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ROCK AND/OR ROLL

DAY BY DAY: APRIL WINE - ON RECORD

Sat Jun 10 2023

April Wine's second album, On Record

  • Produced by Ralph Murphy and featured their new bass player Jim Klench.
  • Dedicated to Harrison Tab, a black R&B singer from Montreal who died in a car accident and was a close friend of David Henman.
  • The cover of the album features the band members' faces reflected in a record album.
  • Certified gold in Canada.

Tracklist highlights

  • The first song on the album is an almost 2-minute instrumental followed by "You Could Have Been A Lady," which is a cover song.
  • "Believe in Me" is a big ballad with piano and strings.
  • "Work All Day" is a good rock song with heavy guitar and energetic chorus.
  • Side two opens with a cover of Elton John's "Bad Side of the Moon."

Chart success

  • The single "You Could Have Been A Lady" went to number 2 on the Canadian charts and peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Overall opinion

  • The podcast host thinks that this album is much better than their debut album.
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