In Violet Light
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| In Violet Light | ||
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| Studio album by The Tragically Hip | ||
| Released | June 11, 2002 | |
| Recorded | Compass Point Studios (Nassau) & The Bathouse Recording Studio (Bath, Ontario) | |
| Genre | Rock and Roll | |
| Length | 45:16 | |
| Label | Universal | |
| Producer(s) | Hugh Padgham, The Tragically Hip, Mark Vreeken | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| The Tragically Hip chronology | ||
| Music at Work (2000) |
In Violet Light (2002) |
In Between Evolution (2004) |
In Violet Light is the eighth full-length album by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. It was released in 2002 (see 2002 in music).
After the album was released, in 2003 singer Gordon Downie released his second solo album of music and poetry, Battle of the Nudes.
Packaged with the album in stores was a membership card for The Hip Club, an online fan club which offered three downloadable bonus tracks, "Forest Edge", "Problem Bears" and "Ultra Mundane". As of May 23, 2006, thehipclub.com is no longer active.
The album was produced by Hugh Padgham who has worked extensively with Phil Collins, The Police, Split Enz and Sting among others.
The music video for "It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken" was filmed in Oshawa, Ontario at Parkwood Estate.
All songs were written by The Tragically Hip.
[edit] Track listing
- "Are You Ready" – 2:39
- "Use It Up" – 4:16
- "The Darkest One" – 4:36
- "It's a Good Life if You Don't Weaken" – 4:23
- "Silver Jet" – 3:56
- "Throwing off Glass" – 3:28
- "All Tore Up" – 3:33
- "Leave" – 3:59
- "A Beautiful Thing" – 3:33
- "The Dire Wolf" – 4:29
- "The Dark Canuck" – 6:24
[edit] Singles
- "It's a Good Life if You Don't Weaken"
- "The Darkest One"
- "Silver Jet"
| The Tragically Hip |
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| Gordon Downie | Paul Langlois | Rob Baker | Gord Sinclair | Johnny Fay |
| Discography |
| Albums, EPs and compilations: The Tragically Hip EP | Up to Here | Road Apples | Fully Completely | Day for Night | Trouble at the Henhouse | Live Between Us | Phantom Power | Music at Work | In Violet Light | In Between Evolution | Hipeponymous | Yer Favourites | World Container |
| DVDs: Heksenketel | That Night in Toronto |
