6. High Class in Borrowed Shoes (LP sleeve). Max Webster. Toronto, Canada: Anthem Records. 1977. ANR-1-1007.

External links

• "High Class In Borrowed Shoes" at discogs; click on "more images" for publishing