On Record (album)

On Record
Studio album by April Wine
Released	April 1972 (April 1972)
Studio	At RCA Studios, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genre	Hard rock
Length	36:00
Label	Aquarius, Big Tree
Producer	Ralph Murphy
April Wine chronology
April Wine (1971) On Record (1972) Electric Jewels (1973)
Alternate cover
1972 American edition

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

On Record is the second studio album by Canadian rock band April Wine, released in April 1972.^[2][1][3] The album spawned the hit "You Could Have Been a Lady" a cover of the Hot Chocolate song that was only released one year earlier. The song peaked at No. 32 on May 19, 1972 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[4][5] It has since then been one of the band’s most popular songs.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

All tracks written by Myles Goodwyn unless otherwise noted.

1. "Farkus" (instrumental) – 1:53
2. "You Could Have Been a Lady" (Errol Brown, Tony Wilson) – 3:40
3. "Believe in Me" – 4:02
4. "Work All Day" – 3:08
5. "Drop Your Guns" (D. Henman) – 3:37
6. "Bad Side of the Moon" (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) – 3:36
7. "Refuge" (D. Henman) – 5:08
8. "Flow River Flow" – 3:25
9. "Carry On" – 2:33
10. "Didn't You" (J. Clench) – 4:58

Dedicated to Harrison Tabb

Personnel

April Wine

• Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitar
• David Henman – guitar, backing vocals
• Ritchie Henman – drums
• Jim Clench – bass, lead vocals on "Didn't You"

Guest musicians

• Keith Jollimore – flute.^[6]
• Rick Morrison – Alto Saxophone

Production

• Ralph Murphy – producer^[6]
• Terry Brown – recording engineer^[6]

Charts

Chart (1972)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7]	35

References

1. "AllMusic, On Record Overview". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
2. Strong, Martin C. "The Great Metal Discography." Canongate Books Ltd. Edinburgh, Scotland. 1998. p. 19.
3. "April Wine – Discography – On Record – 1972". AprilWine.ca. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
4. "You Could Have Been A Lady by April Wine - 1972 Hit Song". Vancouver Pop Music Signature Sounds. 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
5. "April Wine". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
6. "On Record credits at AllMusic". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
7. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 8254". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 8, 2023.