Issued in Canada July 1979 on Portrait E4-8338-B, flip side of "Draggin' 'Em Down The Line."

Burton Cummings recorded a double live album in 1978 on tour between the "Dream Of A Child" and "Woman Love" albums, but it was never released. Burton feels the drumming wasn't up to snuff, and the entire project was shelved. The only two tracks salvaged were "Draggin' "Em Down The Line" backed with "Charlemagne," recorded at Hamilton Place, in Hamilton, Ontario. Both remained non-LP tracks until "The Best Of Burton Cummings" featured the A-side, and the B-side was issued as a bonus track on the 1999 remastered CD of "My Own Way To Rock." This rendition of "Charlemagne" is appreciably different from the album version. It rocks harder and there's an interesting change in the lyrics.

"Draggin' 'Em Down The Line" charted in the RPM 100 on August 11, 1979 and spent four weeks stuck at #85; by October 6th it had disappeared.

Burton posts here. I asked his permission to post this record, but he declined to respond. If you see this, and you would like it removed, please contact me. What's a tribute to Canadian artists without one Burton Cummings record?

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