The Spirit of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974–1987

~ Release by Rush (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Tracklist

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1Working Man
producer:
Rush (Canadian rock trio)
bass guitar and lead vocals:
Geddy Lee (from 1973-11 until 1973-11-15)
drums (drum set):
John Rutsey (from 1973-11 until 1973-11-15)
guitar:
Alex Lifeson (from 1973-11 until 1973-11-15)
vocals:
Alex Lifeson (from 1973-11 until 1973-11-15) and John Rutsey (from 1973-11 until 1973-11-15)
remixer:
Terry Brown (producer)
arranger:
Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram, Inc.
recorded at:
Eastern Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (in 1973-04) and Toronto Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (from 1973-11 until 1973-11-15)
remixed at:
Toronto Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Working Man (from 1973-11 until 1973-11-15)
lyricist and composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
4.37:11
2Fly by Night
engineer:
Terry Brown (producer) and John Woloschuk
producer:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
arranger:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram, Inc. (in 1975)
recorded at:
Toronto Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada (in 1975-01)
recording of:
Fly by Night (in 1975-01)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee
publisher:
Anthem Core Music Publishing (SOCAN‐affiliated)
43:23
32112 Overture / The Temples of Syrinx
producer:
Terry Brown (producer)
recording of:
Overture (2112)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
part of:
2112
recording of:
The Temples of Syrinx
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
part of:
2112
4.56:45
4Closer to the Heart
recording engineer:
Terry Brown (producer) (in 1977-06) and Pat Moran (UK male singer, keyboardist sound engineer and producer) (in 1977-06)
producer and mixer:
Terry Brown (producer)
assistant mixer:
Declan O’Doherty and Ken Thomas (British producer and engineer)
12 string guitar, bass guitar and Minimoog:
Geddy Lee (in 1977-06)
12 string guitar [twelve string acoustic guitar], 12 string guitar [twelve string electric guitar], acoustic guitar, classical guitar and electric guitar:
Alex Lifeson (in 1977-06)
bass pedals [bass pedal synthesizer]:
Geddy Lee (in 1977-06) and Alex Lifeson (in 1977-06)
bell tree, cowbell, drums (drum set), temple blocks, triangle, tubular bells, tubular bells [orchestra bells], vibraslap and wind chime:
Neil Peart (in 1977-06)
vocals:
Geddy Lee (in 1977-06)
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (in 1977-06)
mixed at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Closer to the Heart (in 1977-06)
lyricist:
Neil Peart and Peter Talbot
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
フジパシフィック音楽出版 (Fujipacific Music inc.) (until 2014-12-31), Anthem Core Music Publishing (SOCAN‐affiliated) (from 1980 to present) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
4.52:54
5The Trees
assistant engineer:
John Brand (engineer)
engineer:
Terry Brown (producer), Pat Moran (UK male singer, keyboardist sound engineer and producer) and Declan O’Doherty (lead vocals)
producer:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
arranger:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1978-06 until 1978-07: lead vocals) and Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (from 1978-06 until 1978-07)
mixed at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-08)
recording of:
The Trees (from 1978-06 until 1978-07)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Anthem Core Music Publishing (SOCAN‐affiliated) (from 1980 to present)
44:43
6The Spirit of Radio
recording engineer:
Paul Northfield
producer:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
assistant mixer:
Steve S. Hort (engineer), Geddy Lee, Craig Milliner (engineer) and Adam Moseley
mixer:
Terry Brown (producer)
12 string guitar [12-string acoustic guitar], 12 string guitar [12-string electric guitar], acoustic guitar, bass pedals [Taurus pedals] and electric guitar:
Alex Lifeson (from 1979-09 until 1979-10)
bass guitar, bass pedals [Taurus pedal synthesizer], Minimoog and synthesizer [Oberheim polyphonic: OB-1]:
Geddy Lee (from 1979-09 until 1979-10)
bell tree, crotales, drums (drum set), timbales, timpani [tympani], triangle, tubular bells, tubular bells [orchestra bells] and wind chime:
Neil Peart (from 1979-09 until 1979-10)
vocals:
Geddy Lee (from 1979-09 until 1979-10)
arranger:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1980)
recorded at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada (from 1979-09 until 1979-10)
mixed at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-11)
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 88)
recording of:
The Spirit of Radio (from 1979-09 until 1979-10)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Core Music Publishing and Anthem Core Music Publishing (SOCAN‐affiliated) (from 1980 to present)
4.24:58
7Freewill
recording engineer:
Paul Northfield
producer:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
assistant mixer:
Steve S. Hort (engineer), Geddy Lee, Craig Milliner (engineer) and Adam Moseley
mixer:
Terry Brown (producer)
12 string guitar [12-string acoustic guitar], 12 string guitar [12-string electric guitar], acoustic guitar, bass pedals [Taurus pedals] and electric guitar:
Alex Lifeson
bass guitar, bass pedals [Taurus pedal synthesizer], Minimoog and synthesizer [Oberheim polyphonic: OB-1]:
Geddy Lee
bell tree, crotales, drums (drum set), timbales, timpani [tympani], triangle, tubular bells, tubular bells [orchestra bells] and wind chime:
Neil Peart
vocals:
Geddy Lee
arranger:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
recorded at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada (from 1979-09 until 1979-10)
