Thursday, February 26, 2009

Chad Allan & The Expressions - Shakin’ All Over (1965)













Canada’s first rock superstars with their debut album. From Winnipeg the band on this recording was Chad Allan, Randy Bachman, Jim Kale, Gary Peterson and Bob Ashley. Their remake of the 1960 British hit “Shakin’ All Over” by Johnny Kidd & The Pirates was released on January 16, 1965. By March 22 it hit the number one spot on the RPM singles chart, knocking off The Beatles “Eight Days A Week.” Based on the singles success a debut album was quickly ordered. The album released in the summer of 1965 pulled together several of the band’s previous recordings. There are some great band originals like “Stop Teasing Me” and “I’d Rather Be Alone” mixed some well done covers and of course “Shakin’ All Over.”