Two for the Show is the second album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by Canadian rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 band Trooper

Trooper (band)

Trooper is a Juno Award winning Canadian rock band that developed from a group formed by vocalist Ramon McGuire and guitarist Brian Smith in 1975...

, released in 1976. The album was produced by Randy Bachman

Randy Bachman

Randolph Charles "Randy" Bachman, OC, OM is a Canadian musician best known as lead guitarist, songwriter and a founding member for both the 1960s–70s rock band The Guess Who, and the 1970s rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive...

 of Bachman–Turner Overdrive and The Guess Who

The Guess Who

The Guess Who are a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Initially gaining recognition in Canada, they also found international success from the late 1960s through the mid-1970s with numerous hit singles, including "American Woman", "These Eyes" and "Share the Land"...

 fame. The album was certified gold

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 in Canada, contained the hits "Two for the Show" and "Santa Maria". "The Boys in the Bright White Sportscar", initially released off this album, later became a hit when it was re-released (with a few modifications) on Hot Shots

Hot Shots (album)

Hot Shots is a compilation album by the Canadian rock band Trooper, released in 1979. The album consists of the band's most popular songs with some modifications. Hot Shots broke all records for Canadian sales of a Canadian album, reaching quadruple-platinum...

in 1979.

Track listing

(Smith/McGuire)

1. "Two for the Show" (McGuire) – 4.28
2. "Gypsy Wheeler" – 3.28
3. "Santa Maria" – 2.56
4. "Loretta" – 3.26
5. "The Boys in the Bright White Sports Car" – 2.59
6. "Ready" – 3.26
7. "Whatcha Gonna Do About Me" – 3.28
8. "Miss You Already" – 4.44
9. "What's Gonna Happen Now" – 5.27

Personell

• Ra McGuire
  Ra McGuire
  Ramon McGuire is a Canadian singer and songwriter, known for being a founding member of the rock band Trooper...
  
   – vocals, harp
• Brian Smith
  Brian Smith (Canadian musician)
  Brian "Smitty" Smith is a British-Canadian guitarist, known for being a founding member of the rock band Trooper.Smith began performing on the guitar before he was fifteen years old...
  
  – guitar, background vocals
• Frank Ludwig – keyboards, background vocals
• Tommy Stewart – drums, background vocals
• Harry Kalensky – bass guitar, chimes