Fight for Love (54-40 album)
{{Other uses|Fight for Love (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Fight for Love
| type = Album
| artist = 54-40
| cover = 54-40_Fight_For_Love.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1989
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Mushroom Studios, Vancouver
| genre = Rock
| length = 43:49
| label = Reprise
| producer = Dave Ogilvie, Neil Osborne
| prev_title = Show Me
| prev_year = 1987
| next_title = Sweeter Things: A Compilation
| next_year = 1991
}}
Fight for Love is the fourth album by the Canadian band 54-40, released in 1989.{{cite news |last1=Harrison |first1=Tom |title=54-40 has completed its fourth album... |work=The Province |date=20 Apr 1989 |department=Living |page=61}}{{cite news |last1=Muretich |first1=James |title=Disc Drive |work=Calgary Herald |date=3 Aug 1989 |page=F5}} The band supported the album with a Canadian tour.{{cite news |last1=Stoute |first1=Lenny |title=54 40 band on dangerous ground |work=Toronto Star |date=10 Aug 1989 |page=C1}}
Production
The album was coproduced by Dave Ogilvie and frontman Neil Osborne.{{cite news |last1=Mackie |first1=John |title=Catching the Fury of Rock's Underground |work=Vancouver Sun |date=22 July 1989 |page=D3}} The band used a mellotron that had belonged to King Crimson, loaned to them by Bob Rock.{{cite news |last1=MacInnis |first1=Craig |title=54-40 keeps it in the family |work=Toronto Star |date=4 Aug 1989 |page=E12}} Some of the songs were inspired by Osborne's wife's drawings of Don Quixote.{{cite news |last1=Metella |first1=Helen |title=Auras guided Osborne through crisp 54.40 LP |work=Edmonton Journal |date=22 Nov 1989 |page=C19}}
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r7225}}
|rev2 = Windsor Star
|rev2score = A−{{cite news |last1=Shaw |first1=Ted |title=Record Review |work=Windsor Star |date=23 Sep 1989 |page=C2}}
}}
The Calgary Herald deemed the album "a blend of guitar-driven rock numbers and lofty lyrics."{{cite news |last1=Muretich |first1=James |title=Simple, sincere, successful |work=Calgary Herald |date=10 Aug 1989 |page=F1}} The Globe and Mail wrote that "Osborne and co-producer David Ogilvie focus attention on the hopeful, even naive humanism of the songs and on the subtle but powerful interplay."{{cite news |last1=Dafoe |first1=Chris |title=Another good effort put forward by 54-40 |work=The Globe and Mail |date=10 Aug 1989 |page=C6}} The Windsor Star noted the "guitar-driven sound derived from late-1960s folk-rock." The Washington Post labeled the album "Vancouver's entry in the R.E.M. sweepstakes," writing: "Sweetly melodic and—it almost goes without saying—jangly, Fight for Love also has some guts."{{cite news |last1=Jenkins |first1=Mark |title=The latest album from 54-40... |work=The Washington Post |date=13 Oct 1989 |page=N24}}
Track listing
- All songs written by 54-40 except where noted.
- "Here in My House" – 3:49
- "Kissfolk" – 3:33
- "Over My Head" – 3:25
- "Miss You" – 4:34 (Neil Osborne, Phil Comparelli)
- "Baby Have Some Faith" – 5:51 (Osborne, Comparelli)
- "Fight for Love" – 2:55 (Osborne)
- "Laughing" – 3:51 (Osborne)
- "Walk Talk Madly" – 4:42
- "Where Is My Heart" – 3:25
- "Journey" – 7:44 (Osborne)
Personnel
- Neil Osborne: Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
- Phil Comparelli: Lead and Lap Steel Guitars, Trumpet, Vocals
- Brad Merritt: Bass
- Matt Johnson: Drums, Percussion
Production
- Arranged by 54-40
- Executive Producer: Kevin Laffey
- Produced by Dave Ogilvie and Neil Osborne
- Recorded by Greg Reely
- Mixed by James "Jimbo" Barton (tracks 1-3 and 5) and Greg Reely (all others)
- Mastered by Stephen Marcussen
- All songs published by Fifty Four Forty Music.