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Secret Path is the fifth studio album by Gord Downie, released on October 18, 2016.[1] The album was accompanied by a graphic novel of the same name, written by Downie and illustrated by Jeff Lemire,[1] as well as an animated television film to air on CBC Television on October 23.[2]

The project is a concept album about Chanie Wenjack, a young Anishinaabe boy from the Marten Falls First Nation who died in 1966 while trying to return home after escaping from an Indian residential school.[3] All proceeds from the album and book are being donated to the University of Manitoba's National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation project.[3]

Track listing

  1. "The Stranger"
  2. "Swing Set"
  3. "Seven Matches"
  4. "I Will Not Be Struck"
  5. "Son"
  6. "Secret Path"
  7. "Don't Let This Touch You"
  8. "Haunt Them, Haunt Them, Haunt Them"
  9. "The Only Place To Be"
  10. "Here, Here and Here"

Personnel

Additional personnel

  • Engineered by Nyles Spencer
  • Mastered by Eric Boulanger, The Bakery, Culver City, CA, USA[4]

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[5] 4

References

  1. ^ a b "Gord Downie to release solo album, graphic novel next month". CTV News, September 9, 2016.
  2. ^ "Gord Downie Announces 'Secret Path' Solo Album, Graphic Novel and TV Special". Exclaim!, September 9, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Gord Downie to release album, graphic novel about residential schools". The Globe and Mail, September 9, 2016.
  4. ^ http://secretpath.ca
  5. ^ "Billboard Canadian Albums: Top Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2016.


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