See Forever Eyes

See Forever Eyes is the second studio album by the Canadian rock band Prism. It was originally released in 1978 by the Canadian record label, GRT. The album was recorded over a period of five months in 1978, at Mushroom Studios, Vancouver, at Little Mountain Sound Studios, Vancouver, and at Pinewood Studios. It was produced by the future multi-award winning producer Bruce Fairbairn.

See Forever Eyes
Studio album by
Prism
ReleasedJune 1978
RecordedJanuary - May 1978
StudioMushroom Studios, Vancouver, Little Mountain Sound Studios, Vancouver, Pinewood Studios
Genre
Length39:22
LabelGRT
ProducerBruce Fairbairn
Prism chronology
Prism
(1977)		 See Forever Eyes
(1978)		 Live Tonite (1978 Radio Promo)
(1978)
Singles from See Forever Eyes
  1. "Take Me Away"
    Released: 1978
  2. "Flyin'"
    Released: 1978
  3. "See Forever Eyes"
    Released: 1978
  4. "You're Like the Wind"
    Released: 1978
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The album was received negatively by the majority of music critics, while other reviewers noted good points to the album. It was also a commercial disappointment, peaking at number 158 on the Billboard 200. However, Prism found some moderate success with the song "Flyin'". The single peaked at 53 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Composition

The songs "N-N-N-No!" and "You're Like The Wind" were both credited to Jim Vallance under the pseudonym Rodney Higgs as their songwriter. Their bassist Allan Harlow contributed two songs, "Flyin'" and "Take Me Away". Their keyboardist John Hall and guitarist Lindsay Mitchell joined together to write the title track "See Forever Eyes".

Track listing
  1. "Hello" (C.S. Prest) - 2:48
  2. "Flyin'" (Al Harlow) - 4:33
  3. "Nickels and Dimes" (Lindsay Mitchell, Harlow) - 4:08
  4. "Crime Wave" (Mitchell) - 4:35
  5. "You're Like The Wind" (Rodney Higgs) - 3:44
  6. "N-N-N-No!" (Higgs) - 2:51
  7. "Take Me Away" (Harlow) - 3:17
  8. "You're My Reason" (Michael Koren) - 3:36
  9. "Just Like Me" (Harlow, Mitchell, Rocket Norton, John Hall, Ron Tabak) - 4:40
  10. "See Forever Eyes" (Mitchell, Hall) - 5:10

Personnel
Prism
  • Ron Tabak - lead vocals
  • Lindsay Mitchell - guitars, backing vocals
  • Rocket Norton - drums
  • John Hall - keyboards, backing vocals
  • Al Harlow- bass guitar, rhythm guitar, backing vocals

Production
  • Producer: Bruce Fairbairn
  • Engineers: Rolf Hennemann, Keith Stein, Jefferson Turner
  • Assistant engineers: Roger Monk, Jeff Tolman
  • Art direction: James O'Mara
  • Photography: Peter Beard, James O'Mara
  • Management: Bruce Allen, Bruce Fairbairn

Sales and chart performance

References
  1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/see-forever-eyes-mw0000472024
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn’s Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 678.
  3. "Canadian album certifications – Prism – See Forever Eyes". Music Canada.
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