Electric Jewels

Electric Jewels
Studio album by
April Wine
ReleasedNovember 1973 (November 1973)
StudioToronto Sound, Toronto
Genre
  • Hard rock
  • heavy metal
Length37:41
LabelAquarius
ProducerRalph Murphy
April Wine chronology
On Record
(1972)
Electric Jewels
(1973)
Live!
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
1973 studio album by April Wine

Electric Jewels is the third studio album by Canadian rock band April Wine, released in November 1973 by Aquarius Records.[1][2][3][4] In a 2007 publication by Goose Lane Editions, Electric Jewels ranked number 73 in Bob Mersereau's 2007 book The Top 100 Canadian Albums.[5]

Electric Jewels marked significant membership changes within April Wine as the founding Henman brothers left the band, and were replaced by guitarist Gary Moffet and drummer Jerry Mercer.[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Myles Goodwyn and Jim Clench unless noted otherwise.

  1. "Weeping Widow" (Robert Wright, a.k.a. Art La King) – 3:54
  2. "Just Like That" – 3:09
  3. "Electric Jewels" – 5:59
  4. "You Opened Up My Eyes" – 4:50
  5. "Come on Along" – 4:29
  6. "Lady Run, Lady Hide" – 2:57
  7. "I Can Hear You Callin'" – 3:25
  8. "Cat's Claw" – 4:46
  9. "The Band Has Just Begun" – 4:12

Personnel

April Wine

  • Myles Goodwyn – lead vocals, guitars, mandolin, piano, mellotron
  • Jim Clench – vocals, bass, arp
  • Gary Moffet – guitars, vocals
  • Jerry Mercer – percussion, vocals

Production

  • Ralph Murphy – producer
  • Terry Brown – engineer[6]
  • Dave Halbert – mixing engineer

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (1973-1974) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] 75

References

  1. ^ a b "Electric Jewels overview at AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  2. ^ Strong, Martin C. "The Great Metal Discography". Canongate Books Ltd. Edinburgh, Scotland. 1998. p. 19.
  3. ^ a b "Electric Jewels | April Wine - Official Website". Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  4. ^ "April Wine - Electric Jewels". Unidisc Music. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  5. ^ canada.com – Neil Young, Joni Mitchell top best 100 Canadian albums Archived 22 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ a b c "Electric Jewels credits at AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5012b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
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