Tom Cochrane and Red Rider

{{About|the album|the recording artists|Red Rider}}

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{{Infobox album

| name = Tom Cochrane and Red Rider

| type = Album

| artist = Tom Cochrane & Red Rider

| cover = Tom_Cochrane_Red_Rider.jpg

| alt =

| released = May 7, 1986

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio = Rockfield Studios, Wales; Cedartree Studios, Kitchener

| genre = Rock

| length = 44:21

| label = Capitol

| producer = Patrick Moran
(except tracks 7 and 10: produced by Tom Cochrane, Ken Greer, Fraser Hill, Rick Hutt)

| prev_title = Breaking Curfew

| prev_year = 1984

| next_title = Over 60 Minutes with Red Rider

| next_year = 1987

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Tom Cochrane and Red Rider

| type = studio

| single1 = Boy Inside the Man

| single1date = 1986

| single2 = The Untouchable Ones

| single2date = 1986

| single3 = One More Time (Some Old Habits)

| single3date = 1987

| single4 = Ocean Blues (Emotion Blue)

| single4date = 1987

}}

}}

{{Album ratings | rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}

| noprose = }}

Tom Cochrane and Red Rider is the fifth studio album by the Canadian rock band Tom Cochrane & Red Rider, released in 1986{{cite web|title=Tom Cochrane and Red Rider|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tom-cochrane-red-rider-mw0000699279|website=AllMusic.com|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=29 May 2018}} The album earned Cochrane two Juno Awards for Composer of the Year and Group of the Year. A remastered version was released by EMI in 2004.

Commercial performance

The album reached #116 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart in 1986. In Canada, "Boy Inside the Man" reached #27, "The Untouchable One" hit #70, "One More Time (Some Old Habits)" hit #85, and "Ocean Blues (Emotion Blue)" made #88. The album was certified Platinum in Canada.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Tom Cochrane unless otherwise noted

| title1 = Boy Inside the Man

| length1 = 5:17

| title2 = Love Under Fire

| writer2 = Cochrane, Ken Greer

| length2 = 4:48

| title3 = The Untouchable One

| length3 = 4:31

| title4 = Lasting Song

| length4 = 4:55

| title5 = Citizen Cain

| length5 = 3:32

| title6 = Ashes to Diamonds

| length6 = 4:39

| title7 = The Loading

| writer7 = Cochrane, Greer

| length7 = 3:36

| title8 = Ocean Blues (Emotion Blue)

| length8 = 4:39

| title9 = River of Stone

| length9 = 3:55

| title10 = One More Time (Some Old Habits)

| writer10 = Cochrane, Greer

| length10 = 4:26

}}

Personnel

;Additional personnel

  • Graham Broad - drums, percussion
  • Jorn Anderson - drums on "The Loading" and "One More Time"
  • Paul Martinea - bass on "Love Under Fire"
  • John Johnson - saxophone
  • Wendy Davis - backing vocals
  • Billy Pilgrim - backing vocals
  • Mission Singers - backing vocals

Charts

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! Chart (1986)

! Peak
position

{{Album chart|Canada|20|chartid=0718|artist=Tom Cochrane and Red Rider|album=Tom Cochrane and Red Rider|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 12, 2025}}
{{Album chart|Billboard200|112|artist=Tom Cochrane|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 12, 2025}}

Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Canada|artist=Tom Cochrane and Red Rider|title=Tom Cochrane and Red Rider|award=Platinum|relyear=1986|certyear=1987}}

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References

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