Don't Fight It

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Don't Fight It
Don't Fight It cover
Studio album by Red Rider
Released 1980
Genre Rock
Length 38:51
Label Capitol
Producer Michael James Jackson
Professional reviews
Red Rider chronology
Don't Fight It
(1980)		 As Far as Siam
(1981)

Don't Fight It is the debut album for the Canadian rock band Red Rider, which was released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). With the singles "White Hot" and "Don't Fight It", the album quickly reached gold status. The album was re-issued on CD July 29, 1994.

The album reached #146 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart while "White Hot" reached #20 on the Canadian charts and #48 on the Pop Singles chart in 1980 and "Don't Fight It" reached #75.

The song "White Hot" is about poet Arthur Rimbaud and his travels through Africa.[1]

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Don't Fight It" (Cochrane) – 4:25
  2. "How's My Little Girl Tonight" (Cochrane) – 4:05
  3. "Iron in the Soul" (Cochrane) – 3:00
  4. "Make Myself Complete" (Cochrane) – 3:40
  5. "Good News" (Boynton/Jones) – 3:59
  6. "White Hot" (Cochrane/Greer) – 5:07
  7. "Talkin' to Myself" (Boynton) – 3:39
  8. "Just the Way it Goes" (Cochrane/Greer) – 3:46
  9. "Look Out Again" (Boynton/Cochrane) – 3:47
  10. "Avenue 'A'" (Cochrane) – 3:23

[edit] Personnel