Tracklist
A1 | Force Ten | 4:28 | |
A2 | Time Stand Still | 5:07 | |
A3 | Open Secrets | 5:37 | |
A4 | Second Nature | 4:35 | |
A5 | Prime Mover | 5:19 | |
B1 | Lock And Key | 5:08 | |
B2 | Mission | 5:15 | |
B3 | Turn The Page | 4:53 | |
B4 | Tai Shan | 4:14 | |
B5 | High Water | 5:32 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – PolyGram Records, Inc.
- Copyright © – PolyGram Records, Inc.
- Recorded At – The Manor
- Recorded At – Mirage Studios
- Recorded At – Ridge Farm Studios
- Recorded At – AIR Studios, Montserrat
- Recorded At – McClear Place
- Recorded At – Lerxst Mobile
- Mixed At – Studio Guillaume Tell
- Published By – Intersong Music Ltd.
- Mastered At – Masterdisk
- Mastered At – Musitech
- Pressed By – PRS
- Produced At – Elora Sound
Credits
- Arranged By [Brass Band], Conductor [Brass Band] – Andrew Jackman*
- Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] – Steven Margoshes*
- Art Direction – Hugh Syme
- Bass, Synthesizer, Vocals – Geddy Lee
- Drums, Percussion – Neil Peart
- Engineer – Jimbo (James) Barton*
- Engineer [Preproduction Engineered By] – Jon Erickson (2)
- Guitar – Alex Lifeson
- Lacquer Cut By – JA*
- Lyrics By – Peart*
- Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
- Music By – Lifeson*, Lee*
- Performer – The William Faerey Engineering Brass Band*
- Photography By – Glen Wexler
- Producer, Arranged By – Peter Collins, Rush
- Programmed By [Synthesizer Programming Assisted By] – Jim Burgess (2)
- Programmed By [Synthesizer Programming Assisted By], Keyboards [Additional Keyboards] – Andy Richards
- Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Aimee Mann
Notes
Released with a glossy photo / lyric inner that has a 4" die cut thumb slot.
Recorded at:
The Manor, Oxfordshire
Ridge Farm Studio, Surrey
Air Studios, Montserrat
McClear Place, Toronto
and on the Lerxst Mobile, between January and April 1987.
String and brass arrangements recorded at Mirage Studio, Oldham, England.
Preproduction work at Elora Sound.
Mixed at Guillaume Tell Studio, Paris, May 1987.
Mastered at Masterdisk, NYC.
Lacquers plated and stampers engineered at Musitech
℗ 1987 PolyGram Records, Inc.
© 1987 PolyGram Records, Inc.
Runout markings on variant 1 and 2 are etched, except '11' (side A) and '2' and '11' (side B) on variant 2 – these markings are stamped.
Recorded at:
The Manor, Oxfordshire
Ridge Farm Studio, Surrey
Air Studios, Montserrat
McClear Place, Toronto
and on the Lerxst Mobile, between January and April 1987.
String and brass arrangements recorded at Mirage Studio, Oldham, England.
Preproduction work at Elora Sound.
Mixed at Guillaume Tell Studio, Paris, May 1987.
Mastered at Masterdisk, NYC.
Lacquers plated and stampers engineered at Musitech
℗ 1987 PolyGram Records, Inc.
© 1987 PolyGram Records, Inc.
Runout markings on variant 1 and 2 are etched, except '11' (side A) and '2' and '11' (side B) on variant 2 – these markings are stamped.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 042283246447
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): VERH-47 A-1 JA MT
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): VERH-47 B-1 JA MT
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): ✳ VERH-47 A-1 ✳ MT. JA 11
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): ✳ VERH-47 B-1 ✳ MT. 2 JA 11
Other Versions (5 of 119)
View AllTitle (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Recently Edited | Hold Your Fire (CD, Album) | Mercury, Mercury | 832 464-2 Q-1, 832 464-2 | US | 1987 | ||
Hold Your Fire (CD, Album, Stereo) | Mercury, Mercury | 832 464-2 Q-1, 832 464-2 | Germany | 1987 | |||
Recently Edited | Hold Your Fire (LP, Album, Stereo) | Mercury | 832 464-1 | Europe | 1987 | ||
Recently Edited | Hold Your Fire (Cassette, Album) | Mercury | 832 464-4 Q-1 | US | 1987 | ||
Hold Your Fire (LP, Album, Stereo) | Anthem (5) | ANR-1-1051 | Canada | 1987 |
Recommendations
Reviews
- This is an album from an era of Rush that I grew up in and I didn’t have a lot of positive feelings about but lately these mid to late ‘80s records have really grown on me. ‘Hold Your Fire’ was the one I knew the least as I had got into ‘Grace Under Pressure’ and ‘Power Windows’ at school and grew to appreciate those records. Didn’t seem in a rush to pick up the follow-up though until many years later. Maybe I was scared off by the many critiques about Geddy’s overuse of synths and that there was not enough Alex guitar or it may have been that I didn’t initially care for the radio songs. The three stars for ‘Hold Your Fire’ may seem awfully low for a rating but honestly it’s more of a 3.5 if that matters. What does matter is that this LP rewards over repeated listens - a slow burn if you will. Many complain about the use (or overuse) of keyboards but this didn’t hurt my enjoyment of ‘Signals’. The progressive elements are still there but there are many examples of pop as well, most prominently on “Time Stands Still” which features the haunting voice of Aimee Mann on the chorus. First single and album opener, “Force Ten” is catching and driving in the tradition of the more mainstream Rush classics (maybe not “Tom Sawyer” but that’s a ridiculously high standard). I really like parts of “Second Nature” and “Prime Mover” as well, very melodic on the bridges but still at a mostly progressive song structure. “Mission” and “Turn the Page” would later be featured on the subsequent live album two years later as Rush made a habit through their careers up to this point to put out a live record after four studio LPs.
I remember I was in college, freshman year and some friends who were much bigger Rush fans than I was were absolutely crushing ‘Hold Your Fire’ but I bet if you asked them today, their opinions might have changed. It is a polarizing album and was also an end of an era as this would be the last Rush studio album released on Mercury Records. If you’re into the more progressive side of their ‘70s classics then ‘Hold Your Fire’ may not be your flavor but as I said before - listen to it in a vacuum and value it on its own merits. You may find as I did that it certainly does not deserve to be buried in obscurity. Tough times demand touch talk…
Release
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