Myles Goodwyn (album)
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Myles Goodwyn is a 1988, self-titled
Eponym
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 solo album
Solo album
A solo album, in popular music, is an album headlined by a current or former member of a band. A solo album may feature simply one person performing all instruments, but typically features the work of other collaborators; rather, it may be made with different collaborators than the artist is...

 by Myles Goodwyn
Myles Goodwyn
Myles Goodwyn is a record producer, guitarist, lead vocalist, main songwriter, founding member of the veteran Canadian hard rock band April Wine and father of the electronic artist Aaron Goodwyn...

, the lead singer/songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...

, guitarist
Guitarist
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, pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...

, and founding member of the Canadian rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 group
Musical ensemble
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 April Wine
April Wine
April Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969. According to the band, they chose the name 'April Wine' simply because members thought the two words sounded good together...

. Two alternate versions of this album exist, with a reissue
Reissue
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 having been released with different album cover art
Album cover
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 from that of the original. Other notable differences found on the reissued version, include a new song "My Girl", and the omission of the song "Sonya", which had appeared on the original release. Track listings appear in a slightly different order on the reissued version as well.

Singles from this album include "My Girl", and "Do You Know What I Mean" (with background vocals
Backing vocalist
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 provided by Lee Aaron
Lee Aaron
Lee Aaron , is a Canadian rock and jazz singer. She had several hits in the 1980s and early 1990s such as "Metal Queen", "Whatcha Do to My Body", and "Sex with Love".- Background :...

).

Original release

  1. "Veil of Tears" – 4:23
  2. "Do You Know What I Mean" (Michaels) – 3:45
  3. "Caviar" – 4:34
  4. "Sonya" (Paris, Svajian) – 5:10
  5. "Head On" (Goodwyn, Downing) – 4:58
  6. "Face the Storm" – 4:24
  7. "Frank Sinatra Can't Sing" (Goodwyn, Quinn) – 4:01
  8. "Givin' it up for Your Love" – 4:39
  9. "Are You Still Loving Me" – 4:10
  10. "Mama Won't Say (It's Good)" (Goodwyn, Quinn) – 4:42

Reissued release

  1. "Veil of Tears"
  2. "Do You Know What I Mean" (Michaels)
  3. "Caviar"
  4. "My Girl"
  5. "Head On" (Goodwyn, Downing)
  6. "Face the Storm"
  7. "Frank Sinatra Can't Sing" (Goodwyn, Quinn)
  8. "Are You Still Loving Me"
  9. "Givin' it up for Your Love"
  10. "Mama Won't Say (It's Good)" (Goodwyn, Quinn)

Personnel

  • Myles Goodwyn
    Myles Goodwyn
    Myles Goodwyn is a record producer, guitarist, lead vocalist, main songwriter, founding member of the veteran Canadian hard rock band April Wine and father of the electronic artist Aaron Goodwyn...

     – vocals, guitars
    Electric guitar
    An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...

    , keyboards
    Keyboard instrument
    A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...

    , producer
    Record producer
    A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

  • Jon Carin
    Jon Carin
    Jon Carin is a producer, artist and musician best known for his association with Pink Floyd, and more specifically its guitarist David Gilmour and former member Roger Waters over the last twenty five years. In the early eighties, he gained fame as the front-man for the band Industry...

     – keyboards & synth
    Synthesizer
    A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...

     programming
    Programming (music)
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  • Gerry Cohen – keyboards & synth programming
  • David Shaw – keyboards & synth programming
  • Dave Rosenthal – keyboards & synth programming
  • Kitten & The Cat – keyboards & synth programming
  • Rob Rizzo – keyboards & synth programming
  • Lance Quinn – guitars, producer, keyboards & synth programming
  • Joe (Snake) Henchcliff – guitar
    Guitar
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    s
  • Doug Gordon – guitars
  • Jay Davidson – saxophone
    Saxophone
    The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...

  • Rick Valente – harmonica
    Harmonica
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  • Andy Newmark
    Andy Newmark
    Andrew "Andy" Newmark is an American musician, best known as a popular session drummer, and for playing with the funk band Sly & the Family Stone from 1972 to 1973....

     – drums
    Drum kit
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     (on Caviar)
  • Lee Aaron
    Lee Aaron
    Lee Aaron , is a Canadian rock and jazz singer. She had several hits in the 1980s and early 1990s such as "Metal Queen", "Whatcha Do to My Body", and "Sex with Love".- Background :...

     – background vocals
    Backing vocalist
    A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...

  • Ritchie Rubini – background vocals
  • Rudy Rubini – background vocals
  • Carol Brooks – background vocals
  • Jeannie Brooks – background vocals
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