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The Guess Who – Share The Land

HAVE YOU BEEN AROUND
HAVE YOU DONE YOUR SHARE OF COMIN’ DOWN
ON DIFFERENT THINGS THAT PEOPLE DO
HAVE YOU BEEN AWARE
YOU’VE GOT BROTHERS AND SISTERS WHO CARE
ABOUT WHAT’S GONNA HAPPEN TO YOU IN A YEAR FROM NOW…

MAYBE I’LL BE THERE TO SHAKE YOUR HAND
MAYBE I’LL BE THERE TO SHARE THE LAND
THAT THEY’LL BE GIVIN’ AWAY
WHEN WE ALL LIVE TOGETHER
TALKIN’ ‘BOUT TOGETHER NOW…

DID YOU PAY YOUR DUES
DID YOU READ THE NEWS
THIS MORNIN’ WHEN THE PAPER LANDED IN YOUR YARD
DO YOU KNOW THEIR NAMES
CAN YOU PLAY THEIR GAMES
WITHOUT LOSIN’ TRACK AND COMIN’ DOWN A BIT TOO HARD…

YOU KNOW I’LL BE STANDIN’ BY TO HELP YOU IF YOU’RE WORRIED
NO MORE SADNESS, NO MORE SORROW, AND NO MORE BAD TIMES
EVERY DAY COMIN’ SUNSHINE, EVERY DAY EVERYBODY LAUGHIN’
WALKIN’ TOGETHER BY THE RIVER, WALKIN’ TOGETHER AND LAUGHIN’
EVERYBODY SINGIN’ TOGETHER, EVERYBODY SINGIN’ AND LAUGHIN’
GOOD TIMES, GOOD TIMES, EVERYBODY WALKIN’ BY THE RIVER NOW
WALKIN’, SINGIN’, TALKIN’, SMILIN’, LAUGHIN’, DIGGIN’ EACH OTHER
EVERYBODY HAPPY TOGETHER,
I’LL BE THERE TO WORRY IF YOU NEED-A ME
CALL ON ME, CALL ON ME, CALL MY NAME I’LL BE RUNNIN’ TO HELP YOU…

© Shillelagh Music

BIOGRAPHY     DISCOGRAPHY     BY THE NUMBERS

RPM Awards (Canada)

1966 RPM Award for Best Vocal, Instrumental Group – The Guess Who

1967 RPM Award for Best Vocal, Instrumental Group – The Guess Who

1968 RPM Award for Best Vocal, Instrumental Group – The Guess Who

1969 RPM Award for Best Vocal, Instrumental Group – The Guess Who

1970 RPM Award for Best Vocal, Instrumental Group – The Guess Who

Juno Awards (Canada)

1971 Juno Award for Best Vocal, Instrumental Group – The Guess Who

1977 Juno Award for Best Vocal, Instrumental Group – The Guess Who

1977 Top New Male Vocalist – Burton Cummings

1979 Juno Award for Top Selling album (Dream Of A Child) – Burton Cummings

1980 Juno Award for male Vocalist of the Year – Burton Cummings

1987 Juno Hall of Fame Award – The Guess Who

SOCAN (Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers, Canada) Awards

1989 Harold Moon Lifetime Achievement Award – Burton Cummings

1993 OCAN Classic Awards: These Eyes, Break It To Them Gently, Stand Tall – Burton Cummings

1997 SOCAN Classic Awards: Albert Flasher, American Woman, Clap For The Wolfman, Laughing, No Time – Burton Cummings

1998 SOCAN Classic Awards: I Will Play A Rhapsody, I’m Scared, Fine State Of Affairs, Timeless Love, Your Backyard, Share The Land – Burton Cummings

2001 SOCAN Classic Awards: Follow Your Daughter Home, My Own Way To Rock, You Saved My Soul – Burton Cummings

2010 SOCAN Classic Awards: Sour Suite, Star Baby, Rain Dance, Dancin’ Fool – Burton Cummings

Genie Awards (Canadian film awards)

