ICON: Best of Canada – The 1980’s

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Limelight
assistant engineer:
Robbie Whelan
engineer:
Paul Northfield
producer:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
bass guitar, Minimoog, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Geddy Lee (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Neil Peart (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
guitar:
Alex Lifeson (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
arranger:
Terry Brown (producer) and Rush (Canadian rock trio)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2022)
recorded at and mixed at:
Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 37) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 435)
recording of:
Limelight (from 1980-10 until 1980-11)
lyricist:
Neil Peart
composer:
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
publisher:
Ole Core Music Publishing
Rush4.44:20
2Big League
engineer:
Brian Foraker
producer:
Don Gehman
mixer:
Joe Chiccarelli and Brian Foraker
recording of:
Big League
lyricist and composer:
Tom Cochrane (of Red Rider)
Tom Cochrane & Red Rider4:38
3Five Long Years
Colin James4:35
4Eyes of a Stranger
part of:
Canadian Mint: Another 14 Great Cancon Songs You Might Not Know and Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 75)
recording of:
Eyes of a Stranger
writer:
Paul Hyde and Bob Rock
Paul Hyde & The Payola$54:58
5Lunatic Fringe (2.0 Mix/DVD/2002 Digital Remaster)
producer:
Richard Landis
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1987)
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 78) and VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 82)
recording of:
Lunatic Fringe
lyricist and composer:
Tom Cochrane (of Red Rider)
Tom Cochrane & Red Rider54:21
6Go for Soda
recording of:
Go for Soda
composer:
Pye Dubois and Kim Mitchell
Kim Mitchell53:26
7Dirty Water
recording of:
Dirty Water
writer:
Paul Hyde and Bob Rock
Rock & Hyde4:23
8I’m an Adult Now (2005 remaster)
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 56)
recording of:
I’m an Adult Now
lyricist and composer:
Moe Berg
The Pursuit of Happiness54:29
9Magic Power
recording engineer:
Mike Jones (recording engineer)
assistant engineer:
Dave Dickson and Mark Woods (engineer, recorder and live sound mixer)
engineer:
Rick Capreol and Ed Stone
producer:
Triumph (Canadian rock band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Round Hill Records (REC logo) (in 1981)
recorded at:
Metalworks Studios (studio, Mississauga, ON) in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Magic Power
writer:
Rik Emmett, Mike Levine and Gil Moore
Triumph44:54
10Young and Restless
Prism3:33
11Rock You
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 82)
recording of:
Rock You (hard rock)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Halligan, Jr. (founder of Ceili Rain)
Helix52:54
12Take Off
assistant engineer:
Peter Lee (Canadian sound engineer)
engineer:
Steve Convery and Gary Gray (engineer)
producer:
Kerry Crawford, Marc Giacomelli and Rick Shurman
mixer:
Rick Shurman
guest vocals:
Geddy Lee
recording of:
Take Off
writer:
Kerry Crawford, Marc Giacomelli, Jon Goldsmith, Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas (Canadian actor/comedian)
publisher:
Hoser Music and McKenzie Brothers Music
Bob & Doug McKenzie4:46

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part of:ICON (Universal, LC01846) (order: 66)