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"Albert Flasher" is a song written by Burton Cummings and performed by Canadian rock band The Guess Who. Initially released as the B-side of their "Broken" single in 1971, it was promoted to A-side status in mid-May of that year, according to the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It did not appear on any of their studio albums at that time, although it would much later be included on reissues of the band's 1971 album So Long, Bannatyne (such as the Iconoclassic release in 2009).[1] It would also appear on many of their later compilation albums, including the 1973 release The Best of The Guess Who Volume II and the 1973 compilation EP titled The Guess Who. It was also performed many times in concert, including the performance captured on Live at the Paramount (1972).

"Albert Flasher"
Cover of the 1971 German single
Single by the Guess Who
A-side	"Broken"
Released	March 1971 (CAN, US) July 1971 (UK)
Recorded	1970
Genre	Rock
Length	2:18
Label	Nimbus Records 0458 (CAN) RCA Victor 0458 (US) RCA Records 2100 (UK)
Songwriter(s)	Burton Cummings
Producer(s)	Jack Richardson
The Guess Who singles chronology
"Hang on to Your Life" (1970) "Albert Flasher" (1971) "Rain Dance" (1971)

"Albert Flasher" reached No. 13 in Canada,[2] No. 28 in Australia, and No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971.[3] It was also released in the United Kingdom as a single, but did not chart.[4]

The song was produced by Jack Richardson.[5] The song's title came from Cummings seeing a button labeled "alert flasher" on a radio broadcast console.[6]

In media

• "Albert Flasher" was heard in the movie Almost Famous, but was not included on the soundtrack album.

References

На других языках

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[es] Albert Flasher

«Albert Flasher» es una canción escrita por el músico Burton Cummings e interpretada por la banda canadiense The Guess Who. Fue publicado inicialmente como el lado B de «Broken» en 1971, sin embargo, fue promovida como lado A a mediados de mayo del mismo año, de acuerdo a Billboard Hot 100. A pesar de no haber aparecido en ninguno de sus álbumes de estudio, fue incluida en la reedición del álbum de 1971, So Long, Bannatyne.[1]

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