The Thin Red Line (album)
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The Thin Red Line is the debut album by Canadian band Glass Tiger. It was released by Capitol Records June 11, 1986.
The album is most famous for the single "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)", which reached #2 on the U.S. singles chart and featured back-up vocals by Bryan Adams. The follow-up single, "Someday", was also successful, reaching #7 in the U.S. It has also been certified quadruple platinum in Canada and went gold in the U.S. 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
All tracks: Music by Glass Tiger except as noted. Lyrics by Alan Frew except as noted.
- "Thin Red Line" – 4:57
- "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" (Music by Glass Tiger and Jim Vallance) – 4:08
- "Closer to You" – 3:37
- "Vanishing Tribe" – 4:06
- "Looking at a Picture" (Music by Glass Tiger and Gerald O'Brien) – 4:02
- "The Secret" – 0:47
- "Ancient Evenings" – 4:55
- "Ecstasy" – 4:25
- "Someday" (Music by Glass Tiger and Jim Vallance) - 3:37
- "I Will Be There" (Lyrics by Frew and Michael Hanson) – 3:28
- "You're What I Look For" – 3:50
Personnel
Glass Tiger
- Alan Frew - vocals
- Al Connelly - guitars
- Sam Reid - keyboards
- Wayne Parker - bass
- Michael Hanson - drums, backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Additional keyboards, background vocals: Jim Vallance
- Background vocals: Marc Lafrance, Paul Janz, Bryan Adams (on "Don't Forget Me", "I Will Be There"), Dalbello, and Sharon Lee Williams
- Additional guitars: Keith Scott
- Additional bass: Doug Edwards (on "Don't Forget Me")
- Harmonica: David Pickell
- Horns: Chase Sanborn, Charles Gray, Russ Little
- Arrangements: Glass Tiger, Jim Vallance, and Gerald O'Brien
Production
- Engineering: Mike Jones, Paul Northfield, Jim Vallance, Lorne Feld, Mike Baskerville, Hayward Parrott, and Robin Brouwers
- Assistance: Randy Staub, Angelo Civiero, Robert Digioia, and Steve Ibelshauser
- Mixing: Ed Thacker and Sam Reid ("The Secret")
- Producing on "The Secret": Sam Reid
- Mastering: Bob Ludwig
- Photography: Deborah Samual
- Design: Heather Brown
- Cover Concept Deborah Samuel and Dal Heslip
- Logo: Shoot That Tiger!