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"Share the Land"
Cover of the 1970 German single
Single by The Guess Who
from the album Share the Land
B-side"Bus Rider"
Released September 1970 (CAN, US)
November 1970 (UK)
Recorded1970 at RCA's Mid-America Recording Center, Chicago, Illinois
Genre Rock [1]
Length3:53
Label Nimbus Records 0388 (CAN)
RCA Victor 0388 (US)
RCA Records 2026 (UK)
Songwriter(s) Burton Cummings
Producer(s) Jack Richardson
The Guess Who singles chronology
" Hand Me Down World"
(1970)
"Share the Land"
(1970)
" Hang on to Your Life"
(1970)

"Share the Land" is a song written by Burton Cummings and performed by The Guess Who. It reached #2 in Canada, [2] #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, [3] and #63 in Australia in 1970. The song was also released in the United Kingdom as a single, but it did not chart. [4] The song is featured on their 1970 album, Share the Land. [5]

The song was produced by Jack Richardson and arranged by The Guess Who. [6] The song's lyrics looks forward to a future point where the world's land is to be given away and everyone will live together.

Personnel

Chart positions

References

  1. ^ Ogg, Alex (2003). "The Guess Who". In Buckley, Peter (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). London: Rough Guides. pp. 455–456. ISBN  978-1-84353-105-0.
  2. ^ The Guess Who, "Share the Land" Canadian Chart Position Retrieved March 10, 2015
  3. ^ The Guess Who, "Share the Land" United States Chart Position Retrieved March 10, 2015
  4. ^ The Guess Who, "Share the Land" UK single release Retrieved March 10, 2015
  5. ^ The Guess Who, Share the Land Retrieved March 10, 2015
  6. ^ The Guess Who, "Share the Land" Canadian single release Retrieved March 10, 2015
  7. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". collectionscanada.gc.ca.
  8. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN  0-89820-142-X.