Artificial Paradise is an album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 released in 1973

1973 in music

-January–April:*January 9 – Mick Jagger's request for a Japanese visa is rejected on account of a 1969 drug conviction, putting an abrupt end to The Rolling Stones' plans to perform in Japan during their forthcoming tour.*January 14...

 by the Canadian

Canada

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 rock band The Guess Who

The Guess Who

The Guess Who are a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Initially gaining recognition in Canada, they also found international success from the late 1960s through the mid-1970s with numerous hit singles, including "American Woman", "These Eyes" and "Share the Land"...

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Musically, Artificial Paradise finds The Guess Who showcasing a variety of styles: rockers ("Orly", "All Hashed Out," "Rock and Roller Steam"), ballads ("Samantha's Living Room," "Lost and Found Town") and even world music ("Hamba Gahle-Usalang Gahle"). Nevertheless, the album is likely best remembered for its record jacket and inner sleeve, which is an extensive lampoon of direct mail

Direct mail

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advertising, and mentions The Guess Who only in passing (and does not mention the album title on the front cover at all).

Despite the memorable cover art -- or, perhaps, because of it -- the album's sales figures fell far short of projections. As a result, Artificial Paradise became a staple in cut-out LP bins all across America and Canada during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Track listing

1. "Bye Bye Babe" (2:50) (Winter/Wallace)
2. "Samantha's Living Room" (3:26) (McDougall)
3. "Rock and Roller Steam" (3:19) (Winter/Wallace)
4. "Follow Your Daughter Home" (3:29) (Cummings/McDougall/Peterson/Wallace/Winter)
5. "Those Show Biz Shoes" (6:49) (Cummings)
6. "All Hashed Out" (4:41) (Wallace/Winter/Cummings)
7. "Orly" (2:35)-(Cummings)
8. "Lost and Found Town" (3:49) (McDougall)
9. "Hamba Gahle-Usalang Gahle" (4:53) (Cummings/Winter/Wallace)
10. "The Watcher" (3:10) (Wallace/Cummings)