Fight for Love
Studio album by
54-40
Released1989
StudioMushroom Studios, Vancouver
GenreRock
Length43:49
LabelReprise
ProducerDave Ogilvie, Neil Osborne
54-40 chronology
Show Me
(1987)		 Fight for Love
(1989)		 Sweeter Things: A Compilation
(1991)

Fight for Love is the fourth album by the Canadian band 54-40, released in 1989.[1][2] The band supported the album with a Canadian tour.[3]

Production

The album was coproduced by Dave Ogilvie and frontman Neil Osborne.[4] The band used a mellotron that had belonged to King Crimson, loaned to them by Bob Rock.[5] Some of the songs were inspired by Osborne's wife's drawings of Don Quixote.[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Windsor StarA−[8]

The Calgary Herald deemed the album "a blend of guitar-driven rock numbers and lofty lyrics."[9] 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."[10] The Windsor Star noted the "guitar-driven sound derived from late-1960s folk-rock."[8] 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."[11]

Track listing

  • All songs written by 54-40 except where noted.
  1. "Here in My House" – 3:49
  2. "Kissfolk" – 3:33
  3. "Over My Head" – 3:25
  4. "Miss You" – 4:34 (Neil Osborne, Phil Comparelli)
  5. "Baby Have Some Faith" – 5:51 (Osborne, Comparelli)
  6. "Fight for Love" – 2:55 (Osborne)
  7. "Laughing" – 3:51 (Osborne)
  8. "Walk Talk Madly" – 4:42
  9. "Where Is My Heart" – 3:25
  10. "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.

References

  1. ↑ Harrison, Tom (20 Apr 1989). "54-40 has completed its fourth album...". Living. The Province. p. 61.
  2. ↑ Muretich, James (3 Aug 1989). "Disc Drive". Calgary Herald. p. F5.
  3. ↑ Stoute, Lenny (10 Aug 1989). "54 40 band on dangerous ground". Toronto Star. p. C1.
  4. ↑ Mackie, John (22 July 1989). "Catching the Fury of Rock's Underground". Vancouver Sun. p. D3.
  5. ↑ MacInnis, Craig (4 Aug 1989). "54-40 keeps it in the family". Toronto Star. p. E12.
  6. ↑ Metella, Helen (22 Nov 1989). "Auras guided Osborne through crisp 54.40 LP". Edmonton Journal. p. C19.
  7. ↑ Fight for Love at AllMusic
  8. 1 2 Shaw, Ted (23 Sep 1989). "Record Review". Windsor Star. p. C2.
  9. ↑ Muretich, James (10 Aug 1989). "Simple, sincere, successful". Calgary Herald. p. F1.
  10. ↑ Dafoe, Chris (10 Aug 1989). "Another good effort put forward by 54-40". The Globe and Mail. p. C6.
  11. ↑ Jenkins, Mark (13 Oct 1989). "The latest album from 54-40...". The Washington Post. p. N24.
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