Fight for Love (54-40 album)

Fight for Love
Fight for Love
Studio album by 54-40
Released	1989
Studio	Mushroom Studios, Vancouver
Genre	Rock
Length	43:49
Label	Reprise
Producer	Dave Ogilvie, Neil Osborne
54-40 chronology

Fight for Love is the fourth album by the Canadian band 54-40, released in 1989.^[1]^[2] The band supported the album with a Canadian tour.^[3]

Production

The album was coproduced by Dave Ogilvie and frontman Neil Osborne.^[4] The band used a mellotron that had belonged to King Crimson, loaned to them by Bob Rock.^[5] Some of the songs were inspired by Osborne's wife's drawings of Don Quixote.^[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[7]
Windsor Star	A−^[8]

The Calgary Herald deemed the album "a blend of guitar-driven rock numbers and lofty lyrics."^[9] The Globe and Mail wrote that "Osborne and co-producer David Ogilvie focus attention on the hopeful, even naive humanism of the songs and on the subtle but powerful interplay."^[10] The Windsor Star noted the "guitar-driven sound derived from late-1960s folk-rock."^[8] The Washington Post labeled the album "Vancouver's entry in the R.E.M. sweepstakes," writing: "Sweetly melodic and—it almost goes without saying—jangly, Fight for Love also has some guts."^[11]

Track listing

All songs written by 54-40 except where noted.

"Here in My House" – 3:49
"Kissfolk" – 3:33
"Over My Head" – 3:25
"Miss You" – 4:34 (Neil Osborne, Phil Comparelli)
"Baby Have Some Faith" – 5:51 (Osborne, Comparelli)
"Fight for Love" – 2:55 (Osborne)
"Laughing" – 3:51 (Osborne)
"Walk Talk Madly" – 4:42
"Where Is My Heart" – 3:25
"Journey" – 7:44 (Osborne)

Personnel

Neil Osborne: Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Phil Comparelli: Lead and Lap Steel Guitars, Trumpet, Vocals
Brad Merritt: Bass
Matt Johnson: Drums, Percussion

Production

Arranged by 54-40
Executive Producer: Kevin Laffey
Produced by Dave Ogilvie and Neil Osborne
Recorded by Greg Reely
Mixed by James "Jimbo" Barton (tracks 1-3 and 5) and Greg Reely (all others)
Mastered by Stephen Marcussen
All songs published by Fifty Four Forty Music.

References

^ Harrison, Tom (20 Apr 1989). "54-40 has completed its fourth album...". Living. The Province. p. 61.
^ Muretich, James (3 Aug 1989). "Disc Drive". Calgary Herald. p. F5.
^ Stoute, Lenny (10 Aug 1989). "54 40 band on dangerous ground". Toronto Star. p. C1.
^ Mackie, John (22 July 1989). "Catching the Fury of Rock's Underground". Vancouver Sun. p. D3.
^ MacInnis, Craig (4 Aug 1989). "54-40 keeps it in the family". Toronto Star. p. E12.
^ Metella, Helen (22 Nov 1989). "Auras guided Osborne through crisp 54.40 LP". Edmonton Journal. p. C19.
^ Fight for Love at AllMusic
^ ^a ^b Shaw, Ted (23 Sep 1989). "Record Review". Windsor Star. p. C2.
^ Muretich, James (10 Aug 1989). "Simple, sincere, successful". Calgary Herald. p. F1.
^ Dafoe, Chris (10 Aug 1989). "Another good effort put forward by 54-40". The Globe and Mail. p. C6.
^ Jenkins, Mark (13 Oct 1989). "The latest album from 54-40...". The Washington Post. p. N24.