First Glance

First Glance
Studio album by
April Wine
ReleasedMarch 1978 (1978-03)
StudioStudio Tempo, Montreal, Canada & Le Studio, Morin-Heights, Québec.
GenreHard rock
Length33:26
LabelAquarius, Capitol
ProducerMyles Goodwyn
April Wine chronology
Live at the El Mocambo
(1977) 		First Glance
(1978) 		Greatest Hits
(1979)
Alternate cover
1978 American sleeve
Singles from First Glance
  1. "Roller"
    Released: May 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

First Glance is the seventh studio album by Canadian rock band April Wine, released in March 1978. First Glance became April Wine's first significant record internationally.[2][3] The album spawned the hit single "Roller", which remains one of their most popular songs and a classic rock staple.[4][5][6] It peaked in the top forty hit in the United States.[citation needed]

After the success of First Glance, bands such as Rush, Journey and Styx requested for April Wine to open their shows in the United States.[5]

Track listing

Canadian track listing

All tracks written by Myles Goodwyn unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Hot on the Wheels of Love" (M. Goodwyn, S. Lang) – 3:14
  2. "Get Ready for Love" – 4:25
  3. "Rock n' Roll is a Vicious Game" – 3:10
  4. "Right Down to It" (B. Greenway) – 3:03
  5. "Roller" – 4:19
  6. "Comin' Right Down on Top of Me" – 4:10
  7. "I'm Alive" – 2:55
  8. "Let Yourself Go" – 2:56
  9. "Silver Dollar" – 5:14
  • This version is only available in Canada.

Note: both versions of the CD have the first two tracks in the opposite order.

US/UK track listing

All tracks written by Myles Goodwyn unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Get Ready for Love" – 4:25
  2. "Hot on the Wheels of Love" (M. Goodwyn, S. Lang) – 3:14
  3. "Rock n' Roll is a Vicious Game" – 3:10
  4. "Right Down to It" (B. Greenway) – 3:03
  5. "Roller" – 4:19
  6. "Comin' Right Down on Top of Me" – 4:10
  7. "I'm Alive" – 2:55
  8. "Let Yourself Go" – 2:56
  9. "Silver Dollar" – 5:14

Personnel

April Wine

Production

Charts

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] 62
US Billboard 200[8] 114

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[9] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "First Glance overview at AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Quintessential Canadian rockers April Wine to be inducted to Canadian Music Hall of Fame". JunoAwards.ca. Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Canadian Music Week 2009". CMW.net. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
  4. ^ "Aquarius Records – other acts – April Wine". AquariusRecords.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
  5. ^ a b "April Wine, the Buerster Collection – Boxed set, booklet 1". AprilWine.ws. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
  6. ^ "April Wine – Discography – First Glance – 1978". AprilWine.ca. Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
  7. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4671b". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  8. ^ "April Wine Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  9. ^ "Canadian album certifications – April Wine – First Glance". Music Canada.