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| Shaking the Foundations | ||||
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| Released | 1982 | |||
| Genres | New wave, synth-pop, rock | |||
| Length | 37:18 | |||
| Label | True North | |||
| Producers | Gene Martynec, Carole Pope, Kevan Staples | |||
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Shaking the Foundations is the fourth 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, putting it at #1 on the CANCON listing.[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]
"Endless Night", inspired by the Operation Soap raids of 1981,[7] served as the theme music to the 1982 documentary film Track Two (Enough Is Enough).[8]
Reception
[edit]Shaking the Foundations hit gold in Canada four weeks after its release[9] (50,000 units, certified by the CRIA on March 1, 1983),[10] and was the #68 album of the year for 1983.[11] It won the 1983 U-Know Award for Album of the Year.[12]
Track list
[edit]All tracks are written 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").
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[13] | 96 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums Chart | 9 |
| Canadian RPM CANCON Albums Chart | 1 |
Personnel
[edit]During the recording of this album, Terry Wilkins and Bucky Berger left the band and were replaced by Howard Ayee and Jorn Anderson.
- Carole Pope - vocals
- Kevan Staples - guitar, keyboards, percussion, piano, synthesizer, vocals
- Terry Wilkins - bass
- Bucky Berger - drums
- Howard Ayee - bass
- Jorn Andersen - drums
- David McMorrow - synthesizer
- Additional vocals
- Ray Borg
- Bruce Cockburn
- Scott Davey
- Nona Hendryx
- Tevan Kaplan
- Sharon Lee Williams
Production
[edit]Gary Gray was nominated for the Recording Engineer of the Year Juno Award for his work on this album.[14]
- Gene Martynec - producer
- Carole Pope - producer
- Kevan Staples - producer, art direction
- Gary Grey - engineer
- Peter Lee - assistant engineer
- Rick Starks - assistant engineer
- George Marino - mastering
- Peter J. Moore - remastering, restoration
- Bart Schoales - art direction
- Christopher Dew - photography
References
[edit]- ↑ "RPM 50 Albums". Volume 38, No. 9. RPM. April 30, 1983. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ↑ "RPM 50 Albums". Volume 37, No. 24. RPM. February 12, 1983. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ↑ "Rough Trade Discography". December 2007. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ↑ "RPM 50 Singles". Volume 37, No. 25. RPM. February 19, 1983. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ↑ ""Birds of a Feather"".
- ↑ "Rough Trade Discography".
- ↑ Andrew Parker, "Hot Docs 2026: Music Superstar Carole Pope and Filmmaker Michelle Mama Talk About Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions". TheGATE.ca, April 23, 2026.
- ↑ Donald Martin, "Recording 'change in a community'"]. The Globe and Mail, June 29, 1982.
- ↑ "Artist Catalogue / Rough Trade / Shaking The Foundations". True North Records. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ↑ "Music Canada, Gold Platinum Database". Archived from the original on 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ↑ "The Top Albums of 1983". Volume 39, No. 17. RPM. December 24, 1983. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ↑ "The CASBY Awards > History". CORUS Radio. Archived from the original on 2011-03-17. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 259. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ "Juno Awards Database". The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
