| Shaking the Foundations | ||||
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| Studio album by Rough Trade | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Genre | New wave, rock | |||
| Length | 37:18 | |||
| Label | True North | |||
| Producer | Gene Martynec, Carole Pope, Kevan Staples | |||
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Shaking the Foundations is the third studio album by the Toronto new-wave band Rough Trade. It was released in 1982 and became a hit in Canada in 1983, spending 21 weeks on the charts,[1] peaking at #9 in February.[2]
The only standard single release from the album was "Crimes of Passion" b/w "Endless Night"[3], which peaked at #18.[4] Both this and the title track were included on the 10-track 1985 greatest hits album Birds of a Feather: The Best of Rough Trade.[5] "I Want To Live" b/w "Numero Fatale" and "The Sacred And The Profane" (the last track being from the previous album For Those Who Think Young) was released as a 12-inch picture sleeve disc.[6]
Shaking the Foundations hit gold four weeks after its release[7] and was the #68 album of the year for 1983.[8] It won the 1983 U-Know Award for Album of the Year.[9]
All songs written and composed by Carole Pope and Kevan Staples.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Crimes of Passion" | 3:57 |
| 2. | "Endless Night" (From the film Track Two) | 4:40 |
| 3. | "Shaking the Foundations" | 3:59 |
| 4. | "Vertigo" | 3:15 |
| 5. | "Numero Fatale" | 3:38 |
| 6. | "America: Bad and Beautiful" | 3:30 |
| 7. | "I Want to Live" | 3:56 |
| 8. | "Kiss Me Deadly" | 3:48 |
| 9. | "Fire Down Below" | 3:41 |
| 10. | "Beg for It" | 2:54 |
Note that the UK release of Shaking The Foundations adds the track "All Touch" to the album, placing it at the beginning of side two (right before "America: Bad and Beautiful").
During the recording of this album, Terry Wilkins and Bucky Berger left the band and were replaced by Howard Ayee and Jorn Anderson.
Gary Gray was nominated for the Recording Engineer of the Year Juno Award for his work on this album.[10]