Akimbo Alogo
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| Studio album by Kim Mitchell | ||||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Recorded | McClear Place, Toronto | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 41:42 | |||
| Label | Alert | |||
| Producer | Kim Mitchell, Nick Blagona | |||
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Akimbo Alogo is the first full-length solo album from Canadian singer and guitarist Kim Mitchell. It includes the only song of his to become a hit in the United States, "Go For Soda".
The original cover art for this album was changed upon its release after the album was remixed and released in the United States in 1985
Its first track, "Go for Soda", is Mitchell's best-known song, recently being featured on TV series such as Canada's own Trailer Park Boys, as well as an episode of the popular American animated sitcom, American Dad!.
"All We Are" and "Lager & Ale" also received significant airplay in Canada at the time of the album's release and for a few years after.
Track listing
All songs written by Kim Mitchell and Pye Dubois unless otherwise shown.
- "Go for Soda" – 3:28
- "That's a Man" – 3:47
- "All We Are" – 4:45
- "Diary for Rock 'n' Roll Men" – 4:14
- "Love Ties" – 4:18
- "Feel it Burn" (Kim Mitchell, Georgie Fab)– 4:14
- "Lager & Ale" – 4:05
- "Rumour Has It" – 4:09
- "Caroline" (Mitchell, Dubois, Fab) – 3:40
- "Called Off" – 4:57
Personnel
- Kim Mitchell – lead guitar, vocals
- Peter Fredette – rhythm guitar, keyboards, vocals
- Robert Sinclair Wilson – bass, keyboards, vocals
- Paul Delong – drums
- Todd Booth – keyboards and lead synthesiser
- Pye Dubois – lyrics
Trivia
For the UK, Japanese, and European releases of this album, the entire cover art was changed due to the smoking reference because there happened to be a non-smoking campaign happening at the time.
The album was released internationally on the Bronze Records label (Outside of Canada).