Behaviour (Saga album)

Infobox Album
Name = Behaviour
Type = studio
Longtype =
Artist = Saga


Released = 1985
Recorded =
Genre = Pop
Length = 46:06
Label = Portrait
Producer =
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:43rc283c05oa link]
Last album = "Heads or Tales"
1983
This album = "Behaviour"
1985
Next album = "Wildest Dreams"
1987

"Behaviour" is the sixth studio album by the Canadian progressive rock band Saga, and was originally released in 1985, two years after the moderately successful "Heads or Tales". Behaviour was itself successful, and managed to outsell its 1983 predecessor thanks to the strong performance of the single "What Do I Know".

The album contains singer Michael Sadler's most sensitive song, "(Goodbye) Once Upon a Time", which he said was written about his late father and which still brought up strong emotions when performed years after the album's release.

Changes & Band Break-up

The 1985 album was a marked departure for the band as Saga moved on from working with Rupert Hine, a successful producer famous in the 1980s who had produced the band's last two albums and helped to land the band commercial success during the early part of that decade. There was an overhaul of both the sounds and styles incorporated by the band during the development of the new album, leading Saga to produce a more pop-oriented sound than their previous progressive rock works.

Tensions during the production because of these changes eventually led lead singer Michael Sadler to inform drummer Steve Negus and Jim Gilmour after the album was released that they were no longer welcome in the band, beginning a rift in the band that lasted until 1991. Speaking in interviews during 2002, the band members stated that they regarded this division at the time as only temporary and knew that the five members would be reunited eventually.

Track listing

# "Listen to Your Heart" (Jim Crichton, Ian Crichton, Michael Sadler, Jim Gilmour, Steve Negus) – 3:56
# "Take a Chance" (J. Crichton, Jim Gilmour) – 3:54
# "What Do I Know" (J. Crichton, Gilmour) – 3:40
# "Misbehaviour" (J. Crichton, Sadler, I. Crichton, Gilmour, Negus) – 4:04
# "Nine Lives of Miss MIDI" (Gilmour, Negus) – 1:17
# "You and the Night" (J. Crichton, Sadler) – 5:16
# "Out of the Shadows" (Sadler, J. Crichton, I. Crichton)– 4:48
# "Easy Way Out" (J. Crichton, Sadler, I. Crichton, Gilmour, Negus) – 3:59
# "Promises" (J. Crichton, Sadler, Gilmour) – 4:12
# "Here I Am" (J. Crichton, Sadler, Gilmour) – 3:34
# "(Goodbye) Once Upon a Time" (J. Crichton, Sadler, I. Crichton, Gilmour, Negus) – 6:38

Personnel

* Michael Sadler - lead vocals, keyboards
* Jim Crichton - bass guitar, keyboards
* Jim Gilmour - keyboards, vocals
* Ian Crichton - guitar
* Steve Negus - drums, percussion