Power in the Music

Power in the Music is the fourteenth studio album by the Canadian rock band the Guess Who. The album was released in 1975 by RCA Records. It is the last album to feature lead singer Burton Cummings, before he left The Guess Who in 1975 to pursue a solo career.

Power in the Music
Studio album by
The Guess Who
ReleasedJuly 1975
RecordedMarch 1975
GenreRock
Length43:00
LabelRCA
ProducerJack Richardson
The Guess Who chronology
Flavours
(1974)		 Power in the Music
(1975)		 The Way They Were
(1976)
Singles from Power in the Music
  1. "Rosanne"
    Released: 1975
  2. "When the Band Was Singin' 'Shakin' All Over"
    Released: 1975
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The album features two singles: "Rosanne" (U.S. #105, Canada #55) and "When the Band Was Singin' ‘Shakin' All Over’" (U.S. #102). The lyrics of this 1975 song reference the Guess Who's 1965 hit "Shakin' All Over".

Release history

In addition to the usual two channel stereo version the album was also released by RCA in a four channel quadraphonic version on both LP and 8-track tape. The quad LP version used the Quadradisc system.

The album was later released on CD by Iconoclassic with two bonus tracks.

Track listing

All songs written by Burton Cummings and Domenic Troiano.

  1. "Down and Out Woman" – 3:37
  2. "Women" – 3:25
  3. "When the Band Was Singin' ‘Shakin' All Over’" – 3:35
  4. "Dreams" – 4:45
  5. "Rich World/Poor World" – 6:20
  6. "Rosanne" – 4:17
  7. "Coors for Sunday" – 4:25
  8. "Shopping Bag Lady" – 5:40
  9. "Power in the Music" – 6:35

2014 Iconoclassic remaster bonus tracks:

Personnel
The Guess Who
Additional personnel
  • Brian Christian – engineer
  • Jack Richardson – producer[2]

Charts

Album

Year Chart Peak position
1975 Canada RPM 63
US Billboard 200 87

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1975 "Rosanne" Canada RPM 55
US Billboard 105
"When the Band Was Singin'
`Shakin' All Over`"		 102

References
  1. Power in the Music at AllMusic
  2. The Guess Who, Power in the Music Credits Retrieved March 18, 2015
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