It’s A Good Life If You Don’t Weaken (Original Cast Recording) (2LP)
- Artist
- The Tragically Hip
$59.99
Featuring 16 iconic songs by The Tragically Hip, performed by the original cast and special guest vocalists.
The album was produced by multi-Grammy-winning producer, Steve Berlin, who also produced The Hip’s albums Phantom Power and Music @ Work. Music supervision, arrangements and orchestrations were led by Bob Foster, and the recording was mixed by Robert Orton (Lady Gaga, Carly Rae Jepsen, Emeli Sandé, Lana Del Rey). The conceptual album was recorded between The Bathouse, The Tragically Hip’s iconic recording studio just outside of Kingston on the shores of Lake Ontario, and 80A Studios, located inside Universal Music Canada’s Toronto headquarters. It was during the sessions at The Bathouse that Rob Baker, Paul Langlois, and Gord Sinclair of The Tragically Hip sat in as guest musicians on a few of the album’s tracks. Additional special guest vocalists on the album include 8X Grammy-nominated, multi JUNO Award winning, Americana singer-songwriter Allison Russell (“Wheat Kings”), JUNO Award winning country singer-songwriter Owen Riegling (“Boots Or Hearts”), acclaimed jazz-pop artist Elysia Biro, and indie-folk artist Braden Lam (“Long Time Running” [feat. Elysia Biro and Braden Lam]).
Tracklist;
Side A
Courage (For Hugh MacLennan)
New Orleans Is Sinking
Blow At High Dough
Long Time Running (feat. Elysia Biro and Braden Lam)
Side B
Boots Or Hearts (feat. Owen Riegling)
As I Wind Down The Pine
Fireworks
Bobcaygeon
Side C
It’s A Good Life If You Don’t Weaken
Wheat Kings (feat. Allison Russell)
Cordelia
Scared
Side D
Fiddler’s Green
Grace, Too
Gift Shop
Ahead By A Century
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