Power Play (album)
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Power Play is the tenth studio album by the Canadian 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
Musical ensemble
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 April Wine
April Wine
April Wine is a Canadian rock band formed in 1969. According to the band, they chose the name 'April Wine' simply because members thought the two words sounded good together...

, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music
1982 in music
This is a list of notable events in music from 1982. 1982 was a big year in music with Madonna making her debut as well as the year that Michael Jackson released Thriller which became the world's best selling album and it still holds that title today....

).
Music videos were made for the singles "Enough Is Enough", "If You See Kay", and "Tell Me Why". Power Play failed to meet the critical acclaim of the band's previous album, but both singles "Enough Is Enough" and "If You See Kay" managed to chart on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles for several weeks. The album itself peaked at 37 on Billboard's 200 Album chart and remained there for 20 weeks.

Track listing

All tracks written by Myles Goodwyn
Myles Goodwyn
Myles Goodwyn is a record producer, guitarist, lead vocalist, main songwriter, founding member of the veteran Canadian hard rock band April Wine and father of the electronic artist Aaron Goodwyn...

 unless otherwise noted.
  1. "Anything You Want, You Got It" – 4:45
  2. "Enough is Enough" – 4:04
  3. "If You See Kay" (David Freeland) – 3:51
  4. "What if We Fall in Love" – 4:22
  5. "Waiting on a Miracle" – 4:06
  6. "Doin' it Right" (Tom Lavin
    Tom Lavin
    Tom Lavin is a Chicago-born musician and record producer and founding member of the Juno Award winning Canadian group Powder Blues Band on Warner Brothers Records...

    )
    – 3:43
  7. "Ain't Got Your Love" – 4:31
  8. "Blood Money" – 5:22
  9. "Tell Me Why" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney
    Lennon/McCartney
    The Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership is one of the best-known and most successful musical collaborations in history...

    )
    – 3:16
  10. "Runners in the Night" – 5:15

Personnel

  • Myles Goodwyn
    Myles Goodwyn
    Myles Goodwyn is a record producer, guitarist, lead vocalist, main songwriter, founding member of the veteran Canadian hard rock band April Wine and father of the electronic artist Aaron Goodwyn...

     – vocals, guitars
    Electric guitar
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    , keyboards
    Keyboard instrument
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  • Gary Moffet – guitars, background vocals
    Backing vocalist
    A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...

  • Steve Lang
    Steve Lang
    Steve Lang is a Canadian musician best known for his role as a bassist in the rock band April Wine from 1976 to 1984. Lang replaced then-bassist Jim Clench in 1976. When April Wine reformed in 1993, Steve Lang was not amongst the line-up.Steve Lang is also the father of Canadian musician Erin...

     – bass
    Bass guitar
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    , background vocals
  • Brian Greenway
    Brian Greenway
    Brian Greenway is a Canadian guitarist, vocalist, and harmonicist, most recognized for playing in the Canadian rock bands April Wine, Mashmakhan, and the Dudes...

     – vocals, guitars
  • Jerry Mercer
    Jerry Mercer
    Jerry Mercer is a Canadian rock drummer, best known for his work with the groups Mashmakhan and April Wine.-Personal life:...

     – drums
    Drum kit
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