| High Class in Borrowed Shoes | ||||
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| Released | 16 May 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 28 November 1976 – March 1977 | |||
| Studio | Toronto Sound Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 37:54 | |||
| Label | Anthem (Canada) Mercury (US) | |||
| Producer | Max Webster, Terry Brown, Tom Berry | |||
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High Class in Borrowed Shoes is the second album by Canadian rock band Max Webster.[1] The album was released in 1977 and has been certified gold by the Canadian Recording Industry Association.[2]
The album was released in the US and Europe on the Mercury Records label.
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 10/10[4] |
The Timmins Daily Press listed High Class in Borrowed Shoes as the 25th best Canadian rock/pop album of the 20th century.[5]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Kim Mitchell & Pye Dubois, except where noted.
- Side one
- "High Class in Borrowed Shoes" – 4:00
- "Diamonds Diamonds" – 3:18
- "Gravity" – 4:53
- "Words to Words" – 3:34
- "America's Veins" – 4:08
- Side two
- "Oh War! – 4:25
- "On the Road" – 3:25
- "Rain Child" (Terry Watkinson) – 4:22
- "In Context of the Moon" – 5:13
Personnel
[edit]All credits adapted from the original release.[6]
- Max Webster
- Kim Mitchell – guitars and lead vocals
- Terry Watkinson – keyboards, vocals and lead vocals on "Rain Child"
- Mike Tilka – bass guitar, ARP bass and vocals
- Gary McCracken – drums and percussion
- Pye Dubois – lyrics
- Production
- Terry Brown – producer, engineer, mixing
- Ken Morris – assistant engineer
- Hugh Syme – album design and cover illustration
- Bob King – album design
- David Street – photography
- Tom Berry – executive producer
References
[edit]- ^ Goddard, Peter (Mar 28, 1977). "New rock arrives". Toronto Star. p. D4.
- ^ "Gold Platinum Database Artist: Max Webster". Music Canada. September 1979. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ "Max Webster High Class in Borrowed Shoes review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (October 2003). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 1: The Seventies. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 182. ISBN 978-1894959025.
- ^ Emms, John (5 Feb 2000). "Guess Who tops list of Canada's best". Entertainment. Timmins Daily Press. p. 29.
- ^ High Class in Borrowed Shoes (LP sleeve). Max Webster. Toronto, Canada: Anthem Records. 1977. ANR-1-1007.
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