Roll the Bones

Roll the Bones
Studio album by Rush
Released	September 3, 1991 August 31, 2004 (remastered CD)
Recorded	February - May 1991 at Le Studio, Morin Heights, Quebec & McClear Place, Toronto
Genre	Rock
Length	48:04
Label	Anthem (Canada) Atlantic
Producer	Rupert Hine and Rush
Rush chronology
Presto (1989) Roll the Bones (1991) Counterparts (1993)

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Roll the Bones is the fourteenth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music). The album was recorded at Le Studio in Morin Heights and at McClear Place in Toronto with Rupert Hine returning as producer. The album won the 1992 Juno Award for best album cover design. Roll the Bones became Rush's first US Top 5 album since 1981's Moving Pictures peaking at #3 on the Billboard 200. The album went Double Platinum according to Atlantic Records although the RIAA has it listed at Platinum. Roll The Bones was remastered and re-released in 2004 as part of the Atlantic Records "Rush Remasters" series, and in 2011, once again remastered (by Kevin Gray) and re-released by Audio Fidelity as a gold CD.

Style

Roll the Bones marks further transition from the band's 1980s style to their sound in the 1990s. The roles of the instruments have generally been reversed; guitar is beginning to creep to the front of the song arrangements, while bursts of keyboard and organ are played in the background. "Dreamline" and "Roll the Bones" were popular radio staples of the early 90s, with the former reaching #1 on the Album Rock Tracks chart, while "Where's My Thing?" became the band’s third instrumental and was their second song to be nominated for a Grammy, in 1991, losing to Eric Johnson's "Cliffs of Dover". Coincidentally, Eric Johnson went on to provide support for the Roll the Bones tour in fall of 1991. The musical style of Roll the Bones paved the way for the "alternative" style of 1993’s Counterparts.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Neil Peart; all music composed by Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee.

1. "Dreamline" – 4:38
2. "Bravado" – 4:35
3. "Roll the Bones" – 5:30
4. "Face Up" – 3:54
5. "Where's My Thing? (Part IV, "Gangster of Boats" Trilogy)" – 3:49
6. "The Big Wheel" – 5:13
7. "Heresy" – 5:26
8. "Ghost of a Chance" – 5:19
9. "Neurotica" – 4:40
10. "You Bet Your Life" – 5:00

Personnel

• Geddy Lee - Synthesizer, Bass, Vocals
• Alex Lifeson - Acoustic & electric guitars, Vocals
• Neil Peart - Drums

• Joe Berndt - Digital Effects
• Ben Darlow - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
• Rupert Hine - Producer, Keyboards, Vocals
• Bob Ludwig - Mastering
• Adam Ayan - Remastering
• Andrew MacNaughtan - Photography
• Simon Pressey - Assistant Engineer
• Everett Ravestein - Pre-Production, Pre-Production Assistant
• John Scarpati - Photography
• Paul Seeley - Assistant Engineer
• Hugh Syme - Art Direction, Design
• Stephen Boehm - Engineer

Sales certifications

Country	Organization	Sales
U.S.	RIAA	Platinum (1,000,000)
Canada	RIAA	Platinum (100,000)

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1991	The Billboard 200	3

Singles

Information
"Dreamline" Released: 1991 Written by: Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson & Neil Peart Produced by: Rupert Hine and Rush Chart positions: #1 US Mainstream Rock
"Roll the Bones" Released: February 1992 Written by: Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson & Neil Peart Produced by: Rupert Hine and Rush Chart positions: #9 US Mainstream Rock
"Ghost of a Chance" Released: April 1992 Written by: Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson & Neil Peart Produced by: Rupert Hine and Rush Chart positions: #2 Mainstream Rock
"Bravado" Released: 1992 Written by: Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson & Neil Peart Produced by: Rupert Hine and Rush Chart positions: #13 Mainstream Rock