The Whole World's Goin' Crazy

The Whole World's Goin' Crazy is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band April Wine, released in September 1976 (See 1976 in music).[1][2] With the release of this album Steve Lang had replaced Jim Clench on bass. It reached #1 in Canada on the RPM national album chart on May 8, 1976,[3] and remained there for two weeks.[4] The album was the first in Canadian history to have platinum advanced sales orders.[5][6][7][8][9]

The Whole World's Goin' Crazy
Studio album by April Wine
Released	September 1976 (September 1976)
Genre	Rock
Length	39:13
Label	Aquarius, London
Producer	Myles Goodwyn
April Wine chronology
Stand Back (1975) The Whole World's Goin' Crazy (1976) Forever for Now (1977)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by Myles Goodwyn unless otherwise noted.

Canadian release

1. "Gimme Love" (M. Goodwyn, Hovaness "Johnny" Hagopian) – 4:00
2. "So Bad" – 3:26
3. "Wings of Love" – 4:51
4. "We Can be More than We Are" (M. Goodwyn, J. Henman) - 3:29
5. "Rock n' Roll Woman" – 3:44
6. "Shotdown" – 3:39
7. "Like a Lover, Like a Song" – 5:12
8. "Kick Willy Road" – 3:22
9. "The Whole World's Goin' Crazy" – 2:40

U.S. release

1. "Gimme Love" (M. Goodwyn, Hovaness "Johnny" Hagopian)
2. "Child's Garden"
3. "Rock n' Roll Woman"
4. "Wings of Love"
5. "Marjorie"
6. "So Bad"
7. "Shotdown"
8. "Like a Lover, Like a Song"
9. "Kick Willy Road"
10. "The Whole World's Goin' Crazy"

Personnel

• Myles Goodwyn – lead vocals, guitars, piano, Moog synthesizer
• Gary Moffet – guitars, backing vocals
• Jerry Mercer – drums, backing vocals, percussion
• Steve Lang – bass, backing vocals

Guest musician

• Frank Marino – guitar on "So Bad"
• Marie Bernard – Ondes Martenot on "Wings Of Love"
• Marie-Lou Gauthier – Background Vocals on "Wings Of Love"
• Serge Locas – Mellotron, Piano
• Dwayne Ford – Piano
• Frank Ludwig – Piano

Allusions

The reference to "everybody's nose" in the title track echoes the "everybody's nose" lyric in the 1973 hit song "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" by Jim Croce.

References

1. "The Whole World's Goin' Crazy - April Wine". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
2. Strong, Martin C. "The Great Metal Discography." Canongate Books Ltd. Edinburgh, Scotland. 1998. p. 19.
3. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - May 8, 1976". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
4. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - May 15, 1976". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
5. "Quintessential Canadian rockers April Wine to be inducted to Canadian Music Hall of Fame". JunoAwards.ca. Archived from the original on 2010-09-26. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
6. "Canadian Music Week 2009". CMW.net. Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
7. "AllMusic - April Wine - Biography". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
8. "CBC News - Nova Scotia - April Wine added to Canadian Hall of Fame". CBC.ca. 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
9. "Live in London - April Wine - Amazon.ca, Music". Amazon.ca. Retrieved 2009-10-09.