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Don't Fight It 
Studio album by Red Rider Released 1980 Genre Rock Length 38:51 Label Capitol Producer Michael James Jackson Red Rider chronology Don't Fight It
(1980)As Far as Siam
(1981)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Don't Fight It is the debut album for the Canadian rock band Red Rider, which was released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). Don't Fight It sold more than 100,000 copies in Canada and earned Cochrane and Red Rider their first Gold album certification award and was later certified Platinum. The album was re-issued on CD July 29, 1994.
The album reached #146 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart while "White Hot" reached #20 on the Canadian charts and #48 on the Pop Singles chart in 1980 and "Don't Fight It" reached #75.
The song "White Hot" is about poet Arthur Rimbaud and his travels through Africa.[1]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Tom Cochrane unless otherwise noted.
No. Title Length 1. "Don't Fight It" 4:25 2. "How's My Little Girl Tonight" 4:05 3. "Iron in the Soul" 3:00 4. "Make Myself Complete" 3:40 5. "Good News" (Peter Boynton, Jeff Jones) 3:59 6. "White Hot" (Cochrane, Ken Greer) 5:07 7. "Talkin' to Myself" (Peter Boynton) 3:39 8. "Just the Way It Goes" (Cochrane, Greer) 3:46 9. "Look Out Again" (Boynton, Cochrane) 3:47 10. "Avenue 'A'" 3:23 Personnel
- Tom Cochrane - guitars and vocals
- Ken Greer - guitars
- Jeff Jones - bass
- Peter Boynton - keyboards
- Rob Baker - drums
References
Categories:- Red Rider albums
- 1980 albums
- Debut albums
- Capitol Records albums
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