1983 Best Original Song, You Saved My Soul from the film Melanie – Burton Cummings

Additional Awards/Honours

1971 Keys to the city of Indianapolis, IN presented by Mayor Richard Luger – The Guess Who

1983 Nellie Award, Top Musical Television Special, Going For Gold – Burton Cummings

1987 BMI America “Million-Airs” Scrolls (1,000,000 airplays) for These Eyes and Stand Tall – Burton Cummings

1987 Appointed to the Order of the Buffalo Hunt by the Manitoba Government – Burton Cummings

1990 Burton Cummings Community Centre named in his honour in Winnipeg

1999 First inductees into the Prairie Music Hall of Fame – The Guess Who

2001 Appointed to the Order of Manitoba by the Manitoba Government – Burton Cummings

2001 Burton Cummings Theatre for the Performing Arts named in his honour in Winnipeg

2001 Star on Canada’s Walk Of Fame (Toronto) – The Guess Who

2001 Honorary Doctorates of Music from Brandon University – The Guess Who

2001 Appointed to the Order of Manitoba by the Manitoba Government – Burton Cummings

2002 Governor General’s Performing Arts Award – The Guess Who

2002 First inductees into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame – The Guess Who

2003 BMI America Award for Outstanding Achievement (Airplay, Television, Film) – Burton Cummings

2005 Inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame – Burton Cummings

2009 Appointed to the Order of Canada – Burton Cummings

2011 Star on Canada’s Walk Of Fame (Toronto) – Burton Cummings

BIOGRAPHY     AWARDS     BY THE NUMBERS

SINGLES

THE DEVERONS

1965 Blue Is The Night / She’s Your Lover (Reo 8892)

1966 Lost Love / Feel Alright (Reo 8916)

THE GUESS WHO

1966 Believe Me / Baby Feelin’ (Quality 1797; Scepter 12131 US)
Clock On The Wall / One Day (Quality 1815; Scepter 12144 US)
And She’s Mine / All Right (Quality 1832; Amy 967 US)
His Girl / It’s My Pride (Quality 1863)

1967 His Girl / It’s My Pride (Amy 976 US; King 1044 UK)
Pretty Blue Eyes / Pretty Blue Eyes (Quality 1874)
This Time Long Ago / There’s No Getting Away From You (Quality 1876; Fontana 1597 UK)
Flying On The Ground Is Wrong / If You Don’t Want Me (Quality 1890)
This Time Long Ago / Flying On The Ground Is Wrong (Quality 1933)
Miss Felicity Grey / Flying On The Ground Is Wrong (Fontana TF 861 UK)

1968 Hurting Each Other / I’ll Keep Coming Back (Quality 1974)
When Friends Fall Out / Guess Who Blues (Nimbus 9002)
Of A Dropping Pin / Mr Nothin’ (Nimbus 9004)

1969 These Eyes / Lightfoot (Nimbus 9005; RCA 0102 US)
Maple Fudge / Of A Dropping Pin (Nimbus 9007)
Laughing / Undun (RCA 74-0195)
No Time / Proper Stranger (RCA 74-0300)

1970 American Woman / No Sugar Tonight (RCA74-0325)
Hand Me Down World / Runnin Down The Street (RCA 74-0367)
Share The Land / Bus Rider (RCA 74-0388)

1971 Hang On To Your Life / Do You Miss Me Darlin’ (RCA 74-0414)
Albert Flasher / Broken (RCA 74-0458)
Rain Dance / One Divided (RCA 74-0522)

1972 Sour Suite / Life In The Bloodstream (RCA 74-0578)
Heartbroken Bopper / Arrivederci Girl (RCA 74-0659)
Guns, Guns, Guns / Heaven Only Moved Once (RCA 74-0708)
Runnin’ Back To Saskatoon / New Mother Nature (RCA 74-0803)
Runnin’ Back to Saskatoon / Glace Bay Blues (Nimbus 0803)

1973 Follow Your Daughter Home / Bye Bye Babe (RCA 74-0880)
Orly / The Watcher (RCA 74-0926)
Glamour Boy / Lie Down (RCA 74-0977)

1974 Star Baby / Musicione (RCA APBO-0217)
Clap For The Wolfman / Road Food (RCA APBO-0324)
Dancin’ Fool / Seems Like I Can’t Live Without You (RCA PB-10075 )

