Harder ... Faster

Harder ... Faster is the eighth studio album by Canadian rock band April Wine, released in 1979. It was recorded at Le Studio, Morin-Heights, Quebec. The album would be certified gold in the US and Canada by the Canadian Recording Industry Association and RIAA.^[3][4] The album spawned the hits "I Like to Rock" and "Say Hello". A cover of King Crimson's "21st Century Schizoid Man" is also on the album. The track "I Like to Rock" is one of the band's most recognized popular songs.^[5]

Harder ... Faster
Studio album by April Wine
Released	October 1979 (October 1979)
Studio	Le Studio, Morin-Heights, Quebec
Genre	Hard rock
Length	32:27
Label	Aquarius, Capitol
Producer	Myles Goodwyn, Nick Blagona[1]
April Wine chronology
Greatest Hits (1979) Harder ... Faster (1979) The Nature of the Beast (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Record Mirror	[2]

The popularity of these songs helped keep the album on Billboard’s 200 Album charts for a span of 40 weeks.^[6]

Track listing

All tracks written by Myles Goodwyn unless otherwise noted.

1. "I Like to Rock" – 4:23
2. "Say Hello" – 2:59
3. "Tonite" – 4:12
4. "Ladies Man" – 3:36
5. "Before the Dawn" (B. Greenway) – 4:21
6. "Babes in Arms" – 3:21
7. "Better Do It Well" (M. Goodwyn, G. Moffet) – 3:34
8. "21st Century Schizoid Man" (R. Fripp, M. Giles, G. Lake, I. McDonald, P. Sinfield) – 6:24

Personnel

April Wine

• Myles Goodwyn – vocals, guitars
• Brian Greenway – vocals, guitars
• Gary Moffet – guitars, background vocals
• Steve Lang – bass, background vocals
• Jerry Mercer – drums

Charts

Chart (1979–1980)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7]	25
UK Albums (OCC)[8]	34
US Billboard 200[9]	64

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[10]	Platinum	100,000^
United States (RIAA)[11]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Harder...Faster overview at AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved May 27, 2010.
2. Dome, Malcolm (February 2, 1980). "April Wine: Harder ... Faster". Record Mirror. p. 13.
3. "History of April Wine | April Wine - Official Website". Retrieved November 12, 2021.
4. "April Wine - Harder.....Faster". Unidisc Music. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
5. "Top 10 Essential April Wine Songs Every Classic Rock Fan Should Hear". I Love Classic Rock. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
6. "History of April Wine | April Wine - Official Website". Retrieved November 12, 2021.
7. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 9460a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
8. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
9. "April Wine Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
10. "Canadian album certifications – April Wine – Harder...Faster". Music Canada.
11. "American album certifications – April Wine – Harder...Faster". Recording Industry Association of America.