Akimbo Alogo
Akimbo Alogo is the first full-length solo album from Canadian singer and guitarist Kim Mitchell, released on Alert Records in Canada, and on Bronze Records in other territories, including the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, and Japan. The album includes Mitchell's only significant solo hit in the United States, "Go for Soda", a song which has been featured on TV series such as Canada's Trailer Park Boys, as well as an episode of the American animated sitcom American Dad!. "All We Are", "Feel it Burn" and "Lager & Ale" also received significant airplay in Canada at the time of the album's release and receive airplay on classic rock radio to this day.
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Released | 28 June 1984[1] | |||
Recorded | McClear Place, Toronto | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 41:42 | |||
Label | Alert (Canada) Bronze (International) | |||
Producer | Kim Mitchell, Nick Blagona | |||
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The original cover art for this album was changed upon its release after the album was remixed and released in the United States in 1985. For the UK, Japanese, and European releases of this album, the cover art was altered again due to the cigarette pictured in Mitchell's mouth.
Track listing
All songs written by Kim Mitchell and Pye Dubois unless otherwise shown.
- "Go for Soda" – 3:28
- "That's a Man" – 3:47
- "All We Are" – 4:45
- "Diary for Rock 'n' Roll Men" – 4:14
- "Love Ties" – 4:18
- "Feel It Burn" (Kim Mitchell, Georgie Fab) – 4:14
- "Lager & Ale" – 4:05
- "Rumour Has It" – 4:09
- "Caroline" (Mitchell, Dubois, Fab) – 3:40
- "Called Off" – 4:57
Personnel
- Kim Mitchell – lead guitar, lead vocals
- Peter Fredette – rhythm guitar, keyboards, lead vocals (on "All We Are"), backing vocals
- Robert Sinclair Wilson – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
- Paul Delong – drums
- Todd Booth – keyboards and lead synthesiser
- Pye Dubois – lyrics, backing vocals
References
- "Alert label continues with busy schedule". RPM Weekly. 7 July 1984. Volume 40, No. 18. p. 13.
- https://www.allmusic.com/album/r44892