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Next to The Guess Who and Bachman Turner Overdrive, April Wine racked up more hits than any other Canadian rock band. They were the first group to have a platinum album in Canada, and the first to launch a tour that grossed over $1 million. 1979 s Harder…Faster and the following year s Nature Of The Beast saw April Wine fully conquer both Canada and the US with Billboard, chart-topping hits.

With April Wine's third release, the band was just beginning to make a real name for itself, thanks to "You Could Have Been a Lady"'s Top 40 marking on the charts the previous year. Electric Jewels didn't spark a hit, although the power-driven guitar punch of "Weeping Widow" gained a moderate amount of radio play in Canada, as did the semi-ballad "Lady Run, Lady Hide." As far as the band's lineup goes, both David and Ritchie Henman had left, replaced by guitarist Gary Moffet, and Gerry Mercer, who took over the drumming duties – and Moffet's playing does give April Wine an added boost, which is noticeable on a number of cuts. "I Can Hear You Callin'" and "Just Like That" show the greatest potential outside of "Weeping Widow" and "Lady Run, Lady Hide," but both Goodwyn and the rest of the band were still experimenting with their writing, and, more importantly, how heavy of a rock band they were going to be.