The Guess Who “American Woman” 1970. Spinning this class hard/psychedelic 70’s rocker today because I’m currently obsessed with the track “No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature.” Up until quite recently I really didn’t like The Guess Who at all, mainly because the title track “American Woman” was (is) relentlessly overplayed on AOR/classic rock radio. I’ve gotten over that to a large degree: I can stand it now plus Lenny Kravtiz covering it back in ’99 didn’t hurt. Kravitz’s version, used in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, went to #49 in the US and won the Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance in 2000. The Guess Who’s original hit #1. “No Sugar Tonight” (without the “New Mother Nature” part) was the B-side to “American Woman” but it also charted, at #39. The Guess Who also released “No Time” as a single; it is the re-recording of the same song from their Canned Wheat LP (1969) and went to #5 in the US. I should note that virtually everything The Guess Who released automatically went to #1 in their native Canada. The non-singles that I dig on American Woman include “When Friends Fall Out” and “Proper Stranger” which has a killer riff, ass-shaking groove and a Robert Plant-like howl. I’m not a fan of the twee and mellow English-folk inspired “Talisman” but other than that, I’m kind of kicking myself for it taking over 50 years to discover how much I love this record.