A Million Vacations
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A Million Vacations was the fourth album by Canadian rock band Max Webster
. The record was released in 1979. The hit songs "A Million Vacations", "Let Go the Line", and "Paradise Skies" remain as Canadian Classic rock
radio station staples. The album was certified platinum
by the Canadian Recording Industry Association
.
Max Webster
Max Webster was a Canadian rock band of the 1970s and early 1980s.-Career:The band was formed in 1973 in Toronto, Ontario and originally consisted of guitarist and vocalist Kim Mitchell, keyboardist Terry Watkinson, bassist Mike Tilka and drummer Paul Kersey. Mitchell and Pye Dubois would write the...
. The record was released in 1979. The hit songs "A Million Vacations", "Let Go the Line", and "Paradise Skies" remain as Canadian Classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...
radio station staples. The album was certified platinum
Platinum
Platinum is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Pt and an atomic number of 78. Its name is derived from the Spanish term platina del Pinto, which is literally translated into "little silver of the Pinto River." It is a dense, malleable, ductile, precious, gray-white transition metal...
by the Canadian Recording Industry Association
Canadian Recording Industry Association
Music Canada is a Toronto-based, non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, artists, manufacture, production, promotion and distribution of music in Canada...
.
Track listing
- "Paradise Skies" (Kim MitchellKim MitchellJoseph Kim Mitchell is a Canadian guitarist. He was the lead singer and guitarist for the band Max Webster before going on to lead a solo career. He is currently a radio show host for CILQ-FM in Toronto....
, Pye DuboisPye DuboisPye Dubois is a Canadian lyricist and poet. He has worked with a number of bands, including Rush and Max Webster, with whom he was considered an unofficial fifth non-performing member. Dubois would accompany the band in the studio and wrote lyrics for each of their albums. Dubois was given lyric...
) – 3:15 - "Charmonium" (Terry WatkinsonTerry WatkinsonTerry Watkinson, BSc, is an artist, painter, illustrator, and musician.After spending his youth in Thunder Bay,& Iroquois Falls Ontario, Watkinson attended the University of Toronto for two years in the field of architecture until he left to participate in the band Max Webster...
) – 4:15 - "Night Flights" (Watkinson, Dubois) – 3:02
- "Sun Voices" (Mitchell, Dubois) – 4:50
- "Moon Voices" (Mitchell) – 3:05
- "A Million Vacations" (Gary McCracken, Dubois) – 3:10
- "Look Out" (Mitchell, Dubois) – 4:53
- "Let Go The Line" (Watkinson) – 3:25
- "Rascal Houdi" (Mitchell, Dubois) – 3:28
- "Research (At Beach Resorts)" (Mitchell, Dubois) – 4:45
Personnel
- Kim MitchellKim MitchellJoseph Kim Mitchell is a Canadian guitarist. He was the lead singer and guitarist for the band Max Webster before going on to lead a solo career. He is currently a radio show host for CILQ-FM in Toronto....
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s and vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Gary McCracken – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
and percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration... - Dave Myles – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Terry WatkinsonTerry WatkinsonTerry Watkinson, BSc, is an artist, painter, illustrator, and musician.After spending his youth in Thunder Bay,& Iroquois Falls Ontario, Watkinson attended the University of Toronto for two years in the field of architecture until he left to participate in the band Max Webster...
– keyboardsElectronic keyboardAn electronic keyboard is an electronic or digital keyboard instrument.The major components of a typical modern electronic keyboard are:...
and vocals
- This album was released in the US and Europe on Capitol Records with alternate artwork on the front and back cover