It was the band's first album following the departure of Linda McRae, to whom the final song "The Hammer and the Bell" is dedicated. It was also the band's most directly folk-influenced album in many years, as "Canadian Skye", "Rites of Man", "Circus" and "The Hammer and the Bell" are all arranged partly around traditional Celticjigs and reels. This was once one of the band's trademarks, but one they had virtually abandoned on their 1990s albums.
For the album's supporting tour, Tobin Frank joined the band as a "special guest". He retained that billing for several years, but is now officially a member of the band.
Although the album was well received by critics, it was not widely promoted by the label, and sold poorly compared to the band's other 1990s efforts. It did not produce any hits for the band, although "Soldier's Boy" did receive limited airplay on Canadian radio.
Following this album, Spirit of the West were dropped from their record label. This was a common occurrence in the late 1990s for bands and artists who had solid, loyal fan bases but did not enjoy multiplatinum sales.
Like other such artists, Spirit of the West moved to an independent label for their subsequent albums. Warner released a greatest hits compilation by the band, Hit Parade, in 1999, but the band did not release an album of new material until Star Trails in 2004.
weights, measures, spirit, west, album, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, weights, measures, spirit, west, album, news, newsp. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Weights and Measures Spirit of the West album news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Weights and Measures is a 1997 album by Spirit of the West It was their final album of new material for Warner Music Canada Weights and MeasuresStudio album by Spirit of the WestReleasedSeptember 30 1997Recorded1997GenreFolk rockLength43 56LabelWarner Music CanadaProducerMichael Phillip Wojewoda and Spirit of the WestSpirit of the West chronologyOpen Heart Symphony 1996 Weights and Measures 1997 Hit Parade 1999 It was the band s first album following the departure of Linda McRae to whom the final song The Hammer and the Bell is dedicated It was also the band s most directly folk influenced album in many years as Canadian Skye Rites of Man Circus and The Hammer and the Bell are all arranged partly around traditional Celtic jigs and reels This was once one of the band s trademarks but one they had virtually abandoned on their 1990s albums The album was recorded in England at Presshouse studios owned by Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre Barre appears on the album as a guest musician along with Ric Sanders of Fairport Convention Donald Shaw and Karen Matheson of Capercaillie and Martin Bell from The Wonder Stuff For the album s supporting tour Tobin Frank joined the band as a special guest He retained that billing for several years but is now officially a member of the band Although the album was well received by critics it was not widely promoted by the label and sold poorly compared to the band s other 1990s efforts It did not produce any hits for the band although Soldier s Boy did receive limited airplay on Canadian radio Following this album Spirit of the West were dropped from their record label This was a common occurrence in the late 1990s for bands and artists who had solid loyal fan bases but did not enjoy multiplatinum sales Like other such artists Spirit of the West moved to an independent label for their subsequent albums Warner released a greatest hits compilation by the band Hit Parade in 1999 but the band did not release an album of new material until Star Trails in 2004 Track listing editAll songs written by John Mann and Geoffrey Kelly Canadian Skye 2 49 Soldier s Boy 3 13 Armstrong and the Guys 4 37 Our Ambassador 4 42 Rites of Man 5 06 Bleeding Heart 5 02 Heavenly Angel 4 16 Waking the Lion 3 56 Get Down Tonight 3 23 Circus 3 06 Death of the Party 4 01 The Hammer and the Bell 6 47 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Weights and Measures Spirit of the West album amp oldid 1004434259, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
