Hold Your Fire
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| Studio album by Rush | |||||
| Released | September 8, 1987 | ||||
| Recorded | January - April 1987 | ||||
| Genre | Progressive rock, hard rock | ||||
| Length | 50:21 | ||||
| Label | Anthem (Canada) Mercury |
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| Producer | Peter Collins and Rush | ||||
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Hold Your Fire is the twelfth studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released in the fall of 1987 (see 1987 in music). The album was recorded at The Manor in Oxfordshire, Ridge Farm Studio in Surrey, Air Studios in Montserrat and at McClear Place in Toronto.
Although Hold Your Fire uses nearly as much synthesizer as its predecessor, Power Windows, Hold Your Fire’s guitar riffs and solos are considerably more prominent on several songs. Nevertheless, like with Power Windows, some Rush fans consider repeated listening to be the main factor in enjoying Hold Your Fire.
In terms of songwriting, Rush continued to explore new territory with Hold Your Fire. The song “Tai Shan”, for example, has significant eastern influences. Til Tuesday bassist and vocalist Aimee Mann contributed the first vocals from an artist outside of Rush to "Time Stand Still" (she also appears in the Zbigniew Rybczynski-directed video for the song). Mann's laughter is also sampled in the opening minute of the song "Force Ten." Finally, like with previous Rush albums, Hold Your Fire features complex bass lines that deviate from the guitar riffs.
Hold Your Fire stalled at #13 (the first time a Rush studio album failed to reach the Top 10 since 1978's Hemispheres) and sold a million copies according to the band's then-label Mercury Records although the American RIAA has it listed at Gold.
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[edit] Track listing
All music by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson and lyrics by Neil Peart, except where noted.
[edit] Side one
- "Force Ten" (lyrics: Peart, Pye Dubois) – 4:31
- "Time Stand Still" – 5:09
- "Open Secrets" – 5:38
- "Second Nature" – 4:36
- "Prime Mover" – 5:19
[edit] Side two
- "Lock and Key" – 5:09
- "Mission" – 5:16
- "Turn the Page" – 4:55
- "Tai Shan" – 4:15
- "High Water" – 5:33
[edit] Personnel
- Geddy Lee – bass guitar, synthesizers, vocals
- Alex Lifeson – electric and acoustic guitars
- Neil Peart – drums, percussion
- Aimee Mann – additional vocals ("Time Stand Still")
- Andy Richards – additional keyboards
- Steven Margoshes – strings arranger and conductor
Geddy Introduces the Roland D-50 to his keyboard use.
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1987 | The Billboard 200 | 13 |
[edit] Singles
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"Time Stand Still"
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"Force Ten"
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"Lock and Key"
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"Prime Mover"
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[edit] Remaster Details
A remaster was issued in 1997.
- The tray has a picture of three fingerprints, light blue, pink, and lime green (left to right) with THE RUSH REMASTERS printed in all caps just to the left. All remasters from Moving Pictures through to A Show of Hands are like this. This is just like the cover art of Retrospective II.
- Includes all the artwork that came with the original album.
[edit] Production
Photography: Glen Wexler
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