Tripping Up the Stairs

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Tripping Up the Stairs
Tripping Up the Stairs cover
Studio album by Spirit of the West
Released 1986
Recorded 1985-1986
Genre Folk
Length 39:20
Label Stony Plain Records
Producer Paul Hyde
Professional reviews
Spirit of the West chronology
Spirit of the West
(1984)		 Tripping Up the Stairs
(1986)		 Labour Day
(1988)

Tripping Up the Stairs is a 1986 album by Spirit of the West. It was their first album for Stony Plain Records.

"The Crawl" is an enduring fan favourite at the band's concerts.

J. Knutson left the band after this album. He was replaced by Hugh McMillan.

The band recorded at least one other song with producer Paul Hyde, "Think About It", which has never appeared on any album or single. However, a live performance video of the song aired in occasional rotation on MuchMusic throughout the decade and into the 1990s.

[edit] Track listing

Lyrics and music are credited to the band members: John Mann, Geoffrey Kelly and J. Knutson. As with all of the band's early folk albums, several songs are arranged around traditional Irish and Scottish jigs and reels.

  1. "An Honest Gamble" – 4:32 (Jig: "Tripping Up the Stairs")
  2. "Our Station" – 3:34
  3. "Peacetime" – 4:10
  4. "Room Without a View (Stella)" – 4:00
  5. "The Crawl" – 4:00
  6. "Homelands" – 3:57 (Jigs: "The Kesh", "The Blackthorn Stick")
  7. "The Mists of Crofton" – 3:00
  8. "Till the Cows Come Home" – 2:56
  9. "When Rivers Rise" – 3:56
  10. "Be Right" – 5:15 (Reel: "Pigeon on the Gate")