Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts (album)
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| Studio album by Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts | ||||
| Recorded | December 1987–March 1988 | |||
| Studio | Mushroom Studios | |||
| Length | 50:17 | |||
| Label | Epic Records | |||
| Producer | David Tickle | |||
| Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts chronology | ||||
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Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts is the debut and eponymous album by the Canadian band Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts. It became a platinum record in Canada.[1] The album was recorded at Mushroom Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia between December 1987 and March 1988, and was published by Epic Records and CBS Records.[2] The song "Something to Live For" became a number one hit in Canada, the band's first top-ten single.[1][3] Two other songs, "House of Love (is Haunted)" and "Come Back to Me", also charted in Canada, and the band became a "pop radio fixture" in Canada.[4]
Gary Fraser, a friend of Barney Bentall, wrote all the albums lyrics.[5] He began writing lyrics for Bentall in 1978, when he sent Bentall poems.[6] Bentall and Fraser prepared a demo tape, produced by Bob Rock.[7] The band hired film students to record a music video for "Something to Live For", which drew the attention of managers at MuchMusic, who broadcast the video frequently.[1] The video was described by media critic Peter Goddard of the Toronto Star as "simplicity itself".[8]
The success of the album resulted in the band receiving the 1989 Juno Award for Most Promising Group of the Year.[9] The band was considered a favourite to win the award against other nominees 54-40, The Jitters, The Northern Pikes, and The Pursuit Of Happiness.[10] They were also nominated for Canadian Entertainer of the Year, which was ultimately awarded to Glass Tiger.[9][11]
The band signed a recording contract with CBS Records and signed a management contract with Bernie Finklestein.[7] Finklestein would include a quotation of lyrics from "Something to Live for" in his 2012 autobiography True North.[12]
Track listing
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All lyrics written by Gary Fraser; all music composed by Barney Bentall.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Something to Live for" | 4:38 |
| 2. | "House of Love (Is Haunted)" | 3:31 |
| 3. | "Jelly Roll" (composed by Barney Bentall, Barry Muir and Colin Nairne) | 4:08 |
| 4. | "She's My Inspiration" | 4:21 |
| 5. | "Black Clouds" | 7:04 |
| 6. | "Come Back to Me" | 3:44 |
| 7. | "I Want Her" | 5:04 |
| 8. | "Pale Blue Eyes" | 4:31 |
| 9. | "Carry on" | 4:25 |
| 10. | "Somewhere There's an Angel" | 4:02 |
| 11. | "Josephine" (composed by Barney Bentall, Barry Muir and Colin Nairne) | 4:49 |
Notes
- 1 2 3 Kent 1999.
- ↑ Quill June 1988, p. F1.
- ↑ Penticton Western News 2015.
- ↑ Bloomquist 1989.
- ↑ Quill August 1988, p. E11.
- ↑ Dafoe 1990, p. C1.
- 1 2 Harrison 2013.
- ↑ Goddard 1987, p. E1.
- 1 2 Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
- ↑ MacInnis 1989, p. F1.
- ↑ Toronto Star 1988, p. E27.
- ↑ Finklestein 2012, p. 26.
- ↑ AllMusic.
References
- Bloomquist, Randall (December 1989). "Why Northern Pikes are still fish to you". Spy: 50—51. ISSN 0890-1759.
- Dafoe, Chris (30 September 1990). "Songs straight from the Hearts". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- Finklestein, Bernie (2012). True North. McClelland & Stewart. ISBN 9780771047947.
- Goddard, Peter (3 May 1987). "Canadian rock gets a new working class hero". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- Harrison, Tom (5 June 2013). "Barney Bentall started out struggling". The Province. Postmedia Network. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- Kent, Heather (21 September 1999). "Cutting-edge musician enters the OR". Canadian Medical Association Journal. 161 (6). ISSN 1488-2329. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- MacInnis, Craig (2 February 1989). "Blue Rodeo leads the field with six Juno nominations". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- Quill, Greg (29 June 1988). "Corey's fans can all take heart". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- Quill, Greg (12 August 1988). "Bentall preaching 'power of music'". Toronto Star.
- "Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- "Awards". Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- "Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts reunite at Peach Fest". Penticton Western News. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- "Ballet marks up another surplus". Toronto Star. 21 October 1988. Retrieved 2 December 2016.