Flying Colors (Trooper album)

1979 studio album by Trooper

Flying Colors

Studio album by

Trooper

Released| 4 September 1979
Genre| Rock, hard rock
Length| 41:38
Label| MCA
Producer| Howard Steele
Trooper chronology
| Hot Shots
(1979)  | Flying Colors
(1979)  | Untitled
(1980)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]

Flying Colours is the fifth studio album by the Canadian rock band Trooper, released in 1979.[2][3] The album contained the hits "3 Dressed Up as a Nine", "Good Clean Fun" and "Janine", the latter of which became the band's highest charting single in their career history. The album would reach platinum certification in Canada. The album cover design was by James O'Mara and David Sharpe. Trooper supported the album with a Canadian tour.[4]

## Track listing

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All songs by McGuire/Smith except where noted.

Side One
1\. "3 Dressed Up as a 9" (4:41)
2\. "All Day and All of the Night" (Ray Davies) (3:08)
3\. "Go Ahead and Sue Me" (4:20)
4\. "Quiet Desperation" (Stewart/Underhill/Ludwig) (4:25)
5\. "She's So Sweet" (3:35)

Side Two
6\. "Mr Big" (Stewart/Underhill/Ludwig) (3:21)
7\. "Janine" (4:09)
8\. "Back to You" (Ludwig) (4:09)
9\. "Good Clean Fun" (4:45)
10\. "Drive Away" (3:41)

## Band members

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* Ra McGuire - vocals
* Brian Smith - guitar, background vocals
* Frank Ludwig - keyboards, vocals
* Tommy Stewart - drums, percussion, background vocals
* Doni Underhill - bass, background vocals

## Guest musicians

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* Steve Porcaro - [keyboards]
* Steve Lukather \- [guitar]
* Joe Lala - [drums]
* Harold Cowart - [bass]
* [Sandra] Rhodes, [Charles] Chalmers & [Donna] Rhodes - [background vocals]

## Singles

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* "3 Dressed Up As A 9" / "Mr. Big"
* "Janine" / "Live From The Moon"
* "Good Clean Fun" / "(It's Been A) Long Time"

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Chart (1979)  | Peak
position

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Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[5] | 11

### Year-end charts

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Chart (1980)  | Peak
position

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Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[6] | 28

## Certifications

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In 1979, the album was certified platinum by Music Canada.[7]

## References

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1. ^ "Flying Colors Review by Mike DeGagne". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
2. ^ "Trooper Biography by John Bush". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
3. ^ "Trooper album brings financial succes". The StarPhoenix. 7 Sep 1979. p. B1.
4. ^ "Spectator". The Vancouver Sun. 14 Sep 1979. p. 3L.
5. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6954a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
6. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0275". RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
7. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Trooper – Flying Colours". Music Canada. Retrieved 3 October 2019.

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* Ra McGuire
* Brian Smith
* Tommy Stewart
* Harry Kalensky
* Frank Ludwig
* Doni Underhill
* Rob Deans
* Marc LaFrance
* John Dryden
* Ronnie Baran
* Richard Sera
* Aaron Anderson
* Blaine Smith
* Larry Church
* Mike Schmidt
* John Stoltz
* Tony Ferarro
* Skip Prest
* Timothy B. Hewitt
* Scott Aquino
* Lance Chalmers
* Frankie Baker
* David Steele

Studio albums|

* Trooper (1975)
* Two for the Show (1976)
* Knock 'Em Dead Kid (1977)
* Thick as Thieves (1978)
* Flying Colors (1979)
* Untitled album (1980)
* Money Talks (1982)
* The Last of the Gypsies (1989)
* Ten (1991)

Compilation albums|

* Hot Shots (1979)
* Hits from 10 Albums (2010)

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