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{{Infobox album
| name = Harder ... Faster
| type = studio
| artist = [[April Wine]]
| cover = April Wine - Harder ... Faster.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1979|10}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = [[Le Studio]], [[Morin-Heights]], [[Quebec]]
| genre = [[Hard rock]]
| length = 32:27
| label = [[Aquarius Records (Canada)|Aquarius]], [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| producer = [[Myles Goodwyn]], Nick Blagona<ref name="allmusic1"/>
| prev_title = [[Greatest Hits (April Wine album)|Greatest Hits]]
| prev_year = 1979
| next_title = [[The Nature of the Beast (April Wine album)|The Nature of the Beast]]
| next_year = 1981
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="allmusic1">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r806|pure_url=yes}}|title=''Harder...Faster'' overview at AllMusic|accessdate=May 27, 2010|publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Record Mirror]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=April Wine: ''Harder ... Faster'' |last=Dome |first=Malcolm |date=2 February 1980 |magazine=[[Record Mirror]] |page=13}}</ref>
}}

'''''Harder ... Faster''''' is the eighth studio album by Canadian [[Rock music|rock]] band [[April Wine]], released in 1979. It was recorded at Le Studio, Morin-Heights, Quebec. The album is [[Music recording certification|certified gold]] both in the United States and Canada by the [[Canadian Recording Industry Association]] and [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].<ref name="aprilwine.ca">{{Cite web|title=History of April Wine {{!}} April Wine - Official Website|url=https://www.aprilwine.ca/history/|access-date=2021-11-12|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=April Wine - Harder.....Faster|url=https://shop.unidiscmusic.com/products/harder-faster|access-date=2021-11-12|website=Unidisc Music|language=en}}</ref> The album spawned the moderately successful hits "[[I Like to Rock (song)|I Like to Rock]]" and "Say Hello". A cover of [[King Crimson|King Crimson's]] 1969 hit song, "[[21st Century Schizoid Man]]", is also on the album.

The track "I Like to Rock" is amongst one of the band's most popular songs and contains the riffs from [[The Beatles|Beatles]]' "[[Day Tripper]]" (1965) and [[The Rolling Stones|The Rolling Stone's]] "[[(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction]]" (1965).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Top 10 Essential April Wine Songs Every Classic Rock Fan Should Hear|url=https://iloveclassicrock.com/top-10-essential-april-wine-songs-every-classic-rock-fan-should-hear/|access-date=2021-11-12|website=I Love Classic Rock|language=en-US}}</ref> The popularity of these songs helped keep the album on [[Billboard 200|Billboard’s 200 Album charts]] for a span of 40 weeks.<ref name="aprilwine.ca"/>

==Track listing==
All tracks written by [[Myles Goodwyn]] unless otherwise noted.
# "[[I Like to Rock (song)|I Like to Rock]]" – 4:23
# "Say Hello" – 2:59
# "Tonite" – 4:12
# "Ladies Man" – 3:36
# "Before the Dawn" ([[Brian Greenway|B. Greenway]]) – 4:21
# "Babes in Arms" – 3:21
# "Better Do It Well" (M. Goodwyn, G. Moffet) – 3:34
# "[[21st Century Schizoid Man]]" ([[Robert Fripp|R. Fripp]], [[Michael Giles|M. Giles]], [[Greg Lake|G. Lake]], [[Ian McDonald (musician)|I. McDonald]], [[Peter Sinfield|P. Sinfield]]) – 6:24

==Personnel==

=== April Wine ===
*[[Myles Goodwyn]] – vocals, guitars
* [[Brian Greenway]] – vocals, guitars
* Gary Moffet – guitars, background vocals
* [[Steve Lang]] – bass, background vocals
* [[Jerry Mercer]] – drums

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1979–1980)
! scope="col"| Peak position
|-
{{album chart|Canada|25|artist=April Wine|album=Harder ... Faster|chartid=9460a|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 8, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|34|date=19800316|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 8, 2023}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|64|artist=April Wine|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 8, 2023}}
|}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=April Wine|title=Harder...Faster|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=1979|certyear=1980}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=April Wine|title=Harder...Faster|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1979|certyear=1981}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{April Wine}}

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[[Category:1979 albums]]
[[Category:April Wine albums]]
[[Category:Aquarius Records (Canada) albums]]
[[Category:Capitol Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Myles Goodwyn]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Nick Blagona]]
[[Category:Albums recorded at Le Studio]]

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