''Akimbo Alogo'' is the debut full-length solo album by Canadian rock musician

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, released on

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in Canada, and on

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in other territories, including the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, and Japan. The album includes Mitchell's only significant solo hit in the United States, " Go for Soda", a song which has been adopted as an anthem against

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. "All We Are", "Feel it Burn" and "Lager & Ale" also received significant airplay in Canada at the time of the album's release and receive airplay on classic rock radio to this day.The album was certified platinum in Canada for sales of over 100,000 albums sold.

Cover art

The album used different

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for its release in the United States in 1985. For the UK, Japanese, and European releases of this album, the cover art was altered again due to the cigarette pictured in Mitchell's mouth.

Commercial performance

''Akimbo Alogo'' was certified Platinum in Canada.

Track listing

All songs written by Kim Mitchell and

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, unless otherwise indicated. ;Side one #" Go for Soda" – 3:28 #"That's a Man" – 3:47 #"All We Are" – 4:45 #"Diary for Rock 'n' Roll Men" – 4:14 #"Love Ties" – 4:18 ;Side two #"Feel It Burn" (Kim Mitchell, Bob Johnson) – 4:14 #"Lager & Ale" – 4:05 #"Rumour Has It" – 4:09 #"Caroline" (Mitchell, Johnson, Dubois) – 3:40 #"Called Off" – 4:57

Personnel

– lead guitar, lead vocals, arrangements, producer *Peter Fredette – rhythm guitar, keyboards, lead vocals (on choruses of "All We Are"), backing vocals *Robert Sinclair Wilson – bass, keyboards, backing vocals *Paul Delong – drums *Todd Booth – keyboards and lead

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, arrangements *

–

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, backing vocals ;Production *Nick Blagona – producer, engineer *Joe Finlan, Robin Short – assistant engineers *

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– mastering at

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, New York *Tom Berry – executive producer

References

Kim Mitchell albums 1984 debut albums Albums produced by Nick Blagona Alert Records albums Bronze Records albums {{1980s-rock-album-stub