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Shaking the Foundations is the fourth studio album by the Toronto new-wave band Rough Trade. It was released in 1982 and became a hit in Canada in 1983, spending 21 weeks on the charts, peaking at #9 in February, putting it at #1 on the CANCON listing.
The only standard single release from the album was "Crimes of Passion" b/w "Endless Night", which peaked at #18. Both this and the title track were included on the 10-track 1985 greatest hits album Birds of a Feather: The Best of Rough Trade. "I Want to Live" b/w "Numero Fatale" and "The Sacred and the Profane" (the last track being from the previous album For Those Who Think Young) was released as a 12-inch picture sleeve disc.
"Endless Night", inspired by the Operation Soap raids of 1981,Andrew Parker, "Hot Docs 2026: Music Superstar Carole Pope and Filmmaker Michelle Mama Talk About Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions". TheGATE.ca, April 23, 2026. served as the theme music to the 1982 documentary film Track Two (Enough Is Enough).Donald Martin, "Recording 'change in a community'"]. The Globe and Mail, June 29, 1982.
Reception
Shaking the Foundations hit gold in Canada four weeks after its release (50,000 units, certified by the CRIA on March 1, 1983), and was the #68 album of the year for 1983. It won the 1983 U-Know Award for Album of the Year.
Track list
Note that the UK release of Shaking the Foundations adds the track "All Touch" to the album, placing it at the beginning of side two (right before "America: Bad and Beautiful").
Charts Chart (1983)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)96Canadian RPM Top Albums Chart9Canadian RPM CANCON Albums Chart1
Personnel During the recording of this album, Terry Wilkins and Bucky Berger left the band and were replaced by Howard Ayee and Jorn Anderson.
Carole Pope - vocals Kevan Staples - guitar, keyboards, percussion, piano, synthesizer, vocals Terry Wilkins - bass Bucky Berger - drums Howard Ayee - bass Jorn Andersen - drums David McMorrow - synthesizer
Additional vocals Ray Borg Bruce Cockburn Scott Davey Nona Hendryx Tevan Kaplan Sharon Lee Williams
Production Gary Gray was nominated for the Recording Engineer of the Year Juno Award for his work on this album.
Gene Martynec - producer Carole Pope - producer Kevan Staples - producer, art direction Gary Grey - engineer Peter Lee - assistant engineer Rick Starks - assistant engineer George Marino - mastering Peter J. Moore - remastering, restoration Bart Schoales - art direction Christopher Dew - photography
References
External links Amazon.com reviews