The Guess Who is a Canadian rock band, originating as The Guess Who? in 1966, and adopting the name The Guess Who in 1968. Formed as a garage rock band, their best-known works are in the pop rock and psychedelic rock genres.
They were most successful from 1969 to 1975, under the leadership of singer/keyboardist Burton Cummings. During that period they released eleven studio albums, all of which reached the charts in Canada and the United States; their 1970 album American Woman reached no. 1 in Canada and no. 9 in the United States, and five other albums reached the top ten in Canada. They also achieved five number one singles in Canada and two in the United States.
Studio albums Credited to "Chad Allan & the Expressions (Guess Who?)" (both names shown on the album cover) (no RPM Top Album charts until 1967) YearAlbumBillboard 200Record Label 1965 Shakin' All Over – Quality Records Hey Ho (What You Do to Me!) – Quality Records
As The Guess Who? YearAlbumBillboard 200Record Label 1966 It's Time – Quality Records 1968 A Wild Pair(Split album; side 1 by The Staccatos) – Nimbus 9 Records
As The Guess Who YearAlbumBillboard 200Canada (RPM)AustraliaCertificationRecord Label 1969 Wheatfield Soul 453 - RCA Victor Canned Wheat 9123 - 1970 American Woman 91 - US: Gold Share the Land 147 - US: Gold 1971 So Long, Bannatyne 5210 - 1972 Rockin' 799 33 1973 Artificial Paradise 11025 - #10 1557 - 1974 Road Food 6028 87 Flavours 4811 81 1975 Power in the Music 8763 - 1976 The Way They Were – - -
Unauthorized albums released by Jim Kale as the Guess Who +YearAlbumBillboard 200Record label1978Guess Who's BackAquarius Records1979All This For A SongAquarius Records1981Now And Not ThenEl Mocambo1987'87 (EP)Guess Who Records1994LibertyAquarius Records2018The Future Is What It Used To BeCleopatra2023Plein d'AmourDEKO
Live albums YearAlbumBillboard 200Canada (RPM)AustraliaRecord Label 1972 Live at the Paramount 3917 55 RCA Victor 1984 Together Again – - – Ready Records Reunion – - – Quality Records The Best of the Guess Who-Live! – - – Compleat Records 2001 Running Back Thru Canada – - – ViK. Recordings 2004 The Best of Running Back Thru Canada – - – Extended Versions: The Encore Collection – - – SBME Special Products
Compilation albums YearAlbumBillboard 200Canada (RPM)Certification 1969 Super Golden Goodies (Canadian title)/The Guess Who (U.S. title) –30 1970 Sown & Grown in Canada – - 1971 Guess Who Plays the Guess Who – - The Best of The Guess Who 129 CAN: Platinum US: Gold 1972 Shakin' All Over (re-issue) – - The History of the Guess Who – - Wild One – - 1973 The Best of The Guess Who Volume II 1868 CAN: Gold 1977 The Greatest of the Guess Who 173 - 1988 Track Record: The Guess Who Collection (2-CD) –85 1992 These Eyes – - 1993 At Their Best – - 1997 The Ultimate Collection (3-CD) – - 1999 Greatest Hits – - 2001 This Time Long Ago – - 2003 Platinum & Gold Collection – - Anthology (2-CD) – - 2005 Let's Go – - 2006 Bachman-Cummings Song Book – - 2010 The Essential Guess Who ("Anthology" re-issue) – -
Singles Note that almost all of the band's early tracks, originally issued by "Chad Allan and the Reflections", "Bob Ashley and the Reflections" or "Chad Allan and the Original Reflections", were later re-issued on albums that were jointly credited to "Chad Allan & the Expressions"/"Guess Who?" (i.e. both group names appeared on the album cover).
