Wheatfield Soul – THE GUESS WHO***

These Eyes/Pink Wine Sparkles In The Glass/I Found Her In A Star/Friends Of Mine/When You Touch Me/A Wednesday In Your Garden/Lightfoot/Love & A Yellow Rose/Maple Fudge/We’re Coming To Dinner

Wheatfield Soul was the first album from the Canadian pop-rock group to feature new vocalist Burton Cummings. It includes the US No. 6 hit single These Eyes. (US:45)

“The first Guess Who album for a major label finds them bursting with ideas, and with potential hit singles. The result is an amalgam of pop-rock with soulful, jazzy, and psychedelic touches, played by musicians who were skilled beyond their years.”

“Good period flavour and great fuzz guitar on some tracks yields a highly inconsistent LP, with about half really good, and the other half quite mediocre.”

“There's a great variety of rock songs on here and many sides of The Guess Who people really haven't heard before. The vocals are superb and the band gels nicely together. Nothing seems forced, and all the pieces fall into place perfectly. One of the highlights is Friends Of Mine, a truly great 60s psychedelic rock song.”

“The Guess Who were staples of AM radio in the 60s, and they only later crossed over into FM or AOR territory. Such distinctions seem archaic and irrelevant now, but my point is that AM meant pop and this album is full of pop experimentation. It's a diverse album, with no one song that really resembles the next. Most recognizable is These Eyes with a youthful Burton Cummings belting out those soulful lines. Everything else seems really poppy and well constructed.”

“Starting off with the seminal Guess Who hit These Eyes, the first side is a consistently good listen, complete with one of the biggest Doors knock off songs Friends Of Mine which actually isn't half bad. The second side though is nothing but filler and can be skipped for the most part.”

“The Guess Who were a virtual hit making machine in the 60s through mid 70s. Led by Burton Cummings smoky, soulful vocals and Randy Bachman's instinctive tunes, this band had hooks and pop sensibility to burn."

“Released during the height of the 60s psychedelic era, Wheatfield Soul benefits from studio experimentation where others have failed to impress.”