Coast to Coast Fever

US folk rock music recording album

Coast to Coast Fever

Studio album by

David Wiffen

Released| March 1973
Recorded| 1973
Genre| Country rock/Folk rock
Length| 39:15
Label| United Artists
Producer| Bruce Cockburn, Brian Ahern
David Wiffen chronology
| David Wiffen
(1971)  | Coast to Coast Fever
(1973)  | South of Somewhere
(1999)

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Coast to Coast Fever is the third solo album by Canadian singer-songwriter David Wiffen. He is assisted on the album by fellow Canadian folkie Bruce Cockburn, who plays guitar, bass and celeste, and also produced the album.[1][2] The best-known tracks are "Skybound Station", "Coast to Coast Fever", "Smoke Rings", "We Have Had Some Good Times" and "Lucifer's Blues". Seven of the ten songs were written by Wiffen.[3]

## History[edit]

The album was released in 1973,[4] and was heavily promoted by United Artists,[3] and received positive reviews and substantial radio play.[5] It was nominated for a 1974 Juno Award in the "Best Folk Album" category, but lost to Gordon Lightfoot's Old Dan's Records.[6]

## Track listing[edit]

All tracks composed by David Wiffen; except where indicated

1. "Skybound Station" – 3:50
2. "Coast to Coast Fever" – 4:01
3. "White Lines" (Willie P. Bennett) – 4:00
4. "Smoke Rings" – 3:57
5. "Climb the Stairs" – 4:07
6. "You Need a New Lover Now" (Murray McLauchlan) – 4:06
7. "We Have Had Some Good Times" – 3:20
8. "Lucifer's Blues" – 5:45
9. "Up on the Hillside" (Bruce Cockburn) – 2:51
10. "Full Circle" – 3:18

## Personnel[edit]

* David Wiffen - guitar, vocals
* Bruce Cockburn \- guitar, bass, celeste, vocals
* Dennis Pendrith - bass
* Skip Beckwith - bass
* Pat Godfrey - piano
* Pat Ricio - piano
* John Savage – drums
* Bill Usher – congas
* Andy Cree – drums
* Bruce Pennycock – tenor and soprano saxophone
* Brian Ahern – string arrangement

## Production[edit]

* Producer: Bruce Cockburn, Brian Ahern
* Recording Engineer: Bill Seddon, Bruce Cockburn, Chris Skene
* Album Design: Lloyd Ziff
* Art Direction: Mike Salisbury
* Photography: Mike Salisbury
* Liner Notes: Richard Flohill

## References[edit]

1. ^ "David Wiffen – Coast to Coast Fever (1973): Forgotten Series". Something Else Reviews, 13 January 2016 by Kasper Nijsen
2. ^ "Top 10 Great Obscure Albums You Need To Hear". VivaScene, Brian Miller, 7 November 2016
3. ^ a b "UA Promo on Wiffen". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 27 October 1973. p. 59\. ISSN 0006-2510.
4. ^ " David Wiffen – Songs From The Lost And Found". Strange Brew. 30 January 2015. Review by Jason Barnard.
5. ^ "From the Music Capitals of the World". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (17 November 1973). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 51\. ISSN 0006-2510. `{{cite book}}`: `|author=` has generic name (help)
6. ^ Jason Schneider (15 December 2010). Whispering Pines: The Northern Roots of American Music... from Hank Snow to the Band. ECW Press. p. 1\. ISBN 978-1-55490-552-2.

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