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 | |||
Rough Trade chronology | ||||
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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]