Electric Jewels

1973 studio album by April Wine

Electric Jewels

Studio album by

April Wine

Released| November 1973 (1973-11)
Studio| Toronto Sound (Toronto, Canada)
Genre|

* Hard rock
* heavy metal

Length| 37:41
Label| Aquarius
Producer| Ralph Murphy
April Wine chronology
| On Record
(1972)  | Electric Jewels
(1973)  | Live!
(1974)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]

Electric Jewels is the third studio album by Canadian rock band April Wine, released in November 1973 by Aquarius Records.[1][2][3][4] In a 2007 publication by Goose Lane Editions, Electric Jewels ranked number 73 in Bob Mersereau's 2007 book The Top 100 Canadian Albums.[5]

Electric Jewels marked significant membership changes within April Wine as the founding Henman brothers left the band, and were replaced by guitarist Gary Moffet and drummer Jerry Mercer.[3]

## Track listing

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All tracks written by Myles Goodwyn and Jim Clench unless noted otherwise.

1. "Weeping Widow" (Robert Wright, a.k.a. Art La King) – 3:54
2. "Just Like That" – 3:09
3. "Electric Jewels" – 5:59
4. "You Opened Up My Eyes" – 4:50
5. "Come on Along" – 4:29
6. "Lady Run, Lady Hide" – 2:57
7. "I Can Hear You Callin'" – 3:25
8. "Cat's Claw" – 4:46
9. "The Band Has Just Begun" – 4:12

## Personnel

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### April Wine

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* Myles Goodwyn – lead vocals, guitars, mandolin, piano, mellotron
* Jim Clench – vocals, bass, arp, lead vocals on "Weeping Widow", "You Opened Up My Eyes", & "Cats Claw"
* Gary Moffet – guitars, vocals
* Jerry Mercer – percussion, vocals

### Production

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* Ralph Murphy – producer
* Terry Brown – engineer[6]
* Dave Halbert – mixing engineer

### Additional personnel

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* David Henman – guitar
* Ritchie Henman – drums
* Richard Newell – harmonica[6]
* Pierre Senecal – organ[6]
* Al Nicholls – background vocals
* Pam Marsh – background vocals
* Bhen Lazaroni – string arrangements

## Charts

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Chart (1973–1974)  | Peak
position

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Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] | 75

## References

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1. ^ a b "Electric Jewels overview at AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
2. ^ Strong, Martin C. "The Great Metal Discography". Canongate Books Ltd. Edinburgh, Scotland. 1998. p. 19.
3. ^ a b "Electric Jewels | April Wine - Official Website". Retrieved 28 February 2022.
4. ^ "April Wine - Electric Jewels". Unidisc Music. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
5. ^ canada.com – Neil Young, Joni Mitchell top best 100 Canadian albums Archived 22 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
6. ^ a b c "Electric Jewels credits at AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
7. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5012b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 8, 2023.

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April Wine

* Myles Goodwyn
* Brian Greenway
* Richard Lanthier
* Roy Nichol

* Steve Lang
* Carl Dixon
* Jim Clench
* Jerry Mercer

Studio albums|

* April Wine (1971)
* On Record (1972)
* Electric Jewels (1973)
* Stand Back (1975)
* The Whole World's Goin' Crazy (1976)
* Forever for Now (1977)
* First Glance (1978)
* Harder ... Faster (1979)
* The Nature of the Beast (1981)
* Power Play (1982)
* Animal Grace (1984)
* Walking Through Fire (1986)
* Attitude (1993)
* Frigate (1994)
* Back to the Mansion (2001)
* Roughly Speaking (2006)

Live albums|

* Live! (1974)
* Live at the El Mocambo (1977)
* Ladies Man (1980)
* One for the Road (1985)
* Greatest Hits Live 1997 (1997)
* I Like to Rock (2002)
* Greatest Hits Live 2003 (2003)

Compilation albums|

* Greatest Hits (1979)
* The Best of April Wine: Rock Ballads (1981)
* Review and Preview (1981)
* The Hits (1987)
* All the Rockers (1987)
* We Like to Rock (1988)
* The First Decade (1989)
* Oowatanite (1990)
* The April Wine Collection (1992)
* Champions of Rock (1996)
* Rock Champions (2000)
* Classic Masters (2002)
* Best of April Wine (2003)
* April Wine Rocks! (2006)

Video and DVD|

* Live in London (1981)
* From the Front Row ... Live! (2003)

Singles|

* "Fast Train" (1971)
* "You Could Have Been a Lady" (1972)
* "Tonite Is a Wonderful Time to Fall in Love" (1975)
* "Roller" (1978)
* "I Like to Rock" (1981)
* "Just Between You and Me" (1981)
* "Sign of the Gypsy Queen" (1981)
* "Enough Is Enough" (1982)

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* Band members
* Discography

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