- Coast to Coast Fever
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Coast to Coast Fever Studio album by David Wiffen Released March,1973 Recorded 1973 Genre Country rock/Folk rock Length 39:15 Label United Artists Producer Bruce Cockburn/Brian Ahern David Wiffen chronology David Wiffen
(1971)Coast to Coast Fever
(1973)South of Somewhere
(1999)Coast to Coast Fever is the third solo album by Canadian singer-songwriter David Wiffen. He is assisted on the album by fellow Canadian folkie Bruce Cockburn, who plays guitar, bass and celeste. The standout tracks are "Skybound Station", "Coast to Coast Fever", "Smoke Rings", "We Have Had Some Good Times" and "Lucifer's Blues". The album was nominated for a 1974 Juno Award in the "Best Folk Album" category, but lost to Gordon Lightfoot's Old Dan's Records.[1]
Contents
Track listing
- "Skybound Station" (David Wiffen) - 3:50
- "Coast to Coast Fever" (David Wiffen) - 4:01
- "White Lines" (Willie P. Bennett) - 4:00
- "Smoke Rings" (David Wiffen) - 3:57
- "Climb the Stairs" (David Wiffen) - 4:07
- "You Need a New Lover Now" (Murray McLauchlan) - 4:06
- "We Have Had Some Good Times" (David Wiffen) - 3:20
- "Lucifer's Blues" (David Wiffen) - 5:45
- "Up on the Hillside" (Bruce Cockburn) - 2:51
- "Full Circle" (David Wiffen) - 3:18
Personnel
- David Wiffen - guitar, vocals
- Bruce Cockburn - guitar, bass, celeste, vocals
- Dennis Pendrith - bass
- Skip Beckwith - bass
- Pat Godfrey - piano
- Pat Ricio - piano
- John Savage - drums
- Bill Usher - congas
- Andy Cree - drums
- Bruce Pennycock - saxophone
- Brian Ahern - string arrangement
Production
- Producer: Bruce Cockburn/Brian Ahern
- Recording Engineer: Bill Seddon/Bruce Cockburn/Chris Skene
- Album Design: Lloyd Ziff
- Art Direction: Mike Salisbury
- Photography: Mike Salisbury
- Liner Notes: Richard Flohill
References
- ^ Other nominees in this category were Country Man (Valdy), Day to Day Dust (Murray McLauchlan) and Night Vision (Bruce Cockburn). See Juno Awards of 1974.
Categories:- David Wiffen albums
- 1973 albums
- United Artists Records albums
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