1975 Loves Me Like A Brother / Hoedown Time (RCA PB-10216)
Rosanne / Dreams (RCA PB-10306)
When The Band Was Singin’ Shakin’ All Over / Women (RCA PB-10410)

1976 Silver Bird / Runnin Down The Street (RCA PB-10716)

1984 Let’s Watch The Sun Go Down / These Eyes (Ready SR 491)

BURTON CUMMINGS solo

1976 Stand Tall / Burch Magic (Portrait/CBS 6-70001)
I’m Scared / Sugartime Flashback Joys (Portrait/CBS-70002)

1977 Never Had A Lady Before / Timeless Love (Portrait/CBS 6-70003)
My Own Way To Rock / A Song For Him (Portrait/CBS 6-70007)
Your Backyard / Is It Really Right? (Portrait 70011)

1978 Break It To Them Gently / Roll With The Punches (Portrait 70016)
I Will Play A Rhapsody / When A Man Loves A Woman (Portrait 70024)
I Will Play A Rhapsody / Takes A Fool To Love A Fool (Portrait 70024US)
Meanin’ So Much / Takes A Fool To Love A Fool (Portrait 4207)

1979 Draggin’ Em Down The Line / Charlemagne (Portrait 8338)

1980 Fine State Of Affairs / Had To Be You (Epic 4248)
Mile A Second / Where Are You (Epic 4257)
One And Only / Wakin’ Up Today (Epic 4262)

1981 You Saved My Soul / Nothin’ Wrong With The Road (Epic 4284)
You Saved My Soul / Real Good (Alfa 7008 US)
Mother Keep Your Daughters In / Bad News (Epic 4294)
Something Old, Something New / Getting’ My Daddy’s Car (Epic 4301)

1984 Love Dream / I Do My Vocals On The Boat (Epic 7501)
Whatever Happened To Your Eyes? / Creepin’ Peepin’ Baby Blues (Epic 7067)

1990 Take One Away / Boring Dreams (Capitol 73109)
One Day Soon / The Rock’s Steady (Capitol 73124)
Free / Bridge In Time (Capitol 73127)

2004 With God On Our Side / The Brycer (ViK, BMG 82876-66554-2)

ALBUMS

THE GUESS WHO

1966 It’s Time (Quality V1788)

1967 A Wild Pair (Nimbus NNE 100)

1968 Wheatfield Soul (Nimbus NNS 102; RCA LSP 4141 US)
The Guess Who (Birchmount BM 525)

1969 Canned Wheat (RCA LSP 4266)
Born In Canada (Wand WDS-691 US)
Super Golden Goodies (Quality SV-1827)
The Guess Who (MGM SE-4645 US)

1970 American Woman (RCA LSP 4266)
Share the Land (RCA LSP 4359)

1971 The Best Of The Guess Who (RCA LSPX 1104)
So Long, Bannatyne (RCA LSP 4574)
The Guess Who Play The Guess Who (PIP PIP-6806 US)

1972 Rockin’ (RCA LSP 4602)
Live At The Paramount (RCA LSP 4779)
The History Of The Guess Who (Pride 0012 US)
Wild One (Pickwick SPC-3246 US)

1973 Artificial Paradise (RCA LSP 4830)
The Best Of The Guess Who (Scepter CTN 18021 US)
#10 (RCA APL1-0130)
The Best Of The Guess Who Vol. II (RCA APL1-0269)

1974 Road Food (RCA APL1-0405)
Flavours (RCA APL1-0636)
The Guess Who – Superpak (Trip TSX-3502 US)

1975 Power In The Music (RCA APL1-0995)

1976 The Way They Were (RCA APL1-1778)

1977 The Greatest Of The Guess Who (RCA AFL1-2253)

1984 Together Again (Ready LR 049)

1985 K-Tel Presents the Guess Who: 20 Original Hits (K-Tel NC-458)

1986 The Best Of The Guess Who Live

1988 Track Record: The Guess Who Collection (BMG KCD2-7115)

1997 The Guess Who: The Ultimate Collection (RCA 07063 67300-2)
It’s Time (Legend L-00012)

1999 The Guess Who: Greatest Hits (RCA 07863 67774-2)

2000 American Woman (Original Masters – Buddha 74465 99734 2)
Live At The Paramount (Original Masters – Buddha 74465 99753 2)
Share The Land (Original Masters – Buddha 74465 99762 2)
Canned Wheat (Original Masters – Buddha 74465 99763 2)
Running Back Thru Canada (BMG ViK 74328 811822-2)

