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Toronto - Get It On Credit

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Toronto was always one of those bands who seemed to have a decent song on the radio whenever they put out a new album. Get It On Credit was the band's third album in as many years and the big song this time was "Your Daddy Don't Know" which is a great tune even if it sounds like the song was the result of putting "Jessie's Girl" in a blender. A tad unkind, and not entirely true, but where's there's smoke there's something burning. Doesn't matter, it's the best song on the album and one that still puts a grin on my face.

This is also the album where the band had mostly worked out "What About Love" but decided it wasn't good enough ...it would end up being good enough to when it kick started Heart's career a couple years later.

back cover
The album is a decent collection of mid tempo rock songs, and singer Holly Woods is ably supported by guitarists Sheron Alton and Brian Allen. I've always liked the band, and I've picked up more than a couple of their albums, and I there's one more out there I don't have. 

They always seemed to put together one killer song, but their albums, while enjoyable ear candy, were just pleasant but nothing special. Get in On Credit was more of the same. Which depending on how you look at it isn't necessarily a bad thing. 

I paid cash for this one. 

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