Coast to Coast Fever

Coast to Coast Fever is the third solo album by Canadian singer-songwriter David Wiffen. He is assisted on the album by fellow Canadian folkie Bruce Cockburn, who plays guitar, bass and celeste, and also produced the album.^[1][2] The best-known tracks are "Skybound Station", "Coast to Coast Fever", "Smoke Rings", "We Have Had Some Good Times" and "Lucifer's Blues". Seven of the ten songs were written by Wiffen.^[3]

Coast to Coast Fever
Studio album by David Wiffen
Released	March 1973
Recorded	1973
Genre	Country rock/Folk rock
Length	39:15
Label	United Artists
Producer	Bruce Cockburn, Brian Ahern
David Wiffen chronology
David Wiffen (1971) Coast to Coast Fever (1973) South of Somewhere (1999)

History

The album was released in 1973,^[4] and was heavily promoted by United Artists,^[3] and received positive reviews and substantial radio play.^[5] It was nominated for a 1974 Juno Award in the "Best Folk Album" category, but lost to Gordon Lightfoot's Old Dan's Records.^[6]

Track listing

All tracks composed by David Wiffen; except where indicated

1. "Skybound Station" – 3:50
2. "Coast to Coast Fever" – 4:01
3. "White Lines" (Willie P. Bennett) – 4:00
4. "Smoke Rings" – 3:57
5. "Climb the Stairs" – 4:07
6. "You Need a New Lover Now" (Murray McLauchlan) – 4:06
7. "We Have Had Some Good Times" – 3:20
8. "Lucifer's Blues" – 5:45
9. "Up on the Hillside" (Bruce Cockburn) – 2:51
10. "Full Circle" – 3:18

Personnel

• David Wiffen - guitar, vocals
• Bruce Cockburn - guitar, bass, celeste, vocals
• Dennis Pendrith - bass
• Skip Beckwith - bass
• Pat Godfrey - piano
• Pat Ricio - piano
• John Savage – drums
• Bill Usher – congas
• Andy Cree – drums
• Bruce Pennycock – tenor and soprano saxophone
• Brian Ahern – string arrangement

Production

• Producer: Bruce Cockburn, Brian Ahern
• Recording Engineer: Bill Seddon, Bruce Cockburn, Chris Skene
• Album Design: Lloyd Ziff
• Art Direction: Mike Salisbury
• Photography: Mike Salisbury
• Liner Notes: Richard Flohill