''Wheatfield Soul'' is the fourth studio

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by the

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, released in March 1969. Their first

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release, the album is also notable for being the first full-length Guess Who album to feature

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exclusively on lead vocals, without original lead singer Chad Allan. Featuring the US top 10 hit "

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", it marked the beginning of the band's international success.

Release history

''Wheatfield Soul'' was not a commercial success. "

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LP that also focuses on

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. An original version of "Friends of Mine" is on the Guess Who's posthumous compilation ''This Time Long Ago''. Added to the 2009 remastered CD version was "When Friends Fall Out," "Guess Who Blues," and "Of a Dropping Pin." This version of "When Friends Fall Out" never made it to any original, early Guess Who albums. A later re-recording appeared on ''

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''.

Track listing

Original release

All songs written by

Randy Bachman Randolph Charles Bachman ( ; born September 27, 1943) is a Canadian guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He was a founding member of the bands The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive. He was the writer and singer of several hit rock songs, ...

and

except where noted. Side one # "

" – 3:45 # "Pink Wine Sparkles in the Glass" – 2:13 # "I Found Her in a Star" (Cummings) – 2:36 # "Friends of Mine" – 10:04 Side two #

"When You Touch Me" (Bachman, Cummings, Rob Matheson) – 3:38

# "A Wednesday in Your Garden" (Bachman) – 3:20 # " Lightfoot" (Bachman, Cummings, Matheson) – 3:07 # "Love and a Yellow Rose" – 5:05 # "Maple Fudge" – 1:49 # "We're Coming to Dinner" – 2:43

2009 Remastered CD (IconoClassic ICON 1008)

# "

" # "Pink Wine Sparkles in the Glass" # "I Found Her in a Star" # "Friends of Mine" # "When You Touch Me" # "A Wednesday in Your Garden" # " Lightfoot" # "Love and a Yellow Rose" # "Maple Fudge" # "We're Coming to Dinner" # "When Friends Fall Out" – 3:17 (#75 Canada, July 1968) # "Guess Who Blues" – 3:31 # "Of a Dropping Pin" – 3:24 (#97 Canada, December 1968)

Personnel

The Guess Who *

– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, flute *

– lead guitar, backing vocals *

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– 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 ;Production * Jack Richardson − producer *

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− musical director *David Greene − engineer *

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− engineer *CD Mastered by Bob Irwin at Sundazed Studios,

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, and Vic Anesini at Sony Music Studios, New York City

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1969 albums The Guess Who albums Albums produced by Jack Richardson (record producer) RCA Victor albums