First Glance Explained

First Glance
Type:	studio
Artist:	April Wine
Cover:	First_Glance_(April_Wine_album_cover).png
Studio:	Studio Tempo, Montreal, Canada & Le Studio, Morin-Heights, Québec.
Genre:	Hard rock
Length:	33:26
Label:	Aquarius, Capitol
Producer:	Myles Goodwyn
Prev Title:	Live at the El Mocambo
Prev Year:	1977
Next Title:	Greatest Hits
Next Year:	1979

First Glance is the seventh studio album by Canadian rock band April Wine, released in March 1978. First Glance became April Wine's first significant record internationally.^{[1] [2]} The album spawned the hit single "Roller", which remains one of their most popular songs and a classic rock staple.^{[3] [4] [5]} It peaked in the top forty hit in the United States.

After the success of First Glance, bands such as Rush, Journey and Styx requested for April Wine to open their shows in the United States.

Track listing

Canadian track listing

All tracks written by Myles Goodwyn unless otherwise noted.

1. "Hot on the Wheels of Love" (M. Goodwyn, S. Lang) – 3:14
2. "Get Ready for Love" – 4:25
3. "Rock n' Roll is a Vicious Game" – 3:10
4. "Right Down to It" (B. Greenway) – 3:03
5. "Roller" – 4:19
6. "Comin' Right Down on Top of Me" – 4:10
7. "I'm Alive" – 2:55
8. "Let Yourself Go" – 2:56
9. "Silver Dollar" – 5:14

• This version is only available in Canada.

Note: both versions of the CD have the first two tracks in the opposite order.

US/UK track listing

All tracks written by Myles Goodwyn unless otherwise noted.

1. "Get Ready for Love" – 4:25
2. "Hot on the Wheels of Love" (M. Goodwyn, S. Lang) – 3:14
3. "Rock n' Roll is a Vicious Game" – 3:10
4. "Right Down to It" (B. Greenway) – 3:03
5. "Roller" – 4:19
6. "Comin' Right Down on Top of Me" – 4:10
7. "I'm Alive" – 2:55
8. "Let Yourself Go" – 2:56
9. "Silver Dollar" – 5:14

• The picture on the cover of the American version is also used on the album covers of Greatest Hits (1979), The Hits (1987), and Classic Masters (2002).

Personnel

April Wine

• Myles Goodwyn – lead & background vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Steve Lang – bass, background vocals
• Brian Greenway – lead & background vocals, guitar, slide guitar, harmonica
• Jerry Mercer – drums & percussion
• Gary Moffet – guitar, slide guitar

Production

• Mastering by George Marino at Sterling Sound, NYC

Notes and References

1. Web site: Quintessential Canadian rockers April Wine to be inducted to Canadian Music Hall of Fame. 27 May 2010. JunoAwards.ca. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100926110058/http://junoawards.ca/2010/02/08/quintessential-canadian-rockers-april-wine-to-be-inducted-to-canadian-music-hall-of-fame/. 26 September 2010.
2. Web site: Canadian Music Week 2009 . 9 October 2009 . CMW.net . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090211011236/http://cmw.net/cmw2009/media_details.asp?media_ID=143 . 11 February 2009 .
3. Web site: Aquarius Records – other acts – April Wine. 9 October 2009. AquariusRecords.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20091016220425/http://www.aquariusrecords.com/site/display/other_acts/. 16 October 2009. dead.
4. Web site: April Wine, the Buerster Collection – Boxed set, booklet 1. 9 October 2009. AprilWine.ws.
5. Web site: April Wine – Discography – First Glance – 1978. 9 October 2009. AprilWine.ca. https://web.archive.org/web/20090926004006/http://www.aprilwine.ca/April%20Wine%20-%20Discography%20-%20First%20Glance.htm. 26 September 2009. dead.