2001 This Time Long Ago (Ranbach L00013)
The Guess Who: Shakin’ All Over! (Sundazed SC 11113)

2002 The Best Of The Guess Who (Camden BMG 74321 941602 UK)

2003 Platinum & Gold Collection (RCA/BMG Heritage 82876 52878 2)
The Guess Who Anthology (RCA B0000CDL7E)

2004 The Guess Who x 2 – Road Food / Power In The Music (BMG 8287653011-2)
The Guess Who x 2 – So Long Bannatyne / #10 (BMG 8287653012-2)
The Guess Who x 2 – Rockin’ / Flavours (BMG 8287653013-2)
The Guess Who x 2 – Artificial Paradise /Wheatfield Soul (BMG 8287653014-2)
Extended Versions – The Encore Collection (BMG Special Products COL-CD-8908

2005 Let’s Go (Maximum MAX00072)

2009 Wheatfield Soul (Iconoclassic ICON 1008)

2010 So Long Bannatyne (Iconoclassic ICON 1015)
Rockin’ (Iconoclassic ICON 1016)
Artificial Paradise (Iconoclassic ICON 1018)

BURTON CUMMINGS solo

1976 Burton Cummings (Portrait 34261)

1977 My Own Way To Rock (Portrait 34698)

1978 Dream Of A Child (Portrait 35481)

1979 Woman Love (Epic 80040)

1980 The Best of Burton Cummings (CBS Direct 2016; DMK 016 CD)

1981 Sweet Sweet (Epic 80054; Alfa 11007 US)

1984 Heart (Epic 80100)

1990 Plus Signs (Capitol 93938; C2-93938 CD)

1994 The Burton Cummings Collection (Rhino R2 71717)

1996 Up Close And Alone (MCA MCASD 81010)

1999 Burton Cummings (Sony/Epic EK 80350)
My Own Way To Rock (Sony/Epic EK 80351)

2000 Dream Of A Child (Sony/Epic EK 80352)
Woman Love (Sony/Epic EK 80353)

2008 Above The Ground (Sony/BMG 88697396452)

2012 Massey Hall (Universal Music Canada 1107393)

BACHMAN – CUMMINGS

2006 Bachman Cummings Songbook (Sony/BMG 82876 81247 2)
The Thunderbird Trax (BC001)
Bachman Cummings – First Time Around DVD (Sony/BMG 82876 82779-9)

2007 Jukebox (Sony 88697112982)

DISCOGRAPHY     AWARDS     BY THE NUMBERS

Burton Cummings is that rare artist who has transcended time, genres and generations with a body of work that continues to resonate with fans both old and new. His voice has been rated among the finest in rock music and his extensive catalogue of songs is the envy of his contemporaries. Burton continues at the top of his game as a performer, singer, songwriter and recording artist second to none.

As a member of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame, Canadian Walk of Fame, Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame, Prairie Music Hall of Fame, multiple Juno Award winner, recipient of the Order of Canada, the Order of Manitoba, the Governor-General’s Performance Arts Award, and several BMI (Broadcast Music Industry) awards for over 1 million airplays of his songs, Burton is one of the most celebrated rock artists in Canadian music history. Beyond his many awards, accolades and accomplishments he is also unquestionably Canada’s most beloved rock ‘n’ roll son. How many Canadian rock stars can boast both a community centre and a performing arts theatre named in their honor? Yet Burton also enjoys a world-wide stature shared by only a handful of other Canadian artists.

