Longer Fuse
Appearance
Longer Fuse | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1977 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 40:13 | |||
Label | 20th Century Fox (USA/UK) GRT (Canada) | |||
Producer | Matthew McCauley Fred Mollin | |||
Dan Hill chronology | ||||
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Longer Fuse is a 1977 album by Canadian pop singer Dan Hill. It reached number 2 in Canada, and was in the Top 100 for 42 weeks. It was number 7 in the top 100 albums chart for 1978.[1]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Dan Hill, unless otherwise stated.
- "Sometimes When We Touch" (Dan Hill, Barry Mann) - 4:12
- "14 Today" - 4:29
- "In the Name of Love" - 2:33
- "Crazy" (Dan Hill, Don Potter) - 4:05
- "McCarthy's Day" - 3:53
- "Jean" - 4:28
- "You Are All I See" - 2:20
- "Southern California" - 4:10
- "Longer Fuse" - 4:20
- "Still Not Used To" - 4:25
Personnel
[edit]- Dan Hill – lead vocals, backing vocals (3-6, 8, 9), guitar (5), acoustic guitar (7, 8, 10)
- Bobby Ogdin – acoustic piano (1, 6, 8), Fender Rhodes (2, 3, 4, 9), electric piano (6), organ (8)
- Matthew McCauley – string arrangements (1, 6), synthesizers (2, 5, 6, 7), ARP synthesizer (4), backing vocals (4, 5, 6, 8, 9), string conductor (6), organ (9), cello arrangements (10)
- John Capek – Rhodes piano (5)
- Eric Robertson – Fender Rhodes (10)
- Don Potter – acoustic guitar (1-4, 6-10), string conductor (1), backing vocals (4, 5), guitar (5)
- Bob Mann – electric guitar (1-4, 9), acoustic guitar (2)
- Ben Mink – mandolin (5, 10)
- Tom Szczeniak – bass (1, 3, 4, 9)
- Rick Homme – bass (2, 7)
- Dennis Pendrith – bass (5)
- Bob Boucher – bass (6, 8, 10)
- Larrie Londin – drums (1-4, 6, 8, 9)
- Jørn Andersen – drums (5)
- Fred Mollin – percussion (1-5, 8, 9), acoustic guitar (4, 9), cabasa (4), backing vocals (4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
- Ronald Laurie – cello (10)
Production
[edit]- Matthew McCauley – producer
- Fred Mollin – producer
- Bernie Finkelstein – co-producer (5)
- Don Potter – co-producer (5)
- William McCauley – executive producer
- Andrew Hermant – engineer (1-9)
- Ken Friesen – engineer (10)
- Bob Ludwig – mastering
- Bart Scholaes – art direction, design, photography
- Recorded at Manta Sound, Eastern Sound and The Cathedral Church of St. James (Toronto, Ontario, Canada).
- Mastered at Masterdisk (New York City, New York, USA).
Commercial performance
[edit]Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Sales
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada | — | 300,000[6] |
United States | — | 1,000,000[7] |
References
[edit]- ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1978 - December 30, 1978" (PDF).
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 139. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - March 11, 1978" (PDF).
- ^ "Dan Hill Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums of '78".
- ^ Hall, Neal (December 10, 1981). "Hill climbing his way back". The Vancouver Sun. p. 45. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
- ^ "Dan Hill in the Heart of America". The Windsor Star. August 26, 1978. p. 112. Retrieved March 3, 2024.