Flavours (album) explained

Flavours
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Guess Who
Cover:	GuessWho_Flavours3.jpg
Released:	October 1974 (CAN) (US) January 1975 (UK)
Recorded:	July 1974
Studio:	Sound Stage in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre:	Rock
Label:	RCA Victor
Producer:	Jack Richardson
Prev Title:	Road Food
Prev Year:	1974
Next Title:	Power in the Music
Next Year:	1975

Flavours is the thirteenth studio album by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. This was the first album by the group to feature Domenic Troiano on guitar.

Release history

In addition to the usual 2 channel stereo version the album was also released by RCA in a 4 channel quadraphonic version on both LP and 8-track tape. The quad LP version was released using the Quadradisc system.

The album was first released on CD in a "Two-Fer" series, bundled with the album Rockin', although this release was criticized by multiple reviewers for poor sound quality. In 2011, the album was released in remastered form by the Iconoclassic label including previously unreleased demo tracks.

Track listing

All songs written by Burton Cummings and Domenic Troiano.

1. "Dancin' Fool" – 3:34
2. "Hoe Down Time" – 3:52
3. "Nobody Knows His Name" – 3:19
4. "Diggin' Yourself" – 3:42
5. "Seems Like I Can't Live with You, But I Can't Live Without You" – 5:28
6. "Dirty" – 5:30
7. "Eye" – 3:57
8. "Loves Me Like a Brother" – 3:26
9. "Long Gone" – 7:59

2011 Iconoclassic remaster bonus tracks:

1. "A Fool, a Fool, I Met a Fool" (Demo) – 4:09
2. "Save a Smile" (Demo) – 2:58
3. "Roll with the Punches" (Demo) – 4:49
4. "Your Back Yard" (Demo) – 4:04

Personnel

• Burton Cummings – lead vocals, keyboards
• Domenic Troiano – guitar, mandolin (Track 5), backing vocals
• Bill Wallace – bass, backing vocals
• Garry Peterson – drums
• Jack Richardson – producer
• Brian Christian – engineer^[1]

Notes and References

1. http://www.discogs.com/Guess-Who-Flavours/release/1251402 The Guess Who, Flavours Chart Position
2. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 130.