mixed at:
Trident Studios (London, UK) in Soho, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1979-11)
recording of:
Freewill (from 1979-09 until 1979-10)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Core Music Publishing and Anthem Core Music Publishing (SOCAN‐affiliated) (from 1980 to present)
4.55:23
8Limelight
assistant engineer:
Robbie Whelan
engineer:
Paul Northfield
producer:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
bass guitar, Minimoog, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Geddy Lee (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Neil Peart (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
guitar:
Alex Lifeson (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
arranger:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2022)
recorded at and mixed at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 435)
recording of:
Limelight (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Ole Core Music Publishing
4.454:20
9Tom Sawyer
assistant engineer:
Robbie Whelan
engineer:
Paul Northfield
producer:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
bass guitar, Minimoog, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Geddy Lee (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Neil Peart (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
guitar:
Alex Lifeson (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
arranger:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2022)
recorded at and mixed at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 19) and Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 91)
recording of:
Tom Sawyer (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
lyricist:
Pye Dubois and Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Ole Core Music Publishing
4.554:34
10Red Barchetta
assistant engineer:
Robbie Whelan
engineer:
Paul Northfield
producer:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
bass guitar, Minimoog, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Geddy Lee (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Neil Peart (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
guitar:
Alex Lifeson (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
arranger:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1981) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2022)
recorded at and mixed at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
recording of:
Red Barchetta (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Core Music Publishing Co. and Ole Core Music Publishing
46:10
11New World Man
producer:
Terry Brown (producer)
recorded at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada (from 1982-04 until 1982-07-15)
recording of:
New World Man (from 1982-04 until 1982-07-15)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
4.253:43
12Subdivisions
producer:
Terry Brown (producer)
recorded at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada (from 1982-04 until 1982-07-15)
recording of:
Subdivisions (from 1982-04 until 1982-07-15)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
4.555:35
13Distant Early Warning
synthesizer programming:
Jim Burgess and Paul Northfield
assistant engineer:
Robert Di Gioia (engineer) and Frank Opolko
engineer:
Peter Henderson (English sound engineer)
producer:
Peter Henderson (English sound engineer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
bass and lead vocals:
Geddy Lee (from 1983-11 until 1984-03)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Neil Peart (from 1983-11 until 1984-03)
guitar:
Alex Lifeson (from 1983-11 until 1984-03)
synthesizer:
Geddy Lee (from 1983-11 until 1984-03) and Alex Lifeson (from 1983-11 until 1984-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram)
recorded at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada (from 1983-11 until 1984-03)
recording of:
Distant Early Warning (from 1983-11 until 1984-03)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Heath Levy Music Co. Ltd., Ole (Germany), Ole Core Music Publishing and Ole Media Management LP
4.354:58
14The Big Money
engineer:
Jimbo “James” Barton (Australian/US producer/engineer, fl. 1990’s–2020’s)
producer:
Peter Collins (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
bass guitar:
Geddy Lee
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Neil Peart
electric guitar:
Alex Lifeson
vocals:
Geddy Lee
arranger:
Peter Collins (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram)
recorded at:
Sarm East Studios (1973–2013, fka Sarm Studios from 1973–1982) in Aldgate, Tower Hamlets, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Big Money
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Core Music Publishing
4.55:35
15Force Ten
producer:
Peter Collins (producer)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Neil Peart (from 1987-01-05 until 1987-04-24)
electric bass guitar, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Geddy Lee (from 1987-01-05 until 1987-04-24)
electric guitar:
Alex Lifeson (from 1987-01-05 until 1987-04-24)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1987)
recording of:
Force Ten (from 1987-01-05 until 1987-04-24)
lyricist:
Pye Dubois and Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Core Music Publishing Co. and Intersong Music Ltd.
44:32
16Time Stand Still
producer:
Peter Collins (producer)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Neil Peart (from 1987-01-05 until 1987-04-24)
electric bass guitar, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Geddy Lee (from 1987-01-05 until 1987-04-24)
electric guitar:
Alex Lifeson (from 1987-01-05 until 1987-04-24)
guest lead vocals:
Aimee Mann (from 1987-01-05 until 1987-04-24)
recording of:
Time Stand Still (from 1987-01-05 until 1987-04-24)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
45:09