Best of Canadian Rock

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1As Years Go By
Mashmakhan3:00
2Stay Awhile
The Bells3:20
3Oh What a Feeling
Crowbar4:07
4One Fine Morning
recording of:
One Fine Morning
lyricist and composer:
Skip Prokop
publisher:
C.A.M. USA Inc and Media Trix Pub
Lighthouse5:13
5Wild Eyes
Stampeders3:44
6(Make Me Do) Anything You Want
A Foot in Coldwater3:03
7Wildflower
recording of:
Wildflower
lyricist:
Thomas David Richardson (lyricist of Canadian band Skylark’s “Wildflower”)
composer:
Douglas Fraser Edwards
publisher:
Edsel Music (pub, affiliated to SOCAN), Inaudible Music (pub, affiliated to SOCAN), Kobalt Music Copyrights SARL, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK), Nettwerk Songs Publishing Ltd., Nettwerk Tunes, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing and Summerless Music Inc. (pub, affiliated to SOCAN)
Skylark54:04
8Last Song
Edward Bear3:08
9Cousin Mary
recording of:
Cousin Mary (1972 rock song) (in 1972)
writer:
Brian Pilling (Canadian rock musician) and Ed Pilling (Canadian rock musician)
Fludd2:43
10Painted Ladies
Ian Thomas3:25
11Takin’ Care of Business
assistant engineer:
Marc Sterling
engineer:
Buzz Richmond
producer:
Randy Bachman (Canadian guitarist, singer & songwriter)
bass guitar:
C.F. Turner (from 1973-09 until 1973-10)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Rob Bachman (from 1973-09 until 1973-10)
guitar [lead guitar] and lead vocals:
Randy Bachman (Canadian guitarist, singer & songwriter) (from 1973-09 until 1973-10)
guitar [second lead guitar]:
Tim Bachman (from 1973-09 until 1973-10)
piano:
Norman Durkee (from 1973-09 until 1973-10)
background vocals:
C.F. Turner (from 1973-09 until 1973-10), Randy Bachman (Canadian guitarist, singer & songwriter) (from 1973-09 until 1973-10) and Tim Bachman (from 1973-09 until 1973-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram, Inc. (in 1973), PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1973) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Kaye–Smith Studios in Seattle, United States (from 1973-09 until 1973-10)
mixed at:
Kaye–Smith Studios in Seattle, United States
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 59)
recording of:
Takin’ Care of Business (from 1973-09 until 1973-10)
lyricist and composer:
Randy Bachman (Canadian guitarist, singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Ranbach Music (publisher), Sony Songs Inc., Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Top Soil Music (publisher)
Bachman–Turner Overdrive4.254:45
12Down by the Henry Moore
recording engineer and mixer:
Bill Seddon
producer:
Bernie Finkelstein and Murray McLauchlan (Canadian singer-songwriter)
bass:
Dennis Pendrith (in 1974-02)
drums (drum set):
Chris Parker (American drummer) (in 1974-02)
guitar and harmonica:
Murray McLauchlan (Canadian singer-songwriter) (in 1974-02)
mandolin:
Ben Mink (in 1974-02)
piano:
Pat Godfrey (singer songwriter) (in 1974-02)
steel guitar:
Ron Dann (in 1974-02)
vocals:
Murray McLauchlan (Canadian singer-songwriter) (in 1974-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Canada Ltd. (not for release label use! aka “CBS Disques”) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Thunder Sound in Toronto (in 1974-02)
mixed at:
Thunder Sound in Toronto (in 1974)
recording of:
Down By The Henry Moore (in 1974-02)
lyricist and composer:
Murray McLauchlan (Canadian singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Blackwing Music and Peermusic Canada Inc.
Murray McLauchlan4:34
13Stand Tall
The Guess Who3:42
14From New York to L.A.
Patsy Gallant4:52
15Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft
recording of:
Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft
writer:
Terry Draper and John Woloschuk
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Magentalane Music Ltd.
