The Thin Red Line (album)

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The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line cover
Studio album by Glass Tiger
Released September 18, 1986 (1986-09-18)
Recorded 1986
Genre Pop
Length 41:54
Label Capitol Records
Producer Jim Vallance
Professional reviews
Glass Tiger chronology
The Thin Red Line
1986
Diamond Sun
1988
Singles from The Thin Red Line
  1. "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)"
    Released: 1986
  2. "Someday"
    Released: 1986
  3. "The Thin Red Line"
    Released: 1987
  4. "You're What I Look For"
    Released: 1987
  5. "I Will Be There"
    Released: 1987

The Thin Red Line is the debut album by Canadian band Glass Tiger. It was released by Capitol Records September 18, 1986 (1986-09-18).

The album is most famous for the single "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)", which reached #2 on the U.S. singles chart and featured back-up vocals by Bryan Adams. The follow-up single, "Someday", achieved equal success, reaching #7 in the U.S. and proving the band not to be a one-hit wonder.

[edit] Track listing

  • All tracks: Music by Glass Tiger except as noted. Lyrics by Alan Frew except as noted.
  1. "Thin Red Line" – 4:58
  2. "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" (Music by Glass Tiger and Jim Vallance) – 4:08
  3. "Closer to You" – 3:38
  4. "Vanishing Tribe" – 4:06
  5. "Looking at a Picture" (Music by Glass Tiger and Gerald O'Brien) – 4:05
  6. "The Secret" – 0:47
  7. "Ancient Evenings" – 4:56
  8. "Ecstacy" – 4:26
  9. "Someday" – 3:38
  10. "I Will Be There" (Lyrics by Frew and Michael Hanson) – 3:29
  11. "You're What I Look For" – 3:50


[edit] Personnel

[edit] Additional musicians

  • Additional keyboards: Jim Vallance
  • Background vocals: Michael Hanson, Marc Lafrance, Paul Janz, Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, Dalbello, Sharon Lee Williams
  • Additional guitars: Keith Scott
  • Additional bass: Doug Edwards (on "Don't Forget Me")
  • Harmonica: David Pickell
  • Horns: Chase Sanborn, Charles Gray, Russ Little