Rockin'
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Rockin' 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 1972
1972 in music
-Events:*January 17 – Highway 51 South in Memphis, Tennessee is renamed "Elvis Presley Boulevard"*January 20 – The début of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon at The Dome, Brighton, is halted by technical difficulties,...

 by the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 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"...

. Two charting singles were released from the album. "Heartbroken Bopper
Heartbroken Bopper
"Heartbroken Bopper" is a popular rock song written by Burton Cummings and Kurt Winter.The song was recorded by the Canadian rock group The Guess Who for the album Rockin', and is also included on the 1974 album "The Best of the Guess Who, Vol...

" spent seven weeks on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 peaking at number 47, and "Guns, Guns, Guns
Guns, Guns, Guns
"Guns, Guns, Guns" is a popular rock and roll song written by Burton Cummings.The song was recorded by the Canadian rock group The Guess Who for the album Rockin', and is also included on the 1974 album The Best of the Guess Who, Vol...

" spent six weeks on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 peaking at number 70.

Track listing LP

All songs written by Burton Cummings unless otherwise noted.
  1. "Heartbroken Bopper
    Heartbroken Bopper
    "Heartbroken Bopper" is a popular rock song written by Burton Cummings and Kurt Winter.The song was recorded by the Canadian rock group The Guess Who for the album Rockin', and is also included on the 1974 album "The Best of the Guess Who, Vol...

    " (Cummings-Winter) (#12 Canada) - 4:52
  2. "Get Your Ribbons On" (Cummings-Winter) - 2:36
  3. "Smoke Big Factory" (Cummings-Winter-Kale) - 3:57
  4. "Arrivederci Girl" - 2:31
  5. "Guns, Guns, Guns
    Guns, Guns, Guns
    "Guns, Guns, Guns" is a popular rock and roll song written by Burton Cummings.The song was recorded by the Canadian rock group The Guess Who for the album Rockin', and is also included on the 1974 album The Best of the Guess Who, Vol...

    " (#58 Canada) - 4:59
  6. "Running Bear" (Herdman) - 2:19
  7. "Back to the City" (Cummings - Winter) - 3:37
  8. "Your Nashville Sneakers" - 2:55
  9. "Herbert's a Loser" (Leskiw- Winter) - 3:35
  10. "Hi Rockers!:" - 6:50

a) Sea of Love (McGinnis)
b) Heaven Only Moved Once Yesterday (Winter)
c) Don't You Want Me

Track listing CD

  1. "Arrivederci Girl"
  2. "Back to the City"
  3. "Don't You Want Me"
  4. "Get Your Ribbons On"
  5. "Guns, Guns, Guns"
  6. "Heartbroken Bopper"
  7. "Heaven Only Moved Once Yesterday"
  8. "Herbert's a Loser"
  9. "Hi Rockers/Sea of Love"
  10. "Smoke Big Factory"
  11. "Your Nashville Sneakers"
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