| Shaking the Foundations | ||||
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| Studio album by Rough Trade | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Genre | New wave, synth-pop, rock | |||
| Length | 37:18 | |||
| Label | True North | |||
| Producer | Gene Martynec, Carole Pope, Kevan Staples | |||
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Shaking the Foundations is the fourth studio album by the Toronto new-wave band Rough Trade. It was released in 1982 and became a hit in Canada in 1983, spending 21 weeks on the charts,[1] peaking at #9 in February, putting it at #1 on the CANCON listing.[2]
The only standard single release from the album was "Crimes of Passion" b/w "Endless Night",[3] which peaked at #18.[4] Both this and the title track were included on the 10-track 1985 greatest hits album Birds of a Feather: The Best of Rough Trade.[5] "I Want to Live" b/w "Numero Fatale" and "The Sacred and the Profane" (the last track being from the previous album For Those Who Think Young) was released as a 12-inch picture sleeve disc.[6]
- ^ "RPM 50 Albums". Volume 38, No. 9. RPM. April 30, 1983. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "RPM 50 Albums". Volume 37, No. 24. RPM. February 12, 1983. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "Rough Trade Discography". December 2007. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "RPM 50 Singles". Volume 37, No. 25. RPM. February 19, 1983. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ ""Birds of a Feather"".
- ^ "Rough Trade Discography".