Hang On to Your Resistance

Hang On to Your Resistance
Studio album by
Released1974
Recorded1974 in Toronto, Ontario
GenreRock
Length35:32
LabelDaffodil
ProducerTom Cochrane
Tom Cochrane chronology
Hang On to Your Resistance
(1974)
Mad Mad World
(1991)
Second edition cover
Cover released by Capitol Records

Hang On to Your Resistance is the debut album by Canadian musician Tom Cochrane, originally released in 1974 on Daffodil Records. The album was released under just his last name, Cochrane. In 1987, Capitol Records re-released the album under Tom Cochrane but changed the title slightly to Hang On to Your Resistance (The Early Years).

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tom Cochrane.

No.TitleLength
1."Hang On to Your Resistance"3:35
2."West Coast Saga"4:05
3."Charlie Was a Dancer"3:03
4."Didn't I Lorraine"4:23
5."You're Driving Me Crazy (Faith Healers)"2:37
6."I Wish That I (Could See You Now)"4:49
7."Revelations: Visions in a Dream"3:27
8."What's in You?"3:43
9."When I'm with You"2:31
10."Another Page"3:19

Personnel

Personnel taken from Hang On to Your Resistance liner notes.[1]

  • Tom Cochrane – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards
  • Rick Nickerson – bass, additional percussion
  • Deane Cameron – percussion

Additional musicians

  • Allan Booth – piano (on all tracks except "When I'm With You")
  • Dave Cooper – electric, steel, and six-string guitars on "What's In You?"
  • Man Guenther – strings on "You're Driving Me Crazy (Faith Healers)"
  • Danny – oboe on "Didn't I Lorraine"
  • Dave Budgell – backing vocals on "When I'm With You"
  • Peter Rochon – additional keyboard effects

Technical personnel

  • Tom Cochrane – production, mixing, album concept
  • Paul Barker – co-production, mixing, engineering
  • Francis W.H. Davies – co-production, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Patrick McFarlane – album concept, front cover & album layout

Charts

Chart (1975) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[2] 80

References

  1. ^ Hang On to Your Resistance (Album liner notes). Tom Cochrane. 1974.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Image 2437". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 5, 2024.