Wheatfield Soul is the fourth studio album by the Canadian rock band the Guess Who, released in March 1969. Their first RCA Records release, the album is also notable for being the first full-length Guess Who album to feature Burton Cummings exclusively on lead vocals, without original lead singer Chad Allan. Featuring the US top 10 hit "These Eyes", it marked the beginning of the band's international success.

Release history

Wheatfield Soul was not a commercial success. "These Eyes" was released as a single. Wheatfield Soul is the group's first psychedelic LP that also focuses on British influenced pop and rock. An original version of "Friends of Mine" is on the Guess Who's posthumous compilation This Time Long Ago. Added to the 2009 remastered CD version was "When Friends Fall Out," "Guess Who Blues," and "Of a Dropping Pin." This version of "When Friends Fall Out" never made it to any original, early Guess Who albums. A later re-recording appeared on American Woman.

Track listing

Original release

All songs written by Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings except where noted. Side one Side two

2009 Remastered CD (IconoClassic ICON 1008)

Personnel

The Guess Who

Charts