Hemi-Vision is the third album by Canadian blues-rock band Big Sugar. The album was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 1997 Juno Awards. The singles from the album were "Diggin' a Hole", "If I Had My Way", "Gone For Good", and " Up Baby". The band also recorded a French language version of " Up Baby", entitled "Ouvres-toi Bébé", for radio airplay in Quebec (see also Chauffe à bloc).

Background

The album was recorded in six weeks at Presence Studios and Phase One Studios. According to Gordie Johnson, this was the first album that the band had recorded with an adequate budget, having $65,000 Canadian at their disposal. Johnson collaborated with several other songwriters for this album. "Gone for Good", "Empty Head", and "If I Had My Way" were co-written with Patrick Ballantyne; "La Stralla" and "Skull King" with Andrew Whiteman; "Tired All The Time" with bandmate Kelly Hoppe; "Opem Up Baby" with Dan Gallagher; "Tommy Johnson" with Dave Wall; and "Diggin' a Hole" with Gallagher and Andy Curran.

25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

On September 25, 2020, the band released a 25th anniversary deluxe edition of the album.

Track listing

2020 Deluxe Edition 13. "Gone for Good" (Early version) 14. "Gone for Good" (Lost take) 15. "Judgement Day" (Dub mix) 16. "Diggin' a Hole" (Acoustic version) 17. "Baby's in Black" 18. "Tommy Johnson" (Dub mix)

Personnel

Big Sugar

Guests