Don't Fight It (album)
| Don't Fight It | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 23, 1979 | |||
| Studio |
| |||
| Genre | Pop rock[1] | |||
| Length | 38:51 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Michael James Jackson | |||
| Red Rider chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Don't Fight It | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
Don't Fight It is the debut album by Canadian rock band Red Rider, released in 1979 in Canada. Don't Fight It sold more than 100,000 copies in Canada and earned Cochrane and Red Rider their first gold album certification award and was later certified platinum. A United States version with a modified track list, dropping "Talkin' to Myself" and reordering the other tracks, was released in 1980.[2]
The album was re-issued on CD July 29, 1994. The CD release restored the track "Talkin' to Myself" which was dropped on the initial vinyl release in the United States. Another newly remastered version was released in the UK in 2010 by Lemon Records.[3]
The album reached number 146 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart while "White Hot" reached number 20 on the Canadian charts and number 48 on the Pop Singles chart in 1980 and "Don't Fight It" reached number 75.
The song "White Hot" is about poet Arthur Rimbaud and his travels through Africa. It also has a cult following on YouTube.[4][5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Tom Cochrane unless otherwise noted; All lead vocals by Cochrane unless otherwise noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Don't Fight It" | 4:25 | ||
| 2. | "How's My Little Girl Tonight" | 4:05 | ||
| 3. | "Iron in the Soul" | 3:00 | ||
| 4. | "Make Myself Complete" | 3:40 | ||
| 5. | "Good News" | Peter Boynton | Boynton | 3:59 |
| 6. | "White Hot" | Cochrane, Ken Greer | 5:07 | |
| 7. | "Talkin' to Myself" | Boynton | Boynton | 3:39 |
| 8. | "Just the Way It Goes" | Cochrane, Greer | 3:46 | |
| 9. | "Look Out Again" | Boynton, Cochrane | Boynton | 3:47 |
| 10. | "Avenue 'A'" | 3:23 |
Personnel
Personnel taken from Don't Fight It liner notes.[6]
Red Rider
- Tom Cochrane - lead and backing vocals, guitars
- Ken Greer - lead guitars, backing vocals, keyboards
- Peter Boynton - lead and backing vocals, keyboards
- Jeff Jones - bass, backing vocals
- Rob Baker - drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- Bill Payne – synthesizer on "Good News"
- Bobbye Hall – percussion on "Good News" and "Look Out Again"
- Raphael Ravenscroft – soprano saxophone on "White Hot"
Technical personnel
- Michael James Jackson – producer
- Jim Isaacson – engineer
- Toby Scott – engineer
- Gary Gray – engineer
- Ken Friesen – engineer
- Fraser Hill – assistant engineer
- David Taylor – assistant engineer
- Richard McKernan – assistant engineer
- Michael Edward Jackson – assistant engineer
- Carl Wiesen – album art
- J. Zugec – album art
- Denise Grant – photography
- Dave Elliot – art direction
Charts
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] | 20 |
| US Billboard 200[8] | 146 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[9] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
|
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ a b Carruthers, Sean. "Don't Fight It Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
- ^ "Red Rider - Don't Fight It". Discogs. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ^ "Don't Fight It - Red Rider". Cherry Red Records. Archived from the original on 2014-08-02.
- ^ [1] Archived May 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "tomcochrane.com". tomcochrane. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ Don't Fight It (Album liner notes). Red Rider. 1979.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Top RPM Albums: Image 0178a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ^ "Red Rider Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Red Rider – Don't Fight It". Music Canada.
