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Hand Me Down World

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Genre
  
Rock

Writer(s)
  
Kurt Winter

Length
  
3:26

B-side
  
"Runnin' Down the Street"

Released
  
June 1970 (CAN) July 1970 (US) August 1970 (UK)

Label
  
Nimbus Records 1863 (CAN) RCA Victor 0367 (US) RCA Records 1994 (UK)

"Hand Me Down World" is a song written by Kurt Winter and performed by The Guess Who. It reached #10 in Canada, #17 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #65 in Australia in 1970. The song was also released in the United Kingdom as a single, but it did not chart. The song is featured on their 1970 album, Share the Land.

Contents

The song was produced by Jack Richardson and arranged by The Guess Who.

Personnel

  • Burton Cummings – lead vocals, piano, keyboards
  • Kurt Winter – 1st lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Greg Leskiw – 2nd lead guitar, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Jim Kale – bass guitar
  • Garry Peterson – drums, percussion, backing vocals

    • Other versions

  • Tesla released a version of the song on their 2007 album, Real to Reel.

    • References

    Hand Me Down World Wikipedia
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