| Nature of the Beast | ||||
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| Studio album by April Wine | ||||
| Released | January 12, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | Le Manoir Studios, Shipton-on-Cherwell, England | |||
| Genre | Rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 37:13 | |||
| Label | Aquarius, Capitol, EMI | |||
| Producer | Myles Goodwyn, Mike Stone | |||
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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,[2] in the village of Shipton-on-Cherwell, in Oxfordshire, England following the band's 1980 European tour.[3] This album was April Wine's commercial peak, selling over one million copies in the US and reaching #24 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
"Just Between You and Me" became April Wine's most successful single, reaching #21 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart,[4] #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.
All songs written and composed by Myles Goodwyn, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "All Over Town" | 3:00 | |
| 2. | "Tellin' Me Lies" | 2:59 | |
| 3. | "Sign of the Gypsy Queen" | Lorence Hud | 4:16 |
| 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 |