Length 41:59 Release date 11 June 1986 | ||
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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 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.
- "Thin Red Line" – 4:57
- "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" (Music by Glass Tiger and Jim Vallance) – 4:08
- "Closer to You" – 3:37
- "Vanishing Tribe" – 4:06
- "Looking at a Picture" (Music by Glass Tiger and Gerald O'Brien) – 4:02
- "The Secret" – 0:47
- "Ancient Evenings" – 4:55
- "Ecstasy" – 4:25
- "Someday" (Music by Glass Tiger and Jim Vallance) - 3:37
- "I Will Be There" (Lyrics by Frew and Michael Hanson) – 3:28
- "You're What I Look For" – 3:50
Glass Tiger
Additional musicians
Production
Songs
1Thin Red Line4:58
2Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)4:07
3Closer to You3:37