title: Longer Fuse
text: # Longer Fuse
  
  Longer Fuse is a 1977 album by Canadian pop singer Dan Hill. It reached number 2 in Canada, and was in the Top 100 for 42 weeks. It was number 7 in the top 100 albums chart for 1978.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All songs written by Dan Hill, unless otherwise stated.
  
  * "Sometimes When We Touch" (Dan Hill, Barry Mann) - 4:12
  * "14 Today" - 4:29
  * "In the Name of Love" - 2:33
  * "Crazy" (Dan Hill, Don Potter) - 4:05
  * "McCarthy's Day" - 3:53
  * "Jean" - 4:28
  * "You Are All I See" - 2:20
  * "Southern California" - 4:10
  * "Longer Fuse" - 4:20
  * "Still Not Used To" - 4:25
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Dan Hill – lead vocals, backing vocals (3-6, 8, 9), guitar (5), acoustic guitar (7, 8, 10)
  * Bobby Ogdin – acoustic piano (1, 6, 8), Fender Rhodes (2, 3, 4, 9), electric piano (6), organ (8)
  * Matthew McCauley – string arrangements (1, 6), synthesizers (2, 5, 6, 7), ARP synthesizer (4), backing vocals (4, 5, 6, 8, 9), string conductor (6), organ (9), cello arrangements (10)
  * John Capek – Rhodes piano (5)
  * Eric Robertson – Fender Rhodes (10)
  * Don Potter – acoustic guitar (1-4, 6-10), string conductor (1), backing vocals (4, 5), guitar (5)
  * Bob Mann – electric guitar (1-4, 9), acoustic guitar (2)
  * Ben Mink – mandolin (5, 10)
  * Tom Szczeniak – bass (1, 3, 4, 9)
  * Rick Homme – bass (2, 7)
  * Dennis Pendrith – bass (5)
  * Bob Boucher – bass (6, 8, 10)
  * Larrie Londin – drums (1-4, 6, 8, 9)
  * Jørn Andersen – drums (5)
  * Fred Mollin – percussion (1-5, 8, 9), acoustic guitar (4, 9), cabasa (4), backing vocals (4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
  * Ronald Laurie – cello (10)
  
  ### Production
  
  * Matthew McCauley – producer
  * Fred Mollin – producer
  * Bernie Finkelstein – co-producer (5)
  * Don Potter – co-producer (5)
  * William McCauley – executive producer
  * Andrew Hermant – engineer (1-9)
  * Ken Friesen – engineer (10)
  * Bob Ludwig – mastering
  * Bart Scholaes – art direction, design, photography
  * Recorded at Manta Sound, Eastern Sound and The Cathedral Church of St. James (Toronto, Ontario, Canada).
  * Mastered at Masterdisk (New York City, New York, USA).
  
  ## Charts
  
  | Chart (1978) | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | Australian (Kent Music Report) | 9 |
  | Canada (RPM) | 2 |
  