Rick St. Jean

At just 17, Rick St. Jean embarked on his professional music career in Montreal, establishing and collaborating with various bands like The Munks and Freedom North. His musical pursuits took him to Japan alongside Eddie Kaye and Bob Burgess (of The Haunted), who subsequently became his sister's husband. Upon returning to Canada in 1973, he launched his solo career, centred in Toronto, where he performed at clubs, crafted new songs, including three on the CBC compilation LM 408. St. Jean's solo venture began with him wielding an acoustic guitar as he opened for April Wine during their inaugural cross-Canada tour in March-April 1973, gracing stages like Calgary, Winnipeg, Prince Albert, Penticton, and Vancouver. He opened for Chilliwack in the Maritimes, as well as Lighthouse and the British band Slade. Despite earnest attempts, securing a recording contract and releasing an album never happened. Although Rick has stayed active in the music scene, these mark his last studio recording sessions.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Freedom North	Fat Man	Doctor Tom b/w Fat Man (picture sleeve)	03:53
Munks	Fancy Free	Make it or Break it b/w Fancy Free	02:22
Freedom North	Hey Carmen (R. Boileau)	ST	03:11
Freedom North	Sorry (Rick St. Jean, Bill Hill)	ST	02:39
Munks	Make it or Break it	Make it or Break it b/w Fancy Free	02:45
Rick St. Jean	City Life Country Life	CBC Comp 408	03:20
Munks	Hold Me Close	Hold Me Close b/w Please Come Back Marie	03:07
Rick St. Jean	Interview - Rick St. Jean - Robert Williston	Interview - Rick St. Jean - Robert Williston	01:29:56
Freedom North	Gone Forever (Rick St. Jean, Bill Hill)	ST	03:04
Munks	Please Come Back Marie	Hold Me Close b/w Please Come Back Marie	02:36
Freedom North	Dr. Tom (Rick St. Jean, Bill Hill)	ST	03:39
Freedom North	Seems to Me (Rick St. Jean, Bill Hill)	ST	02:34
Munks	Heartaches Over My Head	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:26
Freedom North	Vancouver (Rick St. Jean, Bill Hill)	ST	02:36
Freedom North	Francy (Unidisc bonus track 2018)	ST	02:16
Freedom North	Ordinary Man (Rick St. Jean)	ST	03:12
Rick St. Jean	Going to the Party	CBC Comp 408	03:28
Freedom North	Take a Look at Me (Bill Hill, Al Nicholls)	ST	03:11
Freedom North	Losing You (Rick St. Jean, Franki Hart, Eddy Kaye, Les Leroux) HEAVY ACID ROCK	ST	02:18
Munks	Long Time Waiting	Long Time Waiting b/w Heartaches Over My Head	02:15
Rick St. Jean	Robert discussion with Rick St. Jean May 8, 2024	CBC Comp 408	05:39
Rick St. Jean	It's Magic	CBC Comp 408	02:57
Freedom North	Franki's Song	Gone Forever b/w Franki's Song	02:08
Bobby Curtola	Rockin' Music (written by Rick St. Jean)	Songman	02:34
Freedom North	Lonely Man (Rick St. Jean, Bill Hill, Les Leroux)	ST	05:25
Freedom North	Time for Lovin' is Now (Unidisc bonus track 2018)	ST	02:03