The Nature of the Beast (album)

The 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, certified Platinum in the US and reaching #24 on the Billboard 200 album chart.

The Nature of the Beast
Studio album by April Wine
Released	January 12, 1981
Recorded	Le Manoir Studios, Shipton-on-Cherwell, England 1980
Genre	Rock, hard rock
Length	37:13
Label	Aquarius, Capitol, EMI
Producer	Myles Goodwyn, Mike Stone
April Wine chronology
Ladies Man (1980) The Nature of the Beast (1981) The Best of April Wine: Rock Ballads (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

"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.

Track listing

All tracks are written 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

Personnel

• Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitars, keyboards
• Brian Greenway – vocals, guitars
• Gary Moffet – guitars, background vocals
• Steve Lang – bass, background vocals
• Jerry Mercer – drums

References

1. "Nature of the Beast overview at AllMusic". AllMusic.com. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
2. "April Wine Discography – The Nature of the Beast, 1981 (Information section)". aprilwine.ca. Archived from the original on February 11, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
3. "April Wine Biography (eleventh paragraph) – quote: "April Wine traveled to England to record..."". canadianbands.com. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
4. "Billboard Hot 100, Chart Listing for the Week of Mar 14 1981 – Just Between You and Me". BillBoard.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2008.