''So Long, Bannatyne'' is the eighth studio

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by the

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rock band

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, released in 1971 by

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Background

The album's title track includes the words:

''So long Bannatyne, hello my Chevrier home.''

The album's packaging and title track illustrate a transition in the life of Guess Who guitarist

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, moving from the city to the suburbs. The front cover has the words "So Long, Bannatyne" and shows the band dressed casually around a red

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with a

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license plate in front of The Bannatyne Apartments (located at 545 Bannatyne Avenue in the band's hometown of

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). The back cover has the words "Hello, My Chevrier Home" and shows the band now dressed more formally with the same red Chevrolet in the back of a home located on Chevrier Boulevard, about 5 miles from downtown Winnipeg. In 2015 the Bannatyne Apartments building, while vacant, was damaged by fire.

Track listing

All songs written by

Burton Cummings Burton Lorne Cummings (born December 31, 1947) is a Canadian musician and songwriter. He is best known for leading the Guess Who during that band's most successful period from 1965 to 1975, and for a lengthy solo career. Cummings has been induc ...

and

except where noted. Side one #"

Rain Dance Rainmaking is a weather modification ritual that attempts to invoke rain. It is based on the belief that humans can influence nature, spirits, or the ancestors who withhold or bring rain. Among the best known examples of weather modification ...

" – 2:45 #"She Might Have Been a Nice Girl" (Cummings) – 3:13 #"Goin' a Little Crazy" – 6:59 #"Fiddlin'" – 1:06 #"Pain Train" – 3:45 #"One Divided" ( Greg Leskiw) – 2:38 Side two #

"Grey Day" (Leskiw) – 4:16

#"Life in the Bloodstream" (Cummings) – 3:10 #"One Man Army" – 3:55 #" Sour Suite" (Cummings) – 4:08 #"So Long, Bannatyne" – 5:55 Bonus Tracks (2010 Iconoclassic CD Release) #

Albert Flasher "Albert Flasher" is a song written by Burton Cummings and performed by Canadian rock band The Guess Who. Initially released as the B-side of their "Broken" single in 1971, it was promoted to A-side status in mid-May of that year, according to t ...

" (Cummings) – 3:06

# " Broken" – 2:44

8-Track

*The 8-track release featured a different ordering of tracks due to the practical need to balance as closely as possible the play time of each of the four programs: Program 1: "Life in the Bloodstream", "Fiddlin'", "So Long, Bannatyne" Program 2: "Rain Dance", "Sour Suite", "Pain Train" Program 3: "One Divided", "One Man Army", "Grey Day" Program 4: "She Might Have Been a Nice Girl", "Goin' a Little Crazy"

Personnel

;The Guess Who *

– lead vocals, keyboards, saxophoneThe Guess Who – ''So Long, Bannatyne'' Credits
Retrieved February 7, 2019 *

– lead guitar, backing vocals * Greg Leskiw – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, lead vocal and banjo on "One Divided" *

Jim Kale Michael James Kale (born August 11, 1943) is a Canadian rock musician, best known as the original bassist for the rock band The Guess Who. He was also a member of the band Scrubbaloe Caine. In 1987, he was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall ...

– bass, backing vocals *

Garry Peterson Garry Denis Peterson (born May 26, 1945) is a Canadian-American drummer. Peterson was originally a "child prodigy" drummer, backing many popular acts in the 1950s, but is best remembered as an original member of The Guess Who. He served as the ban ...

– drums, backing vocals ;Additional personnel *Brian Christian – engineer *Jack Richardson – producer

Charts

References

{{Authority control 1971 albums The Guess Who albums Albums produced by Jack Richardson (record producer) RCA Victor albums