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Length
  
41:59

The Thin Red Line (1986)
  
Diamond Sun (1988)

Release date
  
11 June 1986

Label
  
Capitol

Artist
  
Glass Tiger

Producer
  
Jim Vallance

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Released
  
June 11, 1986 (1986-06-11)

Recorded
  
1985-1986 at Phase One Studios, Sounds Interchange, ESP Studios, Eastern Sound, & McLear Place Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Le Studio Morin-Heights, Quebec, & Canada, Distorto Studios Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Genres
  
Rock music, Pop music, Pop rock

Awards
  
Juno Award for Album of the Year

Similar
  
Diamond Sun, Simple Mission, Air Time: The Best of Glass Tiger, Then Now Next, Shakin' Like a Human B

The Thin Red Line is the debut album by Canadian band Glass Tiger. It was released by Capitol Records June 11, 1986 (1986-06-11).

Contents

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", was also successful, reaching #7 in the U.S. It has also been certified quadruple platinum in Canada and went gold in the U.S. The album was remastered and reissued as a special anniversary edition double CD on June 19, 2012 by EMI Music Canada. In addition to the remastered album on the first disc, the second disc collects thirteen additional tracks including remixes, demos, single mixes, B-sides and live versions. A booklet with extensive liner notes is also included.

Track listing

All tracks: Music by Glass Tiger except as noted. Lyrics by Alan Frew except as noted.

  1. "Thin Red Line" – 4:57
  2. "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" (Music by Glass Tiger and Jim Vallance) – 4:08
  3. "Closer to You" – 3:37
  4. "Vanishing Tribe" – 4:06
  5. "Looking at a Picture" (Music by Glass Tiger and Gerald O'Brien) – 4:02
  6. "The Secret" – 0:47
  7. "Ancient Evenings" – 4:55
  8. "Ecstasy" – 4:25
  9. "Someday" (Music by Glass Tiger and Jim Vallance) - 3:37
  10. "I Will Be There" (Lyrics by Frew and Michael Hanson) – 3:28
  11. "You're What I Look For" – 3:50

Glass Tiger

  • Alan Frew - vocals
  • Al Connelly - guitars
  • Sam Reid - keyboards
  • Wayne Parker - bass
  • Michael Hanson - drums, backing vocals

    • Additional musicians

  • Additional keyboards, background vocals: Jim Vallance
  • Background vocals: Marc Lafrance, Paul Janz, Bryan Adams (on "Don't Forget Me", "I Will Be There"), Dalbello, and 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
  • Arrangements: Glass Tiger, Jim Vallance, and Gerald O'Brien

    • Production

  • Engineering: Mike Jones, Paul Northfield, Jim Vallance, Lorne Feld, Mike Baskerville, Hayward Parrott, and Robin Brouwers
  • Assistance: Randy Staub, Angelo Civiero, Robert Digioia, and Steve Ibelshauser
  • Mixing: Ed Thacker and Sam Reid ("The Secret")
  • Producing on "The Secret": Sam Reid
  • Mastering: Bob Ludwig
  • Photography: Deborah Samual
  • Design: Heather Brown
  • Cover Concept Deborah Samuel and Dal Heslip
  • Logo: Shoot That Tiger!

    • Songs

    1Thin Red Line4:58
    2Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)4:07
    3Closer to You3:37

    References

    The Thin Red Line (album) Wikipedia
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