YearTitleChart positionsCertificationAlbumB-side CAN AUS UK US1962 Chad Allan and the Reflections: "Tribute to Buddy Holly" (Geoff Goddard)----Non-LP single"Back and Forth"1963 Chad Allan and the Reflections: "Shy Guy" (Chad Allan)----Shakin' All Over "Baby's Got a Brand New Beau" Bob Ashley and the Reflections: "Inside Out" (Allan)----Hey Ho (What You Do to Me!)"Made in England"1964 Chad Allan and the Original Reflections: "Stop Teasing Me" (Randy Bachman)----Shakin' All Over / Hey Ho, What You Do to Me"Shot of Rhythm 'N Blues"1965 "Shakin' All Over" (Johnny Kidd)127-22 Shakin' All Over "Till We Kissed" "Till We Kissed" (Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil)36---"Shakin' All Over" (A-side) "Tossin' and Turnin'" (Richie Adams/Malou Rene)3---"I Want You to Love Me" "Hey Ho, What You Do to Me" (Jo Armstead/Nickolas Ashford/Valerie Simpson)3--125 Hey Ho, What You Do to Me"Goodnight, Goodnight"1966 "Hurting Each Other" (Gary Geld/Peter Udell)19---"Baby's Birthday" "Believe Me" (Bachman)10--- It's Time "Baby Feelin'" "Clock on the Wall" (Bachman)16---"One Day" "And She's Mine" (Bachman)32---"All Right"1967 "His Girl" (Johnny Cowell)19-45- Non-LP singles, later collected on numerous compilations"It's My Pride" "Pretty Blue Eyes" (Teddy Randazzo/Robert Wilding)48--- "This Time Long Ago" (Jerry Langley/Jimmy Stewart)30---"There's No Getting Away from You" "Flying on the Ground Is Wrong" (Neil Young)36---"If You Don't Want Me"1968 "When Friends Fall Out" (Bachman/Burton Cummings)75---American Woman (re-recording)"Guess Who Blues" "Of a Dropping Pin" (Bachman/Cummings)97---Canned Wheat (re-recording)"Mr. Nothin'"1969 "These Eyes" (Bachman/Cummings)7100-6 US: GoldWheatfield Soul"Lightfoot" "Laughing" (Bachman/Cummings)1--10 US: Gold Canned Wheat"Undun" "Undun" (Bachman)2173-22"Laughing" (A-Side) "No Time" (Bachman/Cummings)143-5 American Woman"Proper Stranger"1970 "American Woman" (Bachman/Cummings/Garry Peterson/Jim Kale)143191 US: Gold"No Sugar Tonight" "No Sugar Tonight" (Bachman)1-191"American Woman" (A-side) "Hand Me Down World" (Kurt Winter)1065-17 Share the Land"Runnin' Down the Street" "Share the Land" (Cummings)263-10"Bus Rider"1971 "Bus Rider" (Winter)-63--"Share the Land" (A-side) "Hang On to Your Life" (Cummings/Winter)5--43"Do You Miss Me Darlin'" "Proper Stranger" (Bachman/Cummings)(Australian release only)-85--American Woman"No Time" (A-Side) "Albert Flasher" (Cummings)1328-29 Non-LP single"Broken" "Broken" (Cummings/Winter)15--55"Albert Flasher" (A-side) "Rain Dance" (Cummings/Winter)355-19 So Long, Bannatyne"One Divided" "Sour Suite" (Cummings)12--50"Life in the Bloodstream"1972 "Life in the Bloodstream" (Cummings/Winter)39---"Sour Suite" (A-Side) "Heartbroken Bopper" (Cummings/Winter)1283-47 Rockin'"Arrivederci Girl" "Guns, Guns, Guns" (Cummings)58--70"Heaven Only Moved Once Yesterday" "Runnin' Back to Saskatoon" (Cummings/Winter)9--96Live at the Paramount"New Mother Nature"1973 "Follow Your Daughter Home" (Cummings/Donnie McDougall/Peterson/Bill Wallace/Winter)20--61 Artificial Paradise"Bye Bye Babe" "Orly" (Cummings)21---"The Watcher" "Glamour Boy" (Cummings)14---#10"Lie Down"1974 "Star Baby" (Cummings)995-39 Road Food"Musicioné" "Clap for the Wolfman" (Cummings/Wallace/Winter)439-6"Road Food"1975 "Dancin' Fool" (Cummings/Domenic Troiano)1485-28 Flavours"Seems Like I Can't Live With You,But I Can't Live Without You" "Loves Me Like a Brother" (Cummings/Troiano)21---"Hoe Down Time" "Seems Like I Can't Live With You,But I Can't Live Without You" (Cummings/Troiano)81---"Dancin' Fool" (A-side) "Rosanne" (Cummings/Troiano)55--105 Power in the Music"Dreams" "When the Band Was Singin' 'Shakin' All Over'" (Cummings/Troiano)---102"Women"1976 "Silver Bird" (Bachman/Cummings)63---The Way They Were"Runnin' Down the Street"
Music videos Year Video 1969 "These Eyes" "When You Touch Me" "Laughing" 1970 "No Time" "American Woman" "Share the Land" "Hang On to Your Life" 1971 "Albert Flasher" 1972 "Runnin' Back to Saskatoon"
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