Falling (Blue Peter album)

Falling was the second full-length album by the Toronto-based new wave band Blue Peter. Coming on the heels of Up To You, their successful 1982 EP, Steve Nye was selected to produce their next album, which included[2] the hit song, "Don't Walk Past".[3] Nye's production emphasized keyboards over guitars, and drew comparisons with his work with Roxy Music and Japan.[2]

Falling
Studio album by
Blue Peter
Released1983
GenreNew wave
Length23:07
LabelReady Records LR034[1]
ProducerSteve Nye
Blue Peter chronology
Up to You
(1982)		 Falling
(1983)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

Released in the spring of 1983 on Ready Records, Falling peaked nationally at 64 (where it stayed for three weeks) on the Canadian Albums Chart,[5] and was ranked 25th on Toronto radio station CFNY's Top 83 of 1983 chart.[6] The biggest single from Falling was "Don't Walk Past", known for its jangly guitar riff,[2] and CFNY ranked the song at 92 in its Best 102 of the Decade in January 1990.[7] The video for "Don't Walk Past", directed by Rob Quartly, was inspired by the then-recent film Blade Runner[8] and became the first from a Canadian indie label to get played on MTV in the United States.[9] The video also won awards including "Best Video of 1983" from the Canadian Film and Television Association,[3] and was ranked at 85 on MuchMusic's Top Videos of The Century list.[10]

Personnel

Blue Peter:

Additional personnel:

  • Leslie Howitt - backing vocals on "Don't Walk Past"
  • Matt Zimball - congas on "Unchained Heart"[9]

Track listing

All songs written by Chris Wardman, except where noted:

Side 1:
1. "Falling" (4:30)
2. "Don't Walk Past" (4:27)
3. "Red Filters" (4:05)
4. "All Your Time" (4:32)
5. "Unchained Heart" (4:00) (Sniderman)

Side 2:
6. "Head Over Heels" (3:57)
7. "Pendulum" (4:02)
8. "Burning Bridges" (3:55)
9. "Right Stuff" (3:55) (Wardman, Joudrey and Kevin Doyle)
10. "Newsreel" (4:42)[2]

Re-issue

In 2007, Falling was re-issued by Universal Music Canada, combined with Vertigo, a collection of previously unreleased material.[11] The additional eight songs were recorded as demos in 1984, and, in some cases, completed with additional parts added in 1996 by Humphrey and Joudrey.[3] The Vertigo tracks were produced by Blue Peter and Kevin Doyle. Songs were written by Chris Wardman, except where noted:

Additional tracks
11. "Water Off the Moon" (4:54)
12. "Night Duty" (4:33) (Wardman, Sniderman)
13. "Throw It Down" (4:33)
14. "Lap of Luxury" (4:45)
15. "Equalizer" (4:26) (Wardman, Sniderman)
16. "Vertigo" (4:35)
17. "Steal Away" (3:33) (Wardman, Sniderman)
18. "Into the Parade" (4:45) (Wardman, Sniderman)

References
  1. "The READY RECORDS Catalogue". Ready Records. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  2. Carruthers, Sean. "Falling - Review". Blue Peter. AllMusic. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  3. "Blue Peter". The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia. canoe.ca. 18 December 2004. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  4. Allmusic review
  5. "Volume 38, No. 25, August 20, 1983". Top Albums/CDs. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  6. "Top 83 of 1983". Year End Charts. 102.1 The Edge. 31 December 1983. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  7. "The Best 102 of the Decade". The Toronto Sun. 2 January 1990. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  8. "Band Info". Bio. Blue Peter Band. Archived from the original on 22 January 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  9. "Falling". album liner notes. Discogs. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  10. "Top Videos of the Century". The Muchmusic Archive Countdown Site. DerekWeb.com. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  11. "2007 reissue". Falling. Discogs. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
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