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 album was certified platinum in Canada and was the band's mainstream commercial breakthrough.
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.
The album's title track, an energetically percussive environmental anthem, was written by Geoffrey Kelly and John Mann in fifteen minutes before the band were to perform a new song on a CBC program. Linda McRae has said that the song was written from the perspective that if everyone looked at the world as each person's individual house, then (we) would all take better care of it.[2] The song was released as a single (at the band's request) and was a notable hit for the band on campus radio.
^Kaups, Robert. "Save This House - Spirit of the West : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
^"Spirit of the West's Celtic counterpoint". Retrieved August 26, 2021.
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save, this, house, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Save This House news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Save This House is the fourth studio album by Canadian folk rock band Spirit of the West released on February 20 1990 by Warner Music Canada Save This HouseStudio album by Spirit of the WestReleasedFebruary 20 1990Recorded1989GenreFolkLength57 42LabelWarner Music CanadaProducerDanny GreenspoonSpirit of the West chronologyOld Material 1984 1986 1989 Save This House 1990 Go Figure 1991 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 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 album was certified platinum in Canada and was the band s mainstream commercial breakthrough 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 Contents 1 Songs 2 CD track listing 3 LP track listing 3 1 Side one 3 2 Side two 4 ReferencesSongs EditThe album s title track an energetically percussive environmental anthem was written by Geoffrey Kelly and John Mann in fifteen minutes before the band were to perform a new song on a CBC program Linda McRae has said that the song was written from the perspective that if everyone looked at the world as each person s individual house then we would all take better care of it 2 The song was released as a single at the band s request and was a notable hit for the band on campus radio The album s best known song is Home for a Rest 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 CD track listing Edit 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 19LP track listing EditSide one Edit Save This House 2 53 Home for a Rest 4 33 Last to Know 6 24 Roadside Attraction 3 03 Dirty Pool 3 30Side two Edit 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 19References Edit Kaups Robert Save This House Spirit of the West Songs Reviews Credits Awards AllMusic allmusic com Retrieved June 16 2012 Spirit of the West s Celtic counterpoint Retrieved August 26 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Save This House amp oldid 1166710321, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
