The Nature of the Beast (album)

The Nature of the Beast is the ninth studio album by Canadian rock band April Wine, released in 1981.[1] The album was recorded at Le Manoir Studios,[4] in the village of Shipton-on-Cherwell, in Oxfordshire, England following the band's 1980 European tour.[5] This album was April Wine's commercial peak, certified Platinum in the US and reaching #24 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

The Nature of the Beast
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 12, 1981
Recorded1980
StudioThe Manor (Oxfordshire)
GenreRock, hard rock
Length37:13
LabelAquarius, Capitol, EMI
ProducerMyles Goodwyn, Mike Stone
April Wine chronology
Ladies Man
(1980)
The Nature of the Beast
(1981)
The Best of April Wine: Rock Ballads
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Music Week[2]
Record Mirror[3]

"Just Between You and Me" became April Wine's most successful single, reaching #21 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart,[6] #11 on Billboard's Top Tracks chart, and #22 on the Canadian RPM charts.

April Wine's version of the Lorence Hud song "Sign of the Gypsy Queen" also became a moderate hit, reaching #57 on the Billboard Hot 100, #19 on the Top Tracks chart, and #40 in Canada. Hud's original version of the song had also been a hit single in Canada in 1972 (#16 RPM charts).

The first track on the album, "All Over Town" also received airplay on album-oriented rock radio stations, charting at #29 on the Top Tracks chart.

Their Tenth track on the album "Bad Boys" was used in the First Episode of the twelve season of Supernatural, Recapping the events of the previous season.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Myles Goodwyn, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All Over Town" 3:00
2."Tellin' Me Lies" 2:59
3."Sign of the Gypsy Queen"Lorence Hud4:16
4."Just Between You and Me" 3:54
5."Wanna Rock" 2:06
6."Caught in the Crossfire" 3:33
7."Future Tense" 4:07
8."Big City Girls" 3:42
9."Crash and Burn" 2:31
10."Bad Boys" 3:10
11."One More Time" 3:55

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1981) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] 11
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 48
US Billboard 200[9] 26

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[10] 2× Platinum 200,000^
United States (RIAA)[11] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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