Share the Land (song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Share the Land
| cover = Share the Land (song).png
| alt =
| caption = Cover of the 1970 German single
| type = single
| artist = The Guess Who
| album = Share the Land
| B-side = Bus Rider
| released = September 1970 (CAN, US)
November 1970 (UK)
| format =
| recorded = 1970 at RCA's Mid-America Recording Center, Chicago, Illinois
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
- Rock{{cite book |last1= Ogg|first1= Alex|editor1-last=Buckley |editor1-first=Peter |title=The Rough Guide to Rock |date=2003 |publisher=Rough Guides |location=London |isbn=978-1-84353-105-0 |pages= 455-456|edition=3rd|chapter= The Guess Who}}
- pop rock{{AllMusic |class=album|id=mw0000205120|title= The Guess Who - Track Record: The Guess Who Collection (1988) Review|last= Swihart|first= Stanton|access-date= December 3, 2024}}
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=53}}
| label = Nimbus Records 0388 (CAN)
RCA Victor 0388 (US)
RCA Records 2026 (UK)
| writer = Burton Cummings
| producer = Jack Richardson
| prev_title = Hand Me Down World
| prev_year = 1970
| next_title = Hang on to Your Life
| next_year = 1970
}}
"Share the Land" is a song written by Burton Cummings and performed by The Guess Who. It reached #2 in Canada,[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3723&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=98q6tcgku7546lsrfi3gr83pp7 The Guess Who, "Share the Land" Canadian Chart Position] Retrieved March 10, 2015 #10 on the Billboard Hot 100,[http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Share+the+Land+by+The+Guess+Who&id=43104 The Guess Who, "Share the Land" United States Chart Position] Retrieved March 10, 2015 and #63 in Australia in 1970. The song was also released in the United Kingdom as a single, but it did not chart.[http://www.45cat.com/record/rca2026 The Guess Who, "Share the Land" UK single release] Retrieved March 10, 2015 The song is featured on their 1970 album, Share the Land.[http://www.discogs.com/Guess-Who-Share-The-Land/release/1713127 The Guess Who, Share the Land] Retrieved March 10, 2015
The song was produced by Jack Richardson and arranged by The Guess Who.[http://www.45cat.com/record/740388ca The Guess Who, "Share the Land" Canadian single release] Retrieved March 10, 2015 The song's lyrics looks forward to a future point where the world's land is to be given away and everyone will live together.
Personnel
- Burton Cummings – lead vocals, keyboards
- Kurt Winter – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Greg Leskiw – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Jim Kale – bass
- Garry Peterson – drums
Chart positions
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=Weekly charts=
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| align="left"|Chart (1970–71)
!align="left"|Peak |
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| align="left"|Australia
| style="text-align:center;"|63 |
| align="left"|Canada RPM
| style="text-align:center;"|2 |
| align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot 100
| style="text-align:center;"|10 |
| align="left"|U.S. Cash Box Top 100
| style="text-align:center;"|5 |
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable" |
| align="left"|Chart (1970)
! style="text-align:center;"|Rank |
|---|
| Canada{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.3740&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.3740.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.3740|title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada|work=collectionscanada.gc.ca}}
| style="text-align:center;"|27 |
| U.S. (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual){{cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |date=1999 |title=Pop Annual |location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin |publisher=Record Research Inc. |isbn=0-89820-142-X}}
| style="text-align:center;"|89 |
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References
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{{The Guess Who}}
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Category:Songs written by Burton Cummings
Category:Song recordings produced by Jack Richardson (record producer)
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