Editing Kim Mitchell (section)

===1972–2003===
On his return to Canada, he formed the band [[Max Webster]] with fellow Sarnia native [[Pye Dubois]]. Max Webster toured extensively and built a string of hits. Mitchell's solo career began after his departure from Max Webster in 1982,<ref name="LarkinHR">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1999|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0257-7|page=297}}</ref> with session work and a succession of solo albums.

A new sound was tested on the club circuit and recorded on his 1982 self-titled mini-album.<ref name="LarkinHR"/> Songs such as "Chain of Events" featured Mitchell's lead vocal and guitar and Dubois' suburban storytelling, anchored by the visceral drum/bass combination of Paul DeLong and Robert Sinclair Wilson. Peter Fredette added a vocal and guitar counterpoint.

In early 1985, the song "[[Go for Soda]]" from the ''[[Akimbo Alogo]]'' album became an international hit and remains his best known song outside of his native Canada.<ref name="LarkinHR"/> His most successful Canadian album was the follow-up, 1986's ''[[Shakin' Like a Human Being]]'',<ref name="LarkinHR"/> featuring the hits "Alana Loves Me", "Easy to Tame", and the biggest hit of his career, "[[Patio Lanterns]]". His 1989 album, ''[[Rockland (Kim Mitchell album)|Rockland]]'', achieved critical acclaim and was the highest placing chart album of his career.<ref name="LarkinHR"/>

In 1992, Mitchell played guitar on the track "Brave and Crazy" from [[Tom Cochrane]]'s album ''[[Mad Mad World]]''. In that same year he also made a cameo appearance (as himself) on the third-season finale of the Canadian sketch program ''[[The Kids in the Hall (TV series)|The Kids in the Hall]]''.  In 1995, Mitchell participated in the Kumbaya Festival to raise money for AIDS research.<ref name=howell>[https://www.proquest.com/docview/437352743 "Kumbaya disc needs more odd couplings"]. ''Toronto Star'' - Toronto, Ont. By Peter Howell and Geoff Chapman Sep 2, 1995 Page: L.8</ref>