A Million Vacations
A Million Vacations is the fourth album by Canadian rock band Max Webster. The record was released in 1979 in Canada by Anthem Records and in the United States and Europe by Capitol Records. The hit songs "A Million Vacations", "Let Go the Line", and "Paradise Skies" remain as Canadian Classic rock radio station staples. The lead track "Paradise Skies" was released by Capitol-EMI Records Britain as a picture disc single that featured "The Party" from their previous album Mutiny Up My Sleeve.
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Released | 5 March 1979 | |||
Recorded | December 1978 – January 1979 | |||
Studio | Phase One Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 39:10 | |||
Label | Anthem (Canada) Capitol (US, Europe) | |||
Producer | John de Nottbeck and Max Webster | |||
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Singles from A Million Vacations | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 10/10[2] |
The album was certified platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association.[3]
Track listing
- Side one
- "Paradise Skies" (Kim Mitchell, Pye Dubois) – 3:15
- "Charmonium" (Terry Watkinson) – 4:15
- "Night Flights" (Watkinson, Dubois) – 3:02
- "Sun Voices" (Mitchell, Dubois) – 4:50
- "Moon Voices" (Mitchell) – 3:05
- Side two
- "A Million Vacations" (Gary McCracken, Dubois) – 3:10
- "Look Out" (Mitchell, Dubois) – 4:53
- "Let Go the Line" (Watkinson) – 3:25
- "Rascal Houdi" (Mitchell, Dubois) – 3:28
- "Research (At Beach Resorts)" (Mitchell, Dubois) – 4:45
Personnel
- Max Webster
- Kim Mitchell – guitars and vocals
- Terry Watkinson – keyboards and vocals, lead vocals on "Charmonium" and "Let Go the Line"
- Dave Myles – bass guitar
- Gary McCracken – drums and percussion, lead vocals on "A Million Vacations"
- Pye Dubois – lyrics
- Additional musicians
- Carla Jensen, Judy Donnelly – additional vocals
- Dick Smith – congas, shaker
- Bill Misener – string arrangements
- Production
- John de Nottbeck – producer
- Mark Wright – engineer
- David Greene – mixing at Soundstage, Toronto
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk, New York
References
- Allan, Mark. "Max Webster - A Million Vacations review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
- Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 182–183. ISBN 978-1894959025.
- "Gold Platinum Database Artist: Max Webster". Music Canada. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 31, no. 18. July 28, 1979.
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