The Whole World's Goin' Crazy

The Whole World's Goin' Crazy is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band April Wine, released in September 1976.^[1][3] With the release of this album Steve Lang had replaced Jim Clench on bass. It reached No. 1 in Canada on the RPM national album chart on May 8, 1976,^[4] and remained there for two weeks.^[5] The album was the first in Canadian history to have platinum advanced sales orders.^[6][7][8][9]

The Whole World's Goin' Crazy
Studio album by April Wine
Released	September 1976 (September 1976)
Studio	at Tempo Studios, Montreal
Genre	Hard rock
Length	39:13
Label	Aquarius, London
Producer	Myles Goodwyn
April Wine chronology
Stand Back (1975) The Whole World's Goin' Crazy (1976) Forever for Now (1977)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Record Guide	[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Myles Goodwyn unless otherwise noted.

Canadian release

1. "Gimme Love" (M. Goodwyn, Hovaness "Johnny" Hagopian) – 4:00
2. "So Bad" – 3:26
3. "Wings of Love" – 4:51
4. "We Can be More than We Are" (M. Goodwyn, J. Henman) - 3:29
5. "Rock n' Roll Woman" – 3:44
6. "Shotdown" – 3:39
7. "Like a Lover, Like a Song" – 6:29 (original release only - subsequent reissues edited out the extended guitar solo reducing the time to 5:12)
8. "Kick Willy Road" – 3:22
9. "The Whole World's Goin' Crazy" – 2:40

U.S. release

1. "Gimme Love" (M. Goodwyn, Hovaness "Johnny" Hagopian)
2. "Child's Garden"
3. "Rock n' Roll Woman"
4. "Wings of Love"
5. "Marjorie"
6. "So Bad"
7. "Shotdown"
8. "Like a Lover, Like a Song"
9. "Kick Willy Road"
10. "The Whole World's Goin' Crazy"

Personnel

April Wine

• Myles Goodwyn – lead vocals, guitars, piano, Moog synthesizer
• Gary Moffet – guitars, backing vocals
• Jerry Mercer – drums, backing vocals
• Steve Lang – bass, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Frank Marino – guitar on "So Bad"
• Marie Bernard – Ondes Martenot on "Wings Of Love"
• Marie-Lou Gauthier – Background Vocals on "Wings Of Love"
• Serge Locas – Mellotron, Piano
• Dwayne Ford – Piano ( A 3 )
• Frank Ludwig – Piano ( B 4 )

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1976) Peak position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[10] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1976) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[11] 10

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[12]	Platinum	100,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "The Whole World's Goin' Crazy - April Wine". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
2. The Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1979. p. 10.
3. Strong, Martin C. "The Great Metal Discography." Canongate Books Ltd. Edinburgh, Scotland. 1998. p. 19.
4. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - May 8, 1976". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
5. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - May 15, 1976". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-01-15.
6. "Quintessential Canadian rockers April Wine to be inducted to Canadian Music Hall of Fame". JunoAwards.ca. Archived from the original on 2010-09-26. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
7. "Canadian Music Week 2009". CMW.net. Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
8. "AllMusic - April Wine - Biography". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
9. "CBC News - Nova Scotia - April Wine added to Canadian Hall of Fame". CBC.ca. 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2010-05-27.
10. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 4113a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
11. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5175". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
12. "Canadian album certifications – April Wine – The Whole World's Goin' Crazy". Music Canada. Retrieved 2021-10-12.