BURTON CUMMINGS
''WOMAN LOVE''
1980
49:02
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1 Feels All Wrong 03:23
2 One And Only 04:54
3 Mile A Second 03:44
4 Had To Be You 04:44
5 Heavenly Blue 04:17
6 Fine State Of Affairs 03:13
7 Where Are You 05:02
8 Woman Love 06:07
9 It's Hard 03:16
10 Wakin' Up Today 03:30
11 Daddy's On The Road 03:00
12 Vocals On The Boat 03:43
All Tracks By Burton Cummings
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Mike Baird/Drums
Jeff Baxter/Guitar
Lenny Castro/Percussion
Burton Cummings/Piano, Vocals
Jack Daniels/Guitar
Stan Farber/Backing Vocals
Ian Gardiner/Bass Guitar
Jim Haas/Backing Vocals
Jim Horn/Sax (Alto)
Jon Joyce/Backing Vocals
Garry Peterson/Drums
James Phillips/Oberheim Synthesizer, Organ (Hammond)
Rick Shlosser/Drums
Fred Tackett/Guitar (Acoustic)
Trevor Veitch/Guitar (Acoustic)
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REVIEW/AMG
Keith Pettipas
Burton Cummings is perhaps best known from his days as the lead singer/songwriter for the legendary Guess Who and his successful solo career. The Winnipeg native has managed to make himself something of a Canadian icon. His fourth solo recording, Woman Love, is finally available in a newly remastered version and released for the first time in the configuration Cummings had originally wanted it to be. The first to be released on the Columbia label, this particular solo album was a sore spot for Cummings upon its original release in 1980. The year before, Dream of a Child had brought him so much success that he was signed to a lucrative long-term contract with Columbia Records in the U.S., but this contract, unknown to Cummings, cost him creative control of the record. After a dispute with the executives, Woman Love was never released in the U.S., and the configuration of the album was altered by the label executives and not released as Cummings intended it. Still, the album was a commercial success in Canada and won Cummings a Juno award, produced the hit "Fine State of Affairs," and remains a fan favorite to this day with such songs as "Heavenly Blue Day" and "One and Only." The corporate politics surrounding the release of the album left Cummings with a disdain for record company executives that is still reflected in the new liner notes of this album. This album was remastered by legendary engineer Bill Inglot and contains two new bonus tracks from Cummings' extensive library. All original artwork has been fully restored, and this remastered version is accompanied by new liner notes, written by Burton himself, and all of the lyrics.
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BIOGRAPHY
By John Bush
Burton Cummings, born in Winnipeg in 1947, played with the Devrons before joining the Guess Who as lead vocalist in 1965. Cummings spent ten years with that band, but left for a solo career, releasing a self-titled album in 1976. The single, "Stand Tall," sold over a million copies. He has also released My Own Way to Rock (1977), Dream of a Child (1978), Woman Love (1980), Sweet Sweet (1981) and Plus Signs (1990).
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''WOMAN LOVE''
1980
49:02
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1 Feels All Wrong 03:23
2 One And Only 04:54
3 Mile A Second 03:44
4 Had To Be You 04:44
5 Heavenly Blue 04:17
6 Fine State Of Affairs 03:13
7 Where Are You 05:02
8 Woman Love 06:07
9 It's Hard 03:16
10 Wakin' Up Today 03:30
11 Daddy's On The Road 03:00
12 Vocals On The Boat 03:43
All Tracks By Burton Cummings
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Mike Baird/Drums
Jeff Baxter/Guitar
Lenny Castro/Percussion
Burton Cummings/Piano, Vocals
Jack Daniels/Guitar
Stan Farber/Backing Vocals
Ian Gardiner/Bass Guitar
Jim Haas/Backing Vocals
Jim Horn/Sax (Alto)
Jon Joyce/Backing Vocals
Garry Peterson/Drums
James Phillips/Oberheim Synthesizer, Organ (Hammond)
Rick Shlosser/Drums
Fred Tackett/Guitar (Acoustic)
Trevor Veitch/Guitar (Acoustic)
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REVIEW/AMG
Keith Pettipas
Burton Cummings is perhaps best known from his days as the lead singer/songwriter for the legendary Guess Who and his successful solo career. The Winnipeg native has managed to make himself something of a Canadian icon. His fourth solo recording, Woman Love, is finally available in a newly remastered version and released for the first time in the configuration Cummings had originally wanted it to be. The first to be released on the Columbia label, this particular solo album was a sore spot for Cummings upon its original release in 1980. The year before, Dream of a Child had brought him so much success that he was signed to a lucrative long-term contract with Columbia Records in the U.S., but this contract, unknown to Cummings, cost him creative control of the record. After a dispute with the executives, Woman Love was never released in the U.S., and the configuration of the album was altered by the label executives and not released as Cummings intended it. Still, the album was a commercial success in Canada and won Cummings a Juno award, produced the hit "Fine State of Affairs," and remains a fan favorite to this day with such songs as "Heavenly Blue Day" and "One and Only." The corporate politics surrounding the release of the album left Cummings with a disdain for record company executives that is still reflected in the new liner notes of this album. This album was remastered by legendary engineer Bill Inglot and contains two new bonus tracks from Cummings' extensive library. All original artwork has been fully restored, and this remastered version is accompanied by new liner notes, written by Burton himself, and all of the lyrics.
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BIOGRAPHY
By John Bush
Burton Cummings, born in Winnipeg in 1947, played with the Devrons before joining the Guess Who as lead vocalist in 1965. Cummings spent ten years with that band, but left for a solo career, releasing a self-titled album in 1976. The single, "Stand Tall," sold over a million copies. He has also released My Own Way to Rock (1977), Dream of a Child (1978), Woman Love (1980), Sweet Sweet (1981) and Plus Signs (1990).
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WEBSITE
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TO THE TOP
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