With Canada’s original rock ‘n’ roll superstars The Guess Who, Burton scored an unprecedented string of international hit singles and albums including These Eyes, Laughing, No Time, American Woman, Share The Land, Hang On To Your Life, Albert Flasher, Sour Suite, Orly, Glamour Boy, Star Baby, Clap For The Wolfman and Dancin’ Fool, all written or co-written by Burton. By 1970 The Guess Who had sold more records than the entire Canadian music industry combined to that point and their achievements remain unparalleled. The group notched up a long list of firsts including the first Canadian group to reach #1 on the Billboard charts (holding that spot for three weeks) and the first to earn a platinum album for sales of over 1 million copies in the US. Rolling Stone magazine hailed The Guess Who as “one of rock’s most consistently fascinating maverick bands, with a succession of meritorious songs that has few equals among contemporary North American groups.” Dick Clark described the group as rock innovators and ambassadors of Canadian music. Staples of classic rock and oldies radio today as well as in feature films including American Beauty, Almost Famous, Cable Guy, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, and Jackie Brown, The Guess Who’s vast catalog of songs remains enduring. “When I think back on having five million-selling records in the Top 10, one after the other I can hardly believe it,” states Burton with justifiable pride. “I was just twenty years old and every time I turned around I was getting a gold record. The scope and magnitude of our success escaped all of us. It really didn’t sink in until years later.”

Striking out on his own in 1976, Burton continued his winning streak with a gold record for his debut solo single Stand Tall produced by legendary hit-maker Richard Perry who numbered among his clients Barbra Streisand, Carly Simon and Ringo Starr. The choice of producer was evidence of Burton’s star power in the music industry. He followed that with more than a dozen hit singles and albums including I’m Scared, My Own Way To Rock, I Will Play a Rhapsody, Timeless Love, Break It To Them Gently, Dream Of A Child, Fine State of Affairs, Love Dreams and You Saved My Soul. Sold out tours across Canada and the United States solidified Burton’s stature as a top attraction. He starred in several top-rated television specials and earned five Juno Awards between 1977 and 1980 for Best Male Vocalist and Best Album, serving as host of the gala annual event a record four times. His 1978 album Dream Of A Child became the first quadruple platinum-selling album by a Canadian artist.

Through the ‘80s and ‘90s Burton continued to tour including joining Beatles drummer Ringo Starr’s All Starr Band. A starring role in the feature film Melanie alongside Miami Vice star Don Johnson in 1980 earned Burton a Genie Award for Best Original Song along with praise for his acting ability. He also launched his acclaimed Up Close and Alone solo concert series featuring the singer alone onstage recounting the stories behind his best-known songs and sharing personal moments from his career. A live album of the same name followed.

The success of Lenny Kravitz’ cover of American Woman from the hit feature film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me brought renewed attention to the original Guess Who. The group reunited in 1999 for the closing ceremonies of the Pan-American Games (with a television audience numbering in the tens of millions) and mounted several high-profile North American tours. Burton later teamed with Guess Who alumnus Randy Bachman as Bachman-Cummings for further touring and recording success. The Bachman Cummings Songbook, released in 2006, became another platinum seller, followed the next year by Jukebox.

His 2008 solo album, the critically-acclaimed Above The Ground, was his first to feature all original songs by Burton. Fans and critics glowed with superlatives citing the album as his best work in decades. Despite his many years in the music business, Burton still possessed the muse and the uncanny ability to craft magic in the recording studio.

In 2012, Burton released his first ever live solo album Massey Hall which was recorded at the famed Massey Hall in Toronto, Canada. Massey Hall features some of Burton’s largest hits from his The Guess Who and solo career which span five decades These Eyes, American Woman, No Sugar Tonight, Undun, Timeless Love, Stand Tall and Above The Ground. Reflecting on the album Burton says “I still try my best to recreate the records just the way they sounded. I have no trouble with singing these songs the rest of my life”.

Never content to rest on his extraordinary accomplishments, Burton Cummings continues to write, record and perform. “Not all artists are lucky enough to have that kind of staying power,” he admits. “It’s pretty amazing.” A consummate artist, performer and professional, he possesses an extraordinary gift for entertaining, never failing to delight audiences from 10 to 10,000 across the United States and Canada.

Audiences nightly, both those in the United States and Canada, are dancing in the aisles to the hits that defined a generation. Fans are treated night after night to inspiring concerts that they will remember forever. In the Summer of 2013 Burton is touring to Sold Out audiences across the United States and Canada.

After all these years he has nothing to prove to anyone, except himself. Few artists are as scrupulously dedicated to their craft as Burton is.

Described as Canadian rock ‘n’ roll royalty, a national treasure, and a living legend, for Burton Cummings there has always been one constant: he remains true to himself and his own way to rock.