Steel River - Weighin' Heavy (1970, 2018 Evolution) LP

Artist: Steel River
Album: Weighin' Heavy
Label: Evolution – 2018
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Canada
Released: 1970/2018
Genre: Prog Rock, Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Audio codec: FLAC | lossless

Tracklist:
A1. Dream Is Country 5:08
A2. Walk By The River 3:39
A3. What Have I To Lose? 3:40
A4. Losing Friends 5:14
A5. What It Feels Like (To Sing A Song) 5:08
B1. Ten Pound Note 2:55
B2. When You're Down, Out, In (She's A Friend) 5:52
B3. Seems They're Out To Get You 4:40
B4. Song With A Chorus (For Mary) 7:07
B5. If You Let Her Know 3:37

Personnel:
John Dudgeon - vocals
Bob Forrester - keyboards
Rob Cockell - bass
Tony Dunning - guitars
Ray Angrove, Dennis Watson - drums

The group was formed in 1965 as a team for dancing parties at the Toronto R ‘n’ B club and was named accordingly and without fancy - The Toronto Shotgun. After several years of not too prestigious work, the musicians have matured for more serious things. In 1969, they hired a producer named Greg Hambleton and prepared the first demo recordings. They were lucky with the producer, he shapedly fell in love with the band and got him a contract with the “Tuesday Record” label. The released single “Ten Pound Note” brought them great success, both in Canada and abroad, and soon they were offered a tour in the States. Minions with a single quintet were published in the UK, Germany and Australia, and the long-playing records “Weighin’ Heavy ”(1970) and“ A Better Road ”(1971) were competed in 15 countries. The turbulent concert activity and the fame of Steel River continued until 1974, when they decided to wind down their activities. In the early 80s there was a short-term reunion of four members from the original composition of the group