Highstreet - She Won't Be Waitin'

Tracks

Side 1

		Track Name	Length
	1	Should'a Seen Us	03:23
	2	She Won't Be Waitin'	03:33
	3	Sweet Little Lady	03:36
	4	Route Five	04:05
	5	Comin' or Goin'	03:35

Side 2

		Track Name	Length
	1	Bad Life	04:28
	2	I Want a Van	03:00
	3	They Know Who They Are	03:42
	4	Texas, Québec	01:40
	5	She's an Animal	07:43

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Information/Write-up

She Won't Be Waiting was recorded in two sessions, one in the spring of '78 at Plus Four Studio in Franklin, Québec where the band laid down the title track as well as Texas Québec, Bad Life, and Sweet Little Lady. An up and coming steel guitar player by the name of Kim Deschamps (who later went on to play with Blue Rodeo) lent his chops to three of the songs on that session. The rest of the album was recorded and mixed at Thunder Sound in Toronto in June of the same year. The lineup by this time consisted of Mick and Ted Hall on guitars and vocals, Jim Buck on bass and vocals, Butch Coulter on harmonica and acoustic guitar, and John Berry on drums.

After the Thunder sessions, Highstreet went back out on the road and wound up in Yellowknife for a month long party under the midnight sun. They finished off the summer with a two week gig in Jasper, Alberta which had it's own set of temptations, some of which not all of them could resist. One of the band members was busted shoplifting pork chops from a local grocery store for a romantic dinner he had planned and wound up doing a week in the local calaboose.

Highstreet toured throughout Québec and the Maritimes for the rest of the year, honing their chops and improving their live show. She Won't Be Waiting was released in the spring of '79 and Highstreet was now constantly on the road. In Sherbrooke, the local English language radio station, CKTS, sponsored an outdoor concert at the old zoo where they played for an enthusiastic crowd of 5000. They also began opening for various acts including Long John Baldry , Caroline Mas, Jerry Doucette, and James Cotton.
-Mickey Hall, Ted Hall, Jim Buck, Butch Coulter, John Berry

Mickey Hall: guitars, lead vocals
Ted Hall: guitars, lead vocals, piano
Butch Coulter: harmonica, acoustic guitar
Jim Buck: bass, backing vocals
John Berry: dums

Guest musicians:
Bill Brooks: piano (on 'Sweet Little Lady')
Kim Deschamps: pedal steel, dobro
Kathy Young: backing vocals (tracks B2, B5)

Written by Mickey Hall (tracks A1 to A5, B2,B4, B5) and Ted Hall (tracks B1, B3)
Produced by Mickey Hall, Merlin Alger, and Tom Brennand
Engineered by Tom Brennand, Bill Brooks, and Kirk Hawkes
Remixed by Jody Colero, Tom Brennand and Merlin Alger
Recorded and mixed at Thunder Sound, Toronto, Ontario and Plus Four Studios, Franklin, Quebec
Executive producer: Gary Salter

Cover concept by Steve Cowan
Band photos by Frank Swartz
Artwork by Roger Belle-Isle

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