''Meanwhile Back in Paris...'' is the debut

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by Canadian

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band Streetheart. It was released in

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and features the band's first two singles, "Action" and "Look at Me". The title comes from the lyrics of the album's opening track "Action". The album was followed by 1979's '' Under Heaven Over Hell''. In 1995,

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re-released the album on CD. It only held the songs from the original LP, and all physical media issues of the album have since remained

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. However, the album is still available via online MP3 download on major sites such as

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and

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. In February 1981, ''Meanwhile Back in Paris...'' was certified platinum in Canada (in excess of 100,000 copies sold).

Track listing

Side one

# "Action" 4:48 # "Pressure" 3:54 # "Can You Feel It" 3:31 # "Move On Over" 5:18

Side two

# "Look at Me" 3:46 # "Captain Rhythm" 4:21 # "Streetwalker" 3:55 # "People (Takin' Pieces of Me)" 3:40 # "Just for You" 4:18

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the ''Meanwhile Back in Paris...'' liner notes. Streetheart * Kenny Shields –

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* Paul Dean –

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;

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* Matthew Frenette –

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;

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Ken Sinnaeve Kenneth "Spider" Sinnaeve (born May 2, 1954) is a Canadian musician. He was a founding member of the popular Canadian band Streetheart, and since 2001 has been a member of Loverboy, replacing late bassist Scott Smith. Sinnaeve has also contribu ...

–

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; backing vocals * Darryl Gutheil – keyboards; backing vocals Production and artwork * George Semkiw – producer;

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* Streetheart – producer * Jeff Stobbs – assistant engineer * Mark Wright – assistant engineer * Mick Walsh – assistant engineer * Gary Muth – executive producer * Myron Zabol –

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References

External links

* 1978 debut albums Streetheart (band) albums {{1970s-rock-album-stub