Road Apples (album)

Road Apples
Studio album by
The Tragically Hip
ReleasedFebruary 19, 1991
RecordedSeptember 1990
StudioBarris, New Orleans
GenreRoots rock
Length49:09
LabelMCA
ProducerDon Smith
The Tragically Hip chronology
Up to Here
(1989) 		Road Apples
(1991) 		Fully Completely
(1992)
Singles from Road Apples
  1. "Little Bones"
    Released: 1991
  2. "Three Pistols"
    Released: 1991
  3. "Twist My Arm"
    Released: June 1991
  4. "Long Time Running"
    Released: 1991
  5. "On the Verge"
    Released: 1991
  6. "Cordelia"
    Released: 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
PopMatters(8/10)[2]

Road Apples is the second studio album by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. The album contains the hit singles "Three Pistols", “Little Bones,” and “Twist My Arm." During the Hip's last tour, in 2016, songs from this album were played live on a regular basis, featuring the above-mentioned songs as well as ”Long Time Running”, “Last of the Unplucked Gems”, “The Luxury”, and “Fiddler's Green.” References to many prominent figures were used, including Tom Thomson and Jacques Cousteau, as well as political situations in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The track “Fiddler's Green" was written for Gord Downie's young nephew, who died during the writing of the album. Because of the personal nature of the song, the Hip did not play it live often, but they played it on a regular basis during their final tour.[3]

Recording sessions were held at the Daniel Lanois' personal studio in New Orleans in September 1990[4] on the recommendation of Colin Cripps, at the time a member of the band Crash Vegas.[5]: 597  He said that the studio had helped establish the mood for the album Red Earth.[5]: 598 

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ PopMatters review
  3. ^ "Dig out the Canadian music". By David Reed, Belleville Intelligencer, June 27, 2014
  4. ^ Barclay, Michael (2018). The Never-ending Present. ECW Press. ISBN 9781773052069.
  5. ^ a b Barclay, Michael; Jack, Ian A. D.; Schneider, Jason (2011). Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance 1985-1995. Gordon Downie (revised ed.). ECW Press. ISBN 9781550229929.