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.

A Million Vacations
Studio album by
Max Webster
Released5 March 1979
RecordedDecember 1978 – January 1979
StudioPhase One Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
GenreRock
Length39:10
LabelAnthem (Canada)
Capitol (US, Europe)
ProducerJohn de Nottbeck and Max Webster
Max Webster chronology
Mutiny Up My Sleeve
(1978)		 A Million Vacations
(1979)		 Live Magnetic Air
(1979)
Singles from A Million Vacations
  1. "Let Go the Line" / "Moon Voices"
    Released: 1979
  2. "A Million Vacations" / "Night Flights"
    Released: 1979
  3. "Paradise Skies" / "In Context of the Moon"
    Released: 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal10/10[2]

The album was certified platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association.[3]

Track listing
Side one
  1. "Paradise Skies" (Kim Mitchell, Pye Dubois) – 3:15
  2. "Charmonium" (Terry Watkinson) – 4:15
  3. "Night Flights" (Watkinson, Dubois) – 3:02
  4. "Sun Voices" (Mitchell, Dubois) – 4:50
  5. "Moon Voices" (Mitchell) – 3:05
Side two
  1. "A Million Vacations" (Gary McCracken, Dubois) – 3:10
  2. "Look Out" (Mitchell, Dubois) – 4:53
  3. "Let Go the Line" (Watkinson) – 3:25
  4. "Rascal Houdi" (Mitchell, Dubois) – 3:28
  5. "Research (At Beach Resorts)" (Mitchell, Dubois) – 4:45

Personnel
Max Webster
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

Charts
Chart (1979) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (RPM)[4] 13

References
  1. Allan, Mark. "Max Webster - A Million Vacations review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  2. 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.
  3. "Gold Platinum Database Artist: Max Webster". Music Canada. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  4. "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 31, no. 18. July 28, 1979.
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