April Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969, originally based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and led by singer‑guitarist‑songwriter Myles Goodwyn until his death in 2023. April Wine first achieved success with their second album, On Record (1972), which reached the Top 40 on the Canadian album chart and produced two hit singles: a cover of Elton John’s “Bad Side of the Moon,” a top‑20 hit in Canada, and a cover of Hot Chocolate’s “You Could Have Been a Lady,” which reached number 2 in Canada. The band experienced only moderate international success but enjoyed major popularity in Canada, reaching the Canadian Top 40 singles chart with 21 different songs. Their strongest international response during the 1970s and early 1980s came from tracks such as “You Could Have Been a Lady” (1972), “Tonite Is a Wonderful Time to Fall in Love” (1975), “Roller” (1979), “I Like to Rock” (1980), “Sign of the Gypsy Queen” (1981) and “Just Between You and Me” (1981). They have released 16 studio albums. Although April Wine officially began in late 1969 in Waverley, Nova Scotia, their roots trace back to St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, in 1967–68, where brothers David and Ritchie Henman grew up playing music together before moving to Nova Scotia. Three of the founding members — David Henman (guitar), Ritchie Henman (drums) and their cousin Jim Henman (bass) — were originally in a band named Prism (not related to the later Vancouver‑based band of the same name).
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I Like To Rock
Like A Lover Like A Song
Rock N’ Roll Is A Vicious Game
All Over Town
Bad side of the moon
Oowatanite
I’m On Fire For You, Baby
Say Hello
You Won’t Dance With Me
Rock Myself To Sleep
Enough Is Enough
Tonite Is A Wonderful Time To Fall In Love
Could Have Been A Lady
Just Between You And Me
Sign of the Gypsy Queen
April Wine 1971 Full Album
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