American Woman (album)


American Woman is the sixth studio album by Canadian rock band The Guess Who, and was released in January 1970. It was the last to feature lead guitarist Randy Bachman until a reformation effort in 1983.
The album was one of their most successful releases, receiving Gold certification in the United States.

Release history

In addition to the usual 2 channel stereo version a 4 channel quadraphonic mix was also released by RCA on the 8-track tape format. American Woman was first released on CD by RCA in 1998. Buddha Records released a remastered version in 2000 and included a bonus track, "Got to Find Another Way". In 2017, Iconoclassic Records released a two-disc deluxe version featuring various single edits, outtakes, and the entire 1976 The Way They Were release, which is a collection of tracks recorded in 1970 before Randy Bachman quit the band, intended for the follow-up album to American Woman.
In 2019 the album was reissued again in the UK by Dutton Vocalion on the Super Audio CD format. This disc is a 2 albums on 1 disc compilation which also contains the 1970 album Share the Land. The Dutton Vocalion release contains the complete stereo and quad versions of both albums.

Reception

The album peaked at #9 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart. and stayed 55 weeks on the charts
In addition to the title cut, this album also includes the remake of "No Time," a song the group previously recorded for Canned Wheat. The newer version was released as a single and is the one most familiar to listeners. The album's musical styles consists of psychedelic rock and hard rock.

Track listing

All songs written by Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings except as noted.
;Side one
  1. "American Woman" – 5:02
  2. "No Time" – 3:45
  3. "Talisman" – 5:05
  4. "No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature" – 4:52
;Side two
  2. "969 " – 2:58
  3. "When Friends Fall Out" – 2:58
  4. "8:15" – 3:26
  5. "Proper Stranger" – 4:00
  6. "Humpty's Blues/American Woman" – 6:11
;2017 Iconoclassic Records deluxe 2-disc re-issue

Disc 1: ''Bonus Tracks''

  2. "American Woman" – 3:50
  3. "No Sugar Tonight" – 2:04
  4. "Got To Find Another Way" – 2:51
  5. "Close Up The Honky Tonks" – 3:33
  6. "Not to Return" – 3:30
  7. "Talisman" – 4:30
  8. "Talisman" – 2:05
  9. "No Sugar Tonight" – 6:59
  10. "American Woman" – 4:44

    Disc 2: ''The Way They Were''

  11. "Silver Bird" – 2:41
  12. "Species Hawk" – 3:29
  13. "Runnin’ Down the Street" – 4:16
  14. "Miss Frizzy" – 5:08
  15. "Palmyra" – 5:50
  16. "The Answer" – 3:54
  17. "Take the Long Way Home" – 5:43

    Personnel

;The Guess Who
;Production
Album
YearChartPeak Position
1970Billboard 2009

Singles
YearSingleChartPosition
1969"No Time"Canada1
1969"No Time"Australia43
1969"No Time"Billboard Hot 1005
1970"American Woman"/
"No Sugar Tonight"		Canada1
1970"American Woman"/
"No Sugar Tonight"		Australia43
1970"American Woman"/
"No Sugar Tonight"		UK Singles Chart19
1970"American Woman"/
"No Sugar Tonight"		Billboard Hot 1001
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