Canadian Zephyr Explained

Canadian Zephyr
Origin:Richmond Hill, Ontario Canada
Genre:Country
Years Active:1969-1983
Label:Cynda Records
Bronco Records
United Artists
RCA
Artists Alliance
Past Members:John Hayman
Bill Meens
Marty Steiger r
Chris Plewes
Garth Bourne
Gord Logan
Joe Linge
Carl Toth
Dario Cingolani
Ron Musselwhite
Frank Shandraw John Howard

Canadian Zephyr was a Canadian country music group. Twenty of their singles made the RPM Country Tracks charts, including the number one singles "You Made My Day Tonight"[1] and "Guess I Went Crazy."[2] They released two albums for United Artists and three albums for RCA.[3]

Discography

Albums

YearAlbumCAN Country
1973Bringin' the House Down
1974In the Zephyr Style
1976It Just So Happens
1978A Country Mile Better20
1979The Best of Canadian Zephyr21
1980Zephyr2
1983The Songwriters

Singles

YearSinglePeak positions
CAN CountryCAN AC
1972"Cheap Lowdown Wine"34
1973"World of Make Believe"80
"My Sweet Caroline"46
"Loving My Lady"79
1974"Me and the Devil"32
1975"She Loves Away the Blues"27
"Someone Special"9
1976"Breaking Up with Brenda"11
1977"For All I Care"26
"Stop Right There"23
1978"Here's Your Watch John"4
"A Country Mile Better"26
"You Made My Day Tonight"1
1979"Love When It Leaves Here"325
"Don't Ask the Question"4
1980"Guess I Went Crazy"1
"The Time It Takes to Leave"2
1981"Watching It Die"16
1982"Took You Back Again"10
1983"Blonde and Down (From a Rodeo Town)"35

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RPM Country Tracks for March 24, 1979. RPM. 26 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20121020005353/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0133a&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=m031t12hj09d90nk9aau64rt94. 20 October 2012. dead.
  2. Web site: RPM Country Tracks for October 11, 1980. RPM. 26 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20121020005420/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0246a&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=m031t12hj09d90nk9aau64rt94. 20 October 2012. dead.
  3. Web site: Canadian Zephyr. https://archive.today/20120709134348/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/C/Canadian_Zephyr.html. usurped. July 9, 2012. The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia. 26 October 2010.