Akimbo Alogo

Akimbo Alogo is the debut full-length solo album by Canadian rock musician Kim Mitchell, released on Alert Records in Canada, and on Bronze Records in other territories, including the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, and Japan. The album includes Mitchell's only significant solo hit in the United States, "Go for Soda", a song which has been adopted as an anthem against drunk driving.^[4] "All We Are", "Feel it Burn" and "Lager & Ale" also received significant airplay in Canada at the time of the album's release and receive airplay on classic rock radio to this day.

Akimbo Alogo
Studio album by Kim Mitchell
Released	28 June 1984[1]
Studio	McClear Place, Toronto, Canada
Genre	Rock
Length	41:42
Label	Alert (Canada) Bronze (International)
Producer	Kim Mitchell, Nick Blagona
Kim Mitchell chronology
Kim Mitchell (1982) Akimbo Alogo (1984) Shakin' Like a Human Being (1986)
Singles from Akimbo Alogo
"Go for Soda" Released: 1984 "All We Are" Released: 1984 "Feel It Burn" Released: 1985 "Lager & Ale" Released: 1985
Alternative cover
Second cover art

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	10/10[3]

Cover art

The album used different cover art for its release in the United States in 1985. For the UK, Japanese, and European releases of this album, the cover art was altered again due to the cigarette pictured in Mitchell's mouth.^{[citation needed]}

Commercial performance

Akimbo Alogo was certified Platinum in Canada. The album also sold 100,000 copies in the United States.^[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Kim Mitchell and Pye Dubois, unless otherwise indicated.

Side one

1. "Go for Soda" – 3:28
2. "That's a Man" – 3:47
3. "All We Are" – 4:45
4. "Diary for Rock 'n' Roll Men" – 4:14
5. "Love Ties" – 4:18

Side two

1. "Feel It Burn" (Kim Mitchell, Bob Johnson) – 4:14
2. "Lager & Ale" – 4:05
3. "Rumour Has It" – 4:09
4. "Caroline" (Mitchell, Johnson, Dubois) – 3:40
5. "Called Off" – 4:57

Personnel

• Kim Mitchell – lead guitar, lead vocals, arrangements, producer
• Peter Fredette – rhythm guitar, keyboards, lead vocals (on choruses of "All We Are"), backing vocals
• Robert Sinclair Wilson – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
• Paul Delong – drums
• Todd Booth – keyboards and lead synthesiser, arrangements
• Pye Dubois – lyrics, backing vocals

Production

• Nick Blagona – producer, engineer
• Joe Finlan, Robin Short – assistant engineers
• George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
• Tom Berry – executive producer

References

1. "Alert label continues with busy schedule". RPM Weekly. 7 July 1984. Volume 40, No. 18. p. 13.
2. Stone, Doug. "Kim Mitchell - Akimbo Alogo review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
3. Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 226. ISBN 978-1894959315.
4. "Story Behind Go For Soda Message". The Peterborough Examiner. 28 December 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
5. "KIM MITCHELL". St. Catharines Standard. 26 December 1986. Retrieved 17 November 2024.