Colin James is the debut album by Canadian rock/blues musician Colin James, released in 1988. The album featured several hit singles, including "Five Long Years", "Voodoo Thing", "Chicks 'n Cars (And the Third World War)" and Why'd You Lie".
The album earned James a Juno Award for "Most Promising Artist".
Commercial performance James' debut album was the 15th best-selling Cancon album in Canada of 1989. The album was certified Double Platinum in Canada in 1994. By May 1998, the album had sold 276,338 units in Canada. It is the best-selling album of James' career to date.
Track listing "Five Long Years" – 4:36 "Voodoo Thing" – 3:38 "Down in the Bottom" (Willie Dixon) – 4:37 "Chicks 'n Cars (And the Third World War)" (Johnny Ferreira, Rick Hopkins, Colin James, Darrell Mayes) – 3:35 "Why'd You Lie" (Morgan Davis) – 5:25 "Hidden Charms" (Willie Dixon) – 3:26 "Bad Girl" (Rick Hopkins, Colin James, Dennis Marcenko) – 3:34 "Lone Wolf" – 3:40 "Dream of Satin" – 4:43 "Three Sheets to the Wind" (Rick Hopkins) – 2:59
Personnel Colin James – guitar, vocals, background vocals Steve Croes – keyboards Richard Hopkins – piano, keyboards, Hammond organ Bill Payne – piano David Burgin – harmonica Johnny Ferreira – tenor and soprano saxophones Dennis Marcenko – bass Darrell Mayes – percussion, drums Betty Wright – background vocals Bill Cowsill – background vocals
Production Tom Dowd – producer Danny Kortchmar – producer, mixing Bob Rock – producer Mike Fraser – engineer Shep Lonsdale – engineer Simon Pressey – engineer Duane Seykora – engineer, assistant engineer Charles Die – assistant engineer Neil Dorfsman – mixing Dan Hersch – mastering Brian Lynch – photography Melanie Nissen – design Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff – art direction Alberto Tolot – photography
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External links Colin James