Harder ... Faster

Harder ... Faster
Studio album by
April Wine
ReleasedOctober 1979 (1979-10)
StudiosLe Studio, Morin-Heights, Quebec
GenreHard rock
Length32:27
Labels
Producers
April Wine chronology
Greatest Hits
(1979)		 Harder ... Faster
(1979)		 The Nature of the Beast
(1981)
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Harder ... Faster is the eighth studio album by Canadian rock band April Wine, released in 1979. It was recorded at Le Studio, Morin-Heights, Quebec. The album is certified gold both in the United States and Canada by the Canadian Recording Industry Association and RIAA. The album spawned the moderately successful hits "I Like to Rock" and "Say Hello". A cover of King Crimson's 1969 hit song, "21st Century Schizoid Man", is also on the album.

The track "I Like to Rock" is amongst one of the band's most popular songs and contains the riffs from Beatles' "Day Tripper" (1965) and The Rolling Stone's "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (1965). The popularity of these songs helped keep the album on Billboard’s 200 Album charts for a span of 40 weeks.

Track listing

All tracks written by Myles Goodwyn unless otherwise noted.

  1. "I Like to Rock" – 4:23
  2. "Say Hello" – 2:59
  3. "Tonite" – 4:12
  4. "Ladies Man" – 3:36
  5. "Before the Dawn" (B. Greenway) – 4:21
  6. "Babes in Arms" – 3:21
  7. "Better Do It Well" (M. Goodwyn, G. Moffet) – 3:34
  8. "21st Century Schizoid Man" (R. Fripp, M. Giles, G. Lake, I. McDonald, P. Sinfield) – 6:24

Personnel

April Wine

Charts

Chart (1979–80) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)25
UK Albums (Official Charts)34
US Billboard 20064

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA) Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 "Harder...Faster overview at AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
  2. ↑ Dome, Malcolm (February 2, 1980). "April Wine: Harder ... Faster". Record Mirror. p. 13.
  3. 1 2 "History of April Wine | April Wine - Official Website". Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  4. ↑ "April Wine - Harder.....Faster". Unidisc Music. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Top 10 Essential April Wine Songs Every Classic Rock Fan Should Hear". I Love Classic Rock. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Top Albums/CDs. Volume 32, Issue 21 (1980-02-16)". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 16/3/1980 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  8. ↑ "April Wine Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – April Wine – Harder...Faster". Music Canada.
  10. ↑ "American album certifications – April Wine – Harder...Faster". Recording Industry Association of America.