Artificial Paradise (The Guess Who album)

Artificial Paradise
Studio album by The Guess Who
Released	January 1973
Recorded	1972 at RCA's Music Center of the World, Hollywood, California
Genre	Rock
Length	39:39
Label	RCA Victor Iconoclassic (re-release)
Producer	Jack Richardson
The Guess Who chronology
Live at the Paramount (1972) Artificial Paradise (1973) #10 (1973)
Singles from Artificial Paradise
"Follow Your Daughter Home" Released: 1973 "Orly" Released: 1973

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	(review/no rating)[1]

Artificial Paradise is the eleventh studio album by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who and the first to feature Bill Wallace on bass guitar. Musically, Artificial Paradise finds The Guess Who showcasing a variety of styles: rockers ("Orly", "All Hashed Out," "Rock and Roller Steam"), ballads ("Samantha's Living Room," "Lost and Found Town"), and even world music ("Hamba Gahle-Usalang Gahle"). Nevertheless, the album is likely best remembered for its record jacket and inner sleeve, which is an extensive lampoon of direct mail advertising, and mentions The Guess Who only in passing (and does not mention the album title on the front cover at all).

Despite the memorable cover art—or, perhaps, because of it^[1]—the album's sales figures fell far short of projections. As a result, Artificial Paradise became a staple in cut-out LP bins all across America and Canada during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Track listing

1. "Bye Bye Babe" (2:50) (Winter/Wallace) [Wallace on Vocals]
2. "Samantha's Living Room" (3:26) (McDougall) [McDougall on Vocals]
3. "Rock and Roller Steam" (3:19) (Winter/Wallace)
4. "Follow Your Daughter Home" (3:29) (The Guess Who)
5. "Those Show Biz Shoes" (6:49) (Cummings)
6. "All Hashed Out" (4:41) (Wallace/Winter/Cummings) [Wallace on Vocals]
7. "Orly" (2:35) (Cummings)
8. "Lost and Found Town" (3:49) (McDougall) [McDougall on Vocals]
9. "Hamba Gahle-Usalang Gahle" (4:53) (Cummings/Winter/Wallace)
10. "The Watcher" (3:10) (Wallace/Cummings)

Personnel

• Burton Cummings - Lead vocals, keyboards, flute, quotation author
• Kurt Winter - Guitar
• Donnie McDougall - Guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on 2 & 8
• Bill Wallace - Bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on 1 & 6
• Garry Peterson - Drums, percussion
• Stanley Winistock - fiddle on 7 (belatedly credited on the #10 release)^[2]
• Vic Anesini - Mastering
• Ralph Chapman - Liner Notes
• Brian Christian - Engineer
• Pacific Eye & Ear - Concept
• Jack Richardson - Producer
• Marty Slick - Liner Notes
• Dennis Smith - Technician
• Lorrie Sullivan - Photography
• Ron Thompson - Writer

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Peak Position
1973	Billboard 200	110

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1973	"Follow Your Daughter Home"	Canada	20
		Billboard Hot 100	61
	"Orly"	Canada	21

References

1. Joe Viglione. ""Artificial Paradise" review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
2. "The Guess Who - #10 (vinyl,LP,album)". Discogs. Retrieved 11 July 2016.