| "Share the Land" | ||||
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.png.webp) Cover of the 1970 German single | ||||
| Single by The Guess Who | ||||
| from the album Share the Land | ||||
| B-side | "Bus Rider" | |||
| Released | September 1970 (CAN, US) November 1970 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | 1970 at RCA's Mid-America Recording Center, Chicago, Illinois | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:53 | |||
| Label | Nimbus Records 0388 (CAN) RCA Victor 0388 (US) RCA Records 2026 (UK) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Burton Cummings | |||
| Producer(s) | Jack Richardson | |||
| The Guess Who singles chronology | ||||
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"Share the Land" is a song written by Burton Cummings and performed by The Guess Who. It reached #2 in Canada,[1] #10 on the Billboard Hot 100,[2] and #63 in Australia in 1970. The song was also released in the United Kingdom as a single, but it did not chart.[3] The song is featured on their 1970 album, Share the Land.[4]
The song was produced by Jack Richardson and arranged by The Guess Who.[5] The song's lyrics looks forward to a future point where the world's land is to be given away and everyone will live together.
Personnel
- Burton Cummings – lead vocals, keyboards
- Kurt Winter – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Greg Leskiw – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Jim Kale – bass
- Garry Peterson – drums
Chart positions
References
- ↑ The Guess Who, "Share the Land" Canadian Chart Position Retrieved March 10, 2015
- ↑ The Guess Who, "Share the Land" United States Chart Position Retrieved March 10, 2015
- ↑ The Guess Who, "Share the Land" UK single release Retrieved March 10, 2015
- ↑ The Guess Who, Share the Land Retrieved March 10, 2015
- ↑ The Guess Who, "Share the Land" Canadian single release Retrieved March 10, 2015
- ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
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