Road Apples
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| Road Apples | ||
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| Missing image Road_Apples.jpg Album cover | ||
| Album by The Tragically Hip | ||
| Released | 1991 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Rock and Roll | |
| Length | 49 min 8 s | |
| Record label | MCA | |
| Producer | Don Smith | |
| The Tragically Hip Chronology | ||
| Up to Here (1987) | Road Apples (1989) | Fully Completely (1991) |
Road Apples is the second album by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip.
Released in 1991, the original title of the record was Saskadelphia, but the record label considered it "too Canadian." As a joke, they re-titled it Road Apples, slang for horse dung. After the album was released, they created the Another Roadside Attraction festival — this name was another joke referring to "road apples." The album was recorded in New Orleans, and although most of the songs were finished by the time they arrived, "Little Bones" was inspired by a local taxi driver.
"Born in the Water" is about the controversy surrounding Ontario municipalities (particularly Sault Ste. Marie) declaring themselves "English-only" in the dying days of the Meech Lake Accord debate.
All songs were written and performed by The Tragically Hip.
Track listing
- "Little Bones" (4:44)
- "Twist My Arm" (3:54)
- "Cordelia" (4:10)
- "The Luxury" (3:38)
- "Born in the Water" (3:24)
- "Long Time Running" (4:23)
- "Bring it All Back" (4:39)
- "Three Pistols" (3:48)
- "Fight" (5:58)
- "On the Verge" (3:54)
- "Fiddler's Green" (4:25)
- "The Last of the Unplucked Gems" (2:03)