Hemi-Vision
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Hemi-Vision is an album by Canadian
blues-rock
band Big Sugar
, released in 1996. The album was nominated for Best Rock Album
at the 1997 Juno Awards
.
The primary singles from the album were "Diggin' a Hole
", "If I Had My Way
" and "Opem Up Baby". The band also recorded a French language
version of "Opem Up Baby", entitled "Ouvres-toi Bébé", for radio airplay in Quebec
(see also Chauffe à bloc
).
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
blues-rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band Big Sugar
Big Sugar
Big Sugar is a Canadian blues-rock band, they were active from 1991 to 2004 and again since April 2010. The band has sold more than half a million albums in Canada.-History:...
, released in 1996. The album was nominated for Best Rock Album
Juno Award for Rock Album of the Year
The Juno Award for "Rock Album of the Year" has been awarded since 1991, as recognition each year for the best rock album in Canada. The award was previously called a number of other names, including the "Best Hard Rock/Metal Album" and "Best Rock Album"....
at the 1997 Juno Awards
Juno Awards of 1997
The Juno Awards of 1997, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 9 March 1997 in Hamilton, Ontario at a ceremony in the Copps Coliseum. Jann Arden was host for the major ceremonies which were broadcast on CBC Television.Nominations were announced on...
.
The primary singles from the album were "Diggin' a Hole
Diggin' a Hole
"Diggin' a Hole" is the first single by Canadian blues-rock band Big Sugar from their 1996 album, Hemi-Vision. The song was re-released in 1999 on the U.S. version of Big Sugar's next album, Heated. The song was very successful in Canada, reaching #9 on RPM's Canadian Singles Chart. It remains to...
", "If I Had My Way
If I Had My Way (song)
"If I Had My Way" is the second single by Canadian rock band Big Sugar from their 1996 album, Hemi-Vision.-Charts:...
" and "Opem Up Baby". The band also recorded a French language
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
version of "Opem Up Baby", entitled "Ouvres-toi Bébé", for radio airplay in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
(see also Chauffe à bloc
Chauffe à bloc
Chauffe à bloc is an EP by Canadian blues-rock band Big Sugar, released in 1999.In 1996, Big Sugar decided to record a French language version of the single "Opem Up Baby", from the album Hemi-Vision, for radio airplay in Quebec...
).
Track listing
- "Diggin' a HoleDiggin' a Hole"Diggin' a Hole" is the first single by Canadian blues-rock band Big Sugar from their 1996 album, Hemi-Vision. The song was re-released in 1999 on the U.S. version of Big Sugar's next album, Heated. The song was very successful in Canada, reaching #9 on RPM's Canadian Singles Chart. It remains to...
" – 4:37 - "Gone for Good" – 4:43
- "If I Had My WayIf I Had My Way (song)"If I Had My Way" is the second single by Canadian rock band Big Sugar from their 1996 album, Hemi-Vision.-Charts:...
" – 5:13 - "Skull Ring" – 4:25
- "Joe Louis / Judgement Day" – 8:58
- "Tommy Johnson" – 4:12
- "La Stralla" – 4:17
- "Tired All the Time" – 4:27
- "Empty Head" – 5:13
- "Opem Up Baby"1 – 5:13
- "Rolling Pin" – 6:46
- "Tobacco Hand" – 8:55