Akimbo Alogo

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{{Use Canadian English|date=December 2018}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Akimbo Alogo

| type = Studio album

| artist = Kim Mitchell

| cover = Akimbo Alogo (original album cover).png

| alt =

| released = 28 June 1984"Alert label continues with busy schedule". RPM Weekly. 7 July 1984. Volume 40, No. 18. p. 13.

| recorded =

| studio = McClear Place, Toronto, Canada

| genre = Rock

| length = 41:42

| label = Alert (Canada)
Bronze (International)

| producer = Kim Mitchell, Nick Blagona

| prev_title = Kim Mitchell

| prev_year = 1982

| next_title = Shakin' Like a Human Being

| next_year = 1986

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Akimbo Alogo

| type = studio

| single1 = Go for Soda

| single1date = 1984

| single2 = All We Are

| single2date = 1984

| single3 = Feel It Burn

| single3date = 1985

| single4 = Lager & Ale

| single4date = 1985

}}

{{Extra album cover

|header = Alternative cover

|type = Studio Album

|cover = AkimboAlogo.gif

|border =

|alt =

|caption = Second cover art

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/akimbo-alogo-mw0000200374 |title=Kim Mitchell - Akimbo Alogo review |last=Stone |first=Doug |work=AllMusic |publisher=All Media Network |accessdate=2021-06-23 }}

|rev2 = Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal

|rev2Score = 10/10{{cite book|last=Popoff|first=Martin|author-link1=Martin Popoff|title=The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties|publisher=Collector's Guide Publishing|date=November 1, 2005|location=Burlington, Ontario, Canada|isbn=978-1894959315|page=226}}

| noprose = yes

}}

Akimbo Alogo is the debut full-length solo album by Canadian rock musician Kim Mitchell, released on Alert Records in Canada, and on Bronze Records in other territories, including the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, and Japan. The album includes Mitchell's only significant solo hit in the United States, "Go for Soda", a song which has been adopted as an anthem against drunk driving.{{cite web |title=Story Behind Go For Soda Message |url=https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/news/peterborough-region/story-behind-go-for-soda-message/article_89485844-4492-5813-9cb0-73eb37e4e0d4.html? |website=The Peterborough Examiner |access-date=7 October 2023 |date=December 28, 2013}} "All We Are", "Feel it Burn" and "Lager & Ale" also received significant airplay in Canada at the time of the album's release and receive airplay on classic rock radio to this day.The album was certified platinum

in Canada for sales of over 100,000 albums sold.