Flavours (album)

Flavours is the thirteenth studio album by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. This was the first album by the group to feature Domenic Troiano on guitar.

Flavours
Studio album by The Guess Who
Released	October 1974 (CAN) (US) January 1975 (UK)
Recorded	July 1974 at Sound Stage in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre	Rock
Length	40:20
Label	RCA Records
Producer	Jack Richardson
The Guess Who chronology
Road Food (1974) Flavours (1974) Power in the Music (1975)
Singles from Flavours
"Dancin' Fool" Released: October 1974 "Loves Me Like a Brother" Released: 1975

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C[2]

Release history

In addition to the usual 2 channel stereo version the album was also released by RCA in a 4 channel quadraphonic version on both LP and 8-track tape. The quad LP version was released using the Quadradisc system.

The album was first released on CD in a "Two-Fer" series, bundled with the album Rockin', although this release was criticized by multiple reviewers for poor sound quality. In 2011, the album was released in remastered form by the Iconoclassic label including previously unreleased demo tracks.

Track listing

All songs written by Burton Cummings and Domenic Troiano.

1. "Dancin' Fool" – 3:34
2. "Hoe Down Time" – 3:52
3. "Nobody Knows His Name" – 3:19
4. "Diggin' Yourself" – 3:42
5. "Seems Like I Can't Live with You, But I Can't Live Without You" – 5:28
6. "Dirty" – 5:30
7. "Eye" – 3:57
8. "Loves Me Like a Brother" – 3:26
9. "Long Gone" – 7:59

2011 Iconoclassic remaster bonus tracks:

• 10. "A Fool, a Fool, I Met a Fool" (Demo) – 4:09
• 11. "Save a Smile" (Demo) – 2:58
• 12. "Roll with the Punches" (Demo) – 4:49
• 13. "Your Back Yard" (Demo) – 4:04

Personnel

• Burton Cummings – lead vocals, keyboards
• Domenic Troiano – guitar, backing vocals
• Bill Wallace – bass, backing vocals
• Garry Peterson – drums
• Jack Richardson – producer
• Dennis Smith – engineer[3]

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Peak Position
1974	Billboard 200	48

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1975	"Dancin' Fool"	Canada	14
		Australia	85
		Billboard Hot 100	28
	"Loves Me Like a Brother"	Canada	21
	"Seems Like I Can't Live With You, But I Can't Live Without You"		81

References

1. Flavours at AllMusic
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
3. The Guess Who, Flavours Chart Position Retrieved March 18, 2015