Wheatfield Soul
by The Guess Who

Wheatfield Soul by The Guess Who
Year: 1969
Overall rank: 10,081st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
73/100 (from 50 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1969 (148th)
Award Top albums of of the 1960s (717th)
Award Best albums of all time (10,081st)

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The Guess Who bestography

Wheatfield Soul is ranked 4th best out of 28 albums by The Guess Who on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Guess Who is American Woman which is ranked number 3709 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 401.

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Wheatfield Soul rankings summary
Overall rank: 10,081st | 1960s rank: 717th | 1969 rank: 148th  Overall chart history
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“This was another bargain bin find at my local record store and I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised by this. It's a fascinating snapshot of where The Guess Who were at in 1969. It's a little uneven stylistically - you've got some songs that really lean into psychedelic rock, with the…”
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85/100
This has to be one of the most underrated album on the 60's. I mean, it's really good.

My favorite tracks include, but are not limited to:
Friends of Mine
When You Touch Me
We're Coming To Dine (Edited)
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80/100
There are some great lesser known songs on this album, especially Wednesday In Your Garden and I Found Her in a Star. (Edited)
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75/100
Burton Cummings does his best Jim Morrison impression on the A side, and his best Paul Simon on the B side. Both land about as well as you'd expect.

Cummings & Co. demonstrate their musical chops, but are clearly still seeking their sound.

Casual fans could look to their two 1970 releases for more refined, familiar Guess Who territory.
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Burton Cummings is influenced by Jim Morrison as heard on "Friends of Mine. Burton is a huge Morrison fan and drove Morrison around in a car one night in L.A. Burton will also recite Doors lyrics during his concerts.
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65/100
From 03/15/2023 14:56 | #295038
I begin to understand why the ratings tell the quality of an album rather well (Sometimes). I'm not too fond of genre mixing. Weak songs are not worth a revisit, as there are better albums around.. (Edited)
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