First Glance

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Field	Value
name	First Glance
type	studio
artist	April Wine
cover	First_Glance_(April_Wine_album_cover).png
released
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
misc	{{Extra album cover
header	Alternate cover
type	Album
cover	First Glance (April Wine album cover) US.png
caption	1978 American sleeve
name	First Glance
type	studio
single1	Roller
single1date	May 1979
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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. The album spawned the hit single "Roller", which remains one of their most popular songs and a classic rock staple. 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 – backing vocals, lead Vocals On "Right Down To It" & "Let Yourself Go", guitar, slide guitar, harmonica
• Jerry Mercer – drums & percussion
• Gary Moffet – guitar, slide guitar

Production

• Mastering by George Marino at Sterling Sound, NYC

Charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (1978) | Peak position | |---|---| ::

Certifications

References

References

1. "''First Glance'' overview at AllMusic". AllMusic.
2. "Quintessential Canadian rockers April Wine to be inducted to Canadian Music Hall of Fame". JunoAwards.ca.
3. "Canadian Music Week 2009". CMW.net.
4. "Aquarius Records – other acts – April Wine". AquariusRecords.com.
5. "April Wine, the Buerster Collection – Boxed set, booklet 1". AprilWine.ws.
6. "April Wine – Discography – First Glance – 1978". AprilWine.ca.

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