Colin James (album)

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Colin James is the debut album by Canadian rock/blues musician Colin James, released in 1988.<ref name="AMG"/> The album featured several hit singles, including "Five Long Years", "Voodoo Thing", "Chicks 'n Cars (And the Third World War)" and Why'd You Lie".

The album earned James a Juno Award for "Most Promising Artist".

Commercial performance

James' debut album was the 15th best-selling Cancon album in Canada of 1989.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> The album was certified Double Platinum in Canada in 1994.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> By May 1998, the album had sold 276,338 units in Canada.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> It is the best-selling album of James' career to date.

Track listing

1. "Five Long Years" – 4:36
2. "Voodoo Thing" – 3:38
3. "Down in the Bottom" (Willie Dixon) – 4:37
4. "Chicks 'n Cars (And the Third World War)" (Johnny Ferreira, Rick Hopkins, Colin James, Darrell Mayes) – 3:35
5. "Why'd You Lie" (Morgan Davis) – 5:25
6. "Hidden Charms" (Willie Dixon) – 3:26
7. "Bad Girl" (Rick Hopkins, Colin James, Dennis Marcenko) – 3:34
8. "Lone Wolf" – 3:40
9. "Dream of Satin" – 4:43
10. "Three Sheets to the Wind" (Rick Hopkins) – 2:59<ref name="AMG"/>

Personnel

• Colin James – guitar, vocals, background vocals
• Steve Croes – keyboards
• Richard Hopkins – piano, keyboards, Hammond organ
• Bill Payne – piano
• David Burgin – harmonica
• Johnny Ferreira – tenor and soprano saxophones
• Dennis Marcenko – bass
• Darrell Mayes – percussion, drums
• Betty Wright – background vocals
• Bill Cowsill – background vocals<ref name="Credits">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Production

• Tom Dowd – producer
• Danny Kortchmar – producer, mixing
• Bob Rock – producer
• Mike Fraser – engineer
• Shep Lonsdale – engineer
• Simon Pressey – engineer
• Duane Seykora – engineer, assistant engineer
• Charles Die – assistant engineer
• Neil Dorfsman – mixing
• Dan Hersch – mastering
• Brian Lynch – photography
• Melanie Nissen – design
• Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff – art direction
• Alberto Tolot – photography<ref name="Credits"/>

External links

• Colin James