#38: Love Has Remembered Me by April Wine

City: Saskatoon, SK
Radio Station: CKOM
Peak Month: November 1985
Peak Position in Saskatoon ~ #5
Peak Position in Vancouver ~ did not chart
Peak Position on Billboard Hot 100 ~ did not chart
YouTube: “Love Has Remembered Me”
Lyrics: “Love Has Remembered Me”

April Wine is a Canadian rock band that has released 34 singles, 16 studio albums and 9 live albums. They formed in Waverly, Nova Scotia, in 1969. The founding members were brothers David Henman (guitar) and Ritchie Henman (drums) and Myles Goodwyn (lead vocals, guitar). The Henman brothers cousin Jim Henman was also part of the band, but was replaced by bass player Jim Clench in 1971, a year after the band moved to Montreal and released their self-titled debut album. Miles Francis Goodwin was born in Woodstock, New Brunswick, in 1948. James Patrick Clench was born in Montreal in 1949. The Henman brothers were born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

With the release of their second album, On Record, the band had a Top Ten hit nationally in Canada in 1972 with “You Could Have Been A Lady”.

In 1973 their third album, Electric Jewels, was a commercial disappointment. However, on their fourth album in 1974, Live, the April Wine had another Top Ten hit in Vancouver called “I’m On Fire For You Baby.” The song latter appeared in the 2006 Canadian film, Trailer Park Boys: The Movie, directed by Mike Clattenburg.

Their fourth studio album, Stand Back, went double platinum with 2 million sales. The next single release was “I Wouldn’t Want to Lose Your Love”, from the Stand Back album. A second single from the album, “Tonite Is a Wonderful Time to Fall in Love”, climbed to #5 on the RPM Canadian singles chart in 1975.

A number of changes in the band left Myles Goodwyn as the only founding member. Former Mashmakhan drummer, Jerry Mercer, replaced Ritchie Henman, and Garry Moffat took over from Dave Henman on guitar. Steve Lang took over on bass from Jim Clench. This line-up would record the band’s fifth studio album in 1976, The Whole World’s Goin’ Crazy. It included a Top 20 hit in Vancouver titled “Gimme Love“. This album went platinum before it was released.

In the winter of 1976-77, April Wine went back to the recording studio. The outcome was their sixth studio album Forever For Now. The band had Top Ten success in the spring of ’77  with “You Won’t Dance With Me”.

In March 1978, April Wine released their seventh studio album titled First Glance. Off the album the band released four singles, the second of which was “Comin’ Right Down On Top Of Me”.

A subsequent single, “Roller”, became their best charting single to date, breaking into the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album became the bands best charting album on the Billboard 200 album chart and led to three separate tours respectively with the rock bands Rush, Journey and Styx. In 1981 April Wine had their most successful single, “Just Between You And Me”, which climbed to #21 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Meanwhile, the album it was included on, The Nature of the Beast, represented the bands commercial peak. They continued to chart songs into the Top Ten nationally in Canada, notably with “Enough Is Enough” in 1983. Myles Goodwyn published a memoir titled Just Between You And Me.

April Wine’s twelfth album, Walking Through Fire, was released in 1985. Their second single release was “Love Has Remembered Me”.

Myles Goodwin wrote “Love Has Remembered Me”. The song is about someone who feared love had forsaken them. However, one day someone walked into their life and their world turned around.

“Love Has Remembered Me” reached #5 in Saskatoon (SK), and #10 in Lethbridge (AB).

April Wine’s only Top 30 hit in Canada after 1982 was “If You Believe in Me”, released in 1993. The 16th studio album by April Wine, Roughly Speaking, was released in 2006.

April Wine has received eleven Juno Award nominations. Yet, they’ve lost out on each occasion to other Canadian performing artists.

June 12, 2026
Ray McGinnis

References:
April Wine – History, April Wine.ca.
Lauren La Rose, “April Wine Frontman Myles Goodwyn Shares Highs and Heartaches in New Memoir,” Toronto Sun, December 15, 2016.
Dave Buerster, Brian Greenway, David Henman, Robert Henman, Richard Perrault and Brian White, “April Wine,” Canadianbands.com.

CKOM 650-AM Saskatoon (SK) | December 6, 1985