Released 1990 Length 57:42 | Recorded 1989 Release date 1990 Label Warner Music Group | |
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Similar Hit Parade, Go Figure, Labour Day, Weights and Measures, Two Headed |
Spirit of the west save this house official music video
Save This House is a 1990 album by Spirit of the West.
Contents
- Spirit of the west save this house official music video
- Timothy j campbell performs save this house by spirit of the west
- CD track listing
- Side one
- Side two
- Songs
- References
It was the band's first album for Warner Music Canada, and their first with Linda McRae. Although still a relatively traditional folk album, its release on a major label meant that it was the band's first album to expand their fan base significantly beyond the folk music scene. The title track, an energetically percussive environmental anthem, was a notable hit for the band on campus radio. However, despite earning a platinum record, the album was not a mainstream commercial breakthrough; the band would achieve that with its next album, 1991's Go Figure.
The album's best-known song, however, is "Home for a Rest". While never a mainstream chart hit for the band, it has become by far their most famous song. Its joyous Pogues-like rhythm and lyrics about a drinking spree have made it an enduring frosh week anthem at Canadian colleges and universities. In 2005, "Home for a Rest" was also named the 22nd greatest Canadian song of all time on CBC Radio One's 50 Tracks: The Canadian Version.
The band toured Canada and Great Britain in support of this album. Their British tour was as a supporting act for The Wonder Stuff. Members of Spirit of the West appeared on that band's Welcome to the Cheap Seats EP.
Timothy j campbell performs save this house by spirit of the west
CD track listing
- "Save This House" – 2:53
- "Home for a Rest" – 4:33
- "Last to Know" – 6:24
- "Roadside Attraction" – 3:03
- "Dirty Pool" – 3:30
- "Not Just a Train" – 4:18
- "(Putting Up With) The Joneses" – 4:25
- "Turned Out Lies" – 3:43
- "Sentimental Side" – 4:06
- "Water in the Well" – 4:03
- "Wrecking Ball" – 3:39
- "Loaded Minds" – 4:51
- "Swingin' Single" – 4:55
- "The Old Sod" – 3:19
Side one
- "Save This House" – 2:53
- "Home for a Rest" – 4:33
- "Last to Know" – 6:24
- "Roadside Attraction" – 3:03
- "Dirty Pool" – 3:30
Side two
- "Not Just a Train" – 4:18
- "(Putting Up With) The Joneses" – 4:25
- "Wrecking Ball" – 3:39
- "Swingin' Single" – 4:55
- "The Old Sod" – 3:19
Songs
1Save This House2:56
2Home for a Rest4:35
3Last to Know6:27