''Thick as Thieves'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian

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, released in 1978. The album was produced by

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fame. The album went

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in their home country, and featured the group's only successful

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Overview

''Thick as Thieves'' contained the hits “Raise a Little Hell”, "Round, Round We Go" written and sung by keyboardist Frank Ludwig, and "The Moment That it Takes" written by Stewart and Underhill and also sung by Ludwig.

Track listing

All songs written by

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and Brian Smith unless otherwise noted. # "Live from the Moon" (4:14) # "No Fun Being Alone" (3:17) # "Round, Round We Go" (4:18) (Frank Ludwig) # "Drivin' Crazy" (3:19) # "Roll with It" (4:09) # "Say Goodnight" (3:51) # "The Moment That It Takes" (3:19) (Tommy Stewart/Doni Underhill) # "One Good Reason" (5:14) # "Gambler" (3:18) # "

" (3:41)

CD bonus track

"A Fine Mess (You've Gotten Us Into)" -side to Raise A Little Hell single/li>

Personnel

* Ra McGuire - lead vocals * Brian Smith - lead guitar * Tommy Stewart - drums * Doni Underhill - bass guitar * Frank Ludwig - keyboards, vocals

Singles

* "Raise A Little Hell" / "A Fine Mess (You've Gotten Us Into)" * "Round, Round We Go" / "Raise A Little Hell" * "The Moment That It Takes" / "Live From The Moon"

References

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