Klaatu7:05
16You Won't Dance With Me
April Wine3:39
17Let Go the Line
Max Webster3:25
18Young and Restless
Prism3:24
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1High School Confidential
assistant engineer:
David Taylor (Bass player (Bryan Adams) and engineer)
engineer:
Gary Gray (engineer)
producer:
Gene Martynec (Eugene Martynec) and Kevan Staples
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
High Romance Music Ltd (in 1980)
recorded at:
Manta Sound in Toronto (from 1980-08 until 1980-09)
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 46)
recording of:
High School Confidential
writer:
Carole Pope and Kevan Staples
publisher:
Joan Tone Musik and Mummy Dust Music Ltd
Rough Trade53:12
2My Girl
Chilliwack3:54
3(Stick in) Lodi
cover recording of:
Lodi
lyricist and composer:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Burlington Music Co., Ltd., Jondora Music and Wenaha Music
Ronnie Hawkins2:48
4Hot Girls in Love
recording of:
Hot Girls in Love
writer:
Paul Dean (Canadian guitarist) and Bruce Fairbairn
Loverboy3:57
5Mimi on the Beach
assistant engineer:
Mark Baldi, Ron Searles and Rick Starks
engineer:
John Naslen
co-producer:
Kerry Crawford, Jon Goldsmith, Jane Siberry and John Switzer
vocals:
Jane Siberry
recorded at:
Manta Sound in Toronto
mixed at:
Manta Sound in Toronto (in 1984-02)
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 77)
recording of:
Mimi on the Beach
lyricist and composer:
Jane Siberry
Jane Siberry57:35
6(You're a) Strange Animal
Gowan4:35
7Crying Over You
solo guitar:
Alex Lifeson
part of:
Canadian Mint: Another 14 Great Cancon Songs You Might Not Know
recording of:
Crying Over You (Platinum Blonde song)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Holmes (lead singer of Platinum Blonde)
Platinum Blonde53:34
8Black Cars
recording of:
Black Cars
writer:
Roy Freeland and Gino Vannelli (Canadian rock/jazz/fusion/pop vocalist, producer, performer and Hall of Fame songwriter (inducted on October 17, 2025))
publisher:
En Forme Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Whirling Rainbow Music, フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Gino Vannelli3:07
9Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)
recording engineer:
Paul Northfield (lead vocals) and Hayward Parrott (canadian engineer)
engineer:
Mike Jones (recording engineer) (task: Sounds Interchange)
producer:
Jim Vallance
assistant mixer:
Randy Staub
mixer:
Ed Thacker
guest background vocals:
Bryan Adams (Canadian singer/songwriter) (on 1985-11-04)
recorded at:
Armoury Studios in Vancouver (background vocals), Le Studio in Morin‐Heights (lead vocals), McClear Place Studios in Toronto (background vocals, horn [horns]), Sounds Interchange in Toronto and Eastern Sound in Toronto (on 1985-11-04: background vocals [Bryan Adams' backing vocals])
mixed at:
Phase One Studios in Toronto
recording of:
Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone)
written in:
Vancouver (in 1985-05)
writer:
Alan Frew, Sam Reid (Canadian keyboardist for Glass Tiger) and Jim Vallance (in 1985-05)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
Glass Tiger4.54:04
10How Many (Rivers to Cross)
Luba4:10
11Boy Inside the Man
recording of:
Boy Inside the Man
lyricist and composer:
Tom Cochrane (of Red Rider)
Tom Cochrane & Red Rider5:12
12Patio Lanterns
Kim Mitchell3:26
13Ordinary People
The Box3:38
14April Fool
Chalk Circle5:19
15It Aint Enough
recording of:
It Ain't Enough
lyricist and composer:
Corey Hart
Corey Hart3:29
16Can't We Try
producer:
John Capek and Hank Medress
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1987)
recording of:
Can't We Try
lyricist and composer:
Beverly Chapin-Hill and Dan Hill (Canadian singer/songwriter)
publisher:
A Question of Material Music, EMI April Music Inc., If Dreams Had Wings Music Ltd. and Scoop Music Ltd.
Dan Hill23:59
17Kiss Him Goodbye
The Nylons3:23
18Hey Men
Men Without Hats5:01

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ASIN:US: B000P739OC [info]