Coast to Coast Fever is the third solo album by Canadian singer-songwriter David Wiffen. He is assisted on the album by fellow Canadian folkie Bruce Cockburn, who plays guitar, bass and celeste, and also produced the album."David Wiffen – Coast to Coast Fever (1973): Forgotten Series". Something Else Reviews, 13 January 2016 by Kasper Nijsen"Top 10 Great Obscure Albums You Need To Hear". VivaScene, Brian Miller, 7 November 2016 The best-known tracks are "Skybound Station", "Coast to Coast Fever", "Smoke Rings", "We Have Had Some Good Times" and "Lucifer's Blues". Seven of the ten songs were written by Wiffen."UA Promo on Wiffen".
History The album was released in 1973," David Wiffen – Songs From The Lost And Found". Strange Brew. 30 January 2015. Review by Jason Barnard. and was heavily promoted by United Artists, and received positive reviews and substantial radio play."From the Music Capitals of the World". It was nominated for a 1974 Juno Award in the "Best Folk Album" category, but lost to Gordon Lightfoot's Old Dan's Records. It reached #82 on the Canadian charts.
The single "Coast to Coast Fever" was #60 for two weeks on the Canadian AC charts and "White Lines" made a brief appearance at #98.
Track listing All tracks composed by David Wiffen; except where indicated "Skybound Station" – 3:50 "Coast to Coast Fever" – 4:01 "White Lines" (Willie P. Bennett) – 4:00 "Smoke Rings" – 3:57 "Climb the Stairs" – 4:07 "You Need a New Lover Now" (Murray McLauchlan) – 4:06 "We Have Had Some Good Times" – 3:20 "Lucifer's Blues" – 5:45 "Up on the Hillside" (Bruce Cockburn) – 2:51 "Full Circle" – 3:18
Personnel David Wiffen – guitar, vocals Bruce Cockburn – guitar, bass, celeste, vocals Dennis Pendrith – bass Skip Beckwith – bass Pat Godfrey – piano Pat Ricio – piano John Savage – drums Bill Usher – congas Andy Cree – drums Bruce Pennycook – tenor and soprano saxophone Brian Ahern – string arrangement
Production Producer: Bruce Cockburn, Brian Ahern Recording Engineer: Bill Seddon, Bruce Cockburn, Chris Skene Album Design: Lloyd Ziff Art Direction: Mike Salisbury Photography: Mike Salisbury Liner Notes: Richard Flohill
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