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Rockin' is the ninth studio album by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. It was originally released by RCA Records in 1972. It is the last album by the group to feature rhythm guitarist Greg Leskiw.

Rockin'
Studio album by The Guess Who
Released	February 1972
Recorded	January 1972
Studio	RCA's Music Center of the World, Hollywood, California
Genre	Rock
Length	38:11
Label	RCA
Producer	Jack Richardson
The Guess Who chronology
So Long, Bannatyne (1971) Rockin' (1972) Live at the Paramount (1972)
Singles from Rockin'
"Heartbroken Bopper" Released: March 1972 "Guns, Guns, Guns" Released: May 1972

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Two charting singles were released from the album. "Heartbroken Bopper" spent seven weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number 47[2] and "Guns, Guns, Guns" spent six weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number 70.[3]

Release history

In addition to the usual 2 channel stereo version the album was also released by RCA in a 4 channel quadraphonic version on 8-track tape. The quad version was never released on the LP format.

In 2019 the album was reissued again in the UK by Dutton Vocalion on the Super Audio CD format. This disc is a 2 albums on 1 disc compilation which also contains the 1973 album The Best of The Guess Who Volume II. The Dutton Vocalion release contains the complete stereo and quad versions of both albums.[4]

Reception

AllMusic's Joe Viglione: "As an artistic statement it's all very interesting, but for a band whose bread and butter was the Top 40, this stuff tempts fate a bit too much... Rockin' is a strange exercise whose best parts showed up on The Best of the Guess Who, Vol. 2."[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Burton Cummings and Kurt Winter except noted.

Side one

1. "Heartbroken Bopper" - 4:52
2. "Get Your Ribbons On" - 2:36
3. "Smoke Big Factory" (Cummings, Winter, Jim Kale) - 3:57
4. "Arrivederci Girl" (Cummings) - 2:31
5. "Guns, Guns, Guns" (Cummings) - 4:59

Side two

6. "Running Bear" (J.P. Richardson) - 2:19
7. "Back to the City" - 3:37
8. "Your Nashville Sneakers" (Cummings) - 2:55
9. "Herbert's a Loser" (Greg Leskiw, Winter) - 3:35
10. "Hi Rockers!" - 6:50

a) "Sea of Love" (Phil Phillips, George Khoury)

b) "Heaven Only Moved Once Yesterday" (Winter)

c) "Don't You Want Me" (Cummings)

2010 Iconoclassic Remaster Bonus Tracks

11. "Sea of Love" (Previously Unreleased)
12. "Lost Sheep" (Previously Unreleased)

Notes

On the album the song "Running Bear" was incorrectly credited to Curly Herdman and "Sea of Love" incorrectly credited to Don McGinnis.[6]

Personnel

The Guess Who

• Burton Cummings - lead vocals, keyboards, harmonica
• Kurt Winter - lead guitar, backing vocals
• Greg Leskiw - rhythm guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Herbert's a Loser"
• Jim Kale - bass, backing vocals
• Garry Peterson - drums

Additional personnel

• Brian Christian - engineer
• Jack Richardson - producer[7]

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Peak Position
1972	Billboard 200	79
1972	Australia (Kent Music Report)[8]	33

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1972	"Heartbroken Bopper"	Canada	12
		Australia	83
		Billboard Hot 100	47
	"Guns, Guns, Guns"	Canada	58
		Australia	70

References

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