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1 Critical reaction  





2 Chart performance  



2.1  Charts  







3 Awards  





4 Reissue  





5 Track listing  





6 Personnel  



6.1  Glass Tiger  





6.2  Additional musicians  





6.3  Production  







7 Certifications  





8 References  














The Thin Red Line (album)






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The Thin Red Line
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 17, 1986 (1986-02-17)
Recorded1985–1986
StudioPhase One Studios, Sounds Interchange, ESP Studios, Eastern Sound, McLear Place (Toronto, Ontario)
Le Studio (Morin-Heights, Quebec)
Distorto Studios (Vancouver, British Columbia)
GenrePop, rock, pop rock
Length41:59
LabelCapitol (Canada)
Manhattan (USA)
ProducerJim Vallance
Glass Tiger chronology
The Thin Red Line
(1986)
Diamond Sun
(1988)
Singles from The Thin Red Line

  1. "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)"
    Released: January 27, 1986
  2. "The Thin Red Line"
    Released: July 21, 1986
  3. "Someday"
    Released: November 24, 1986
  4. "You're What I Look For"
    Released: February 23, 1987
  5. "I Will Be There"
    Released: May 4, 1987

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The Thin Red Line is the debut album by Canadian band Glass Tiger.[2] It was released by Manhattan Records in Canada on February 17, 1986 (1986-02-17).

The album is most famous for the single "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)". The song, which featured backup vocals by Bryan Adams, reached #1 on the Canadian charts and #2 in the United States. A follow-up single, "Someday", was also successful, reaching #7 in the United States and #14 in Canada.

Critical reaction[edit]

Both Greg Burliuk of the Kingston Whig-Standard and Evelyn Erskine of the Ottawa Citizen compared the album to Duran Duran. Erskine dismissed the album and opined that the band "has yet to find its own musical direction",[3] while Burliuk called the album uneven but praised the singles "Don't Forget Me", "Someday" and "You're What I Look For".[4]

Chart performance[edit]

The album was certified quadruple platinum in Canada, and went gold in the United States.[2]

It debuted on the RPM100 album charts in RPM the week of March 1, 1986,[5] and peaked at #3 on the charts in the week of April 26.[6] It remained in the top 100 for 67 weeks overall, concluding its chart run in the week of July 20, 1987.[7] In the magazine's year-end charts, it placed as the 16th top-selling album of 1986,[8] and the 27th top-selling album of 1987.[9] It was named the 14th top-selling album of the year in The Record's year-end chart for 1986.[10]

In the United States, the album peaked at #27 in the Billboard 200 in the week of February 7, 1987.[11]

Charts[edit]

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Australian (Kent Music Report) 87[12]

Awards[edit]

At the Juno Awards of 1986, the album won the Juno Award for Album of the Year.[13] "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" also won for Single of the Year, and the band won Most Promising Group.[13] "Someday" won Single of the Year at the Juno Awards of 1987, the first time in the award's history that the same artist won the award in two consecutive years for singles from the same album.[14]

At the Grammy Awards in 1987, the band were nominated for Best New Artist.[15]

The band swept the Rock Express magazine reader's poll in 1987, winning Top Canadian Group, Top Canadian Album for The Thin Red Line, and Top Canadian Single for "Don't Forget Me".[16]

Reissue[edit]

The album was remastered and reissued as a special anniversary edition double CD on June 19, 2012 by EMI Music Canada. In addition to the remastered album on the first disc, the second disc collects thirteen additional tracks including remixes, demos, single mixes, B-sides and live versions. A booklet with extensive liner notes is also included.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Thin Red Line"
  • Sam Reid
  • Al Connelly
  • 4:57
    2."Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)"
    • Frew
  • Reid
  • Jim Vallance
  • 4:08
    3."Closer to You"
    • Frew
  • Reid
  • Michael Hanson
  • Wayne Parker
  • 3:37
    4."Vanishing Tribe"
    • Frew
  • Reid
  • Connelly
  • Hanson
  • Parker
  • Reid
  • 4:06
    5."Looking at a Picture"
    • Frew
  • Reid
  • Connelly
  • Hanson
  • Parker
  • Gerald O'Brien
  • 4:02
    6."The Secret"
    • Frew
  • Reid
  • 0:47
    7."Ancient Evenings"
    • Frew
  • Connelly
  • Reid
  • Hanson
  • Parker
  • 4:55
    8."Ecstasy"
    • Frew
  • Reid
  • Connelly
  • 4:25
    9."Someday"
    • Frew
  • Connelly
  • Vallance
  • 3:37
    10."I Will Be There"
    • Frew
  • Connelly
  • Hanson
  • 3:28
    11."You're What I Look For"
    • Frew
  • Connelly
  • Hanson
  • 3:50
    Total length:41:59

    Personnel[edit]

    Glass Tiger[edit]

    Additional musicians[edit]

    Production[edit]

    Certifications[edit]

    Certifications for The Thin Red Line
    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    Canada (Music Canada)[17] 4× Platinum 400,000^
    United States (RIAA)[18] Gold 500,000^

    ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

    References[edit]

  • ^ a b Glass Tiger. canoe.ca.
  • ^ "Glass Tiger: The Thin Red Line". Ottawa Citizen, March 7, 1986.
  • ^ "The Thin Red Line: Glass Tiger". Kingston Whig-Standard, March 29, 1986.
  • ^ RPM100. RPM, March 1, 1986.
  • ^ RPM100. RPM, April 26, 1986.
  • ^ RPM100. RPM, July 20, 1987.
  • ^ "Top 100 Albums of '86". RPM, December 27, 1986.
  • ^ "Top 100 Albums of '87". RPM, December 26, 1987.
  • ^ "Whitney, Elton rule roost on Canadian record charts in '86". Montreal Gazette, January 8, 1987.
  • ^ "Glass Tiger - Chart history". Billboard.
  • ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 126. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  • ^ a b "Glass Tiger sweeps Junos". The Globe and Mail, November 11, 1986.
  • ^ "Juno Awards caught in a time warp". Toronto Star, November 4, 1987.
  • ^ "Victory eluded Glass Tiger". Toronto Star, February 25, 1987.
  • ^ "Glass Tiger roars to top of poll". Toronto Star, February 18, 1987.
  • ^ "Canadian album certifications – Glas Tiger – The Thin Red Line". Music Canada. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  • ^ "American album certifications – Glas Tiger – The Thin Red Line". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 19, 2022.

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