# Harder ... Faster

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***Harder ... Faster*** is the eighth studio album by Canadian [rock](/source/Rock_music) band [April Wine](/source/April_Wine), released in 1979. It was recorded at Le Studio, Morin-Heights, Quebec. The album is [certified gold](/source/Music_recording_certification) both in the United States and Canada by the [Canadian Recording Industry Association](/source/Canadian_Recording_Industry_Association) and [RIAA](/source/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America).[2][3] The album spawned the moderately successful hits "[I Like to Rock](/source/I_Like_to_Rock_(song))" and "Say Hello". A cover of [King Crimson's](/source/King_Crimson) 1969 hit song, "[21st Century Schizoid Man](/source/21st_Century_Schizoid_Man)", is also on the album.

The track "I Like to Rock" is amongst one of the band's most popular songs and contains the riffs from [Beatles](/source/The_Beatles)' "[Day Tripper](/source/Day_Tripper)" (1965) and [The Rolling Stone's](/source/The_Rolling_Stones) "[(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction](/source/(I_Can't_Get_No)_Satisfaction)" (1965).[4] The popularity of these songs helped keep the album on [Billboard’s 200 Album charts](/source/Billboard_200) for a span of 40 weeks.[2]

## Track listing

All tracks written by [Myles Goodwyn](/source/Myles_Goodwyn) unless otherwise noted.

1. "[I Like to Rock](/source/I_Like_to_Rock_(song))" – 4:23
1. "Say Hello" – 2:59
1. "Tonite" – 4:12
1. "Ladies Man" – 3:36
1. "Before the Dawn" ([B. Greenway](/source/Brian_Greenway)) – 4:21
1. "Babes in Arms" – 3:21
1. "Better Do It Well" (M. Goodwyn, G. Moffet) – 3:34
1. "[21st Century Schizoid Man](/source/21st_Century_Schizoid_Man)" ([R. Fripp](/source/Robert_Fripp), [M. Giles](/source/Michael_Giles), [G. Lake](/source/Greg_Lake), [I. McDonald](/source/Ian_McDonald_(musician)), [P. Sinfield](/source/Peter_Sinfield)) – 6:24

## Personnel

### April Wine

- [Myles Goodwyn](/source/Myles_Goodwyn) – lead vocals, guitars
- [Brian Greenway](/source/Brian_Greenway) – guitars, background vocals, lead vocals on "Before The Dawn" and "21st Century Schizoid Man"
- Gary Moffet – guitars
- [Steve Lang](/source/Steve_Lang) – bass, background vocals
- [Jerry Mercer](/source/Jerry_Mercer) – drums

## Charts

Chart (1979–80) Peak position

## References

1. "*Harder...Faster* overview at AllMusic". [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic). Retrieved May 27, 2010.

1. ["History of April Wine | April Wine - Official Website"](https://www.aprilwine.ca/history/). Retrieved 2021-11-12.

1. ["April Wine - Harder.....Faster"](https://shop.unidiscmusic.com/products/harder-faster). *Unidisc Music*. Retrieved 2021-11-12.

1. ["Top 10 Essential April Wine Songs Every Classic Rock Fan Should Hear"](https://iloveclassicrock.com/top-10-essential-april-wine-songs-every-classic-rock-fan-should-hear/). *I Love Classic Rock*. Retrieved 2021-11-12.

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