Red Earth (Crash Vegas album)

Infobox Album
Name = Red Earth
Type = Album
Artist = Crash Vegas


Released = 1990
Recorded = E.S.P., New Orleans, Louisiana
The Lab, Hamilton, Ontario
Genre = Indie/Folk rock
Length = 42:29
Label = Risque Disque
Producer = Malcolm Burn
Reviews = Allmusic Rating|5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gifoxqe5ldse link]
Last album =
This album = "Red Earth"
(1990)
Next album = "Stone"
(1993)

"Red Earth" was the debut album of the Canadian indie band Crash Vegas. It was released by Risque Disque, a label formed by Blue Rodeo. Greg Keelor, one of Blue Rodeo's musicians, collaborated with Michelle McAdorey and co-wrote some of the music for the album, and also provided guitar performances for the recorded version of the songs "Red Earth" and "The One That Keeps Me Running".Cite web
url=http://www.jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/C/Crash_Vegas.html
title=Biography: Crash Vegas
publisher=Canoe Inc.
accessdate=2008-02-14] The band toured in support of the album in 1990, and again from late 1991 to mid-1992. The second tour included opening act Junkhouse, which became increasingly popular as a result of this exposure.

The album is typically described as melancholic and brooding folk rock, with a style reminiscent of Cowboy Junkies or 10,000 Maniacs.Cite web
url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=crash_vegas
title=Crash Vegas
authors=Dave Schulps and David Antrobus
publisher=Trouser Press LLC
accessdate=2008-02-14] It was recorded at The Lab, a studio in Hamilton operated by Jocelyne Lanois, of Martha & The Muffins, and Malcolm Burn.cite web
url=http://www.bluerodeo.com/people/relatedartists/CrashVegas.aspx
title=Crash Vegas: Biography
publisher=BlueRodeo.com, Inc.
accessdate=2008-02-14]

Songs that received notable airplay on Canadian radio included "Sky", "Smoke" and "Inside Out", which became a Top 20 hit in Canada.Cite web
url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gifoxqe5ldse
title= Red Earth, Crash Vegas: Review
work=Allmusic
publisher=Macrovision Corporation
accessdate=2008-02-14] It also includes a cover of "Down to the Wire" from the unreleased album "Stampede" by Buffalo Springfield, which first appeared on the album Decade by Neil Young.

Performers for the recorded album, in addition to the band members and Keelor, include Malcolm Burn, who played piano, keyboard, percussion and provided backing vocals; Sammy Vegas, lead guitar on "Down to the Wire", and Anne Bourne on keybords for "Red Earth".

Track listing

# Red Earth – 4:06
# Down To The Wire – 2:59
# Sky – 3:39
# Smoke – 4:20
# I Gave You My Heart – 3:15
# The One That Keeps Me Running – 4:58
# Moving Too Fast – 3:31
# Inside Out – 3:50
# Julia Rain – 3:17
# It's Not Funny Anymore – 3:45
# Bury Her – 4:06

References