Casino (Blue Rodeo album)

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Casino
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Studio album by
Blue Rodeo
ReleasedNovember 20, 1990
Recorded1990
Genre Country rock
Length37:19
Label Risque Disque
Producer Pete Anderson
Blue Rodeo chronology
Diamond Mine
(1989)		Casino
(1990)		 Lost Together
(1992)
Singles from Casino
  1. "Til I Am Myself Again"
    Released: November 19, 1990
  2. "What Am I Doing Here"
    Released: June 3, 1991
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Casino is the third studio album by Blue Rodeo. It was drummer Mark French's only album with the band. It was produced by Dwight Yoakam guitarist Pete Anderson. [1]

Contents

"Trust Yourself," "After the Rain," and, most significantly, "Til I Am Myself Again" were notable hit singles from the album. The album was the ninth-best selling Cancon album in Canada of 1990, [2] despite only being available for the last month of the year.

Track listing

All songs by Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy.

  1. "Til I Am Myself Again" – 3:58
  2. "What Am I Doing Here" – 3:08
  3. "5 A.M. (A Love Song)" – 3:59
  4. "Montreal" – 3:15
  5. "Last Laugh" – 4:01
  6. "Trust Yourself" – 3:49
  7. "Two Tongues" – 4:22
  8. "Time" – 3:36
  9. "After the Rain" – 4:22
  10. "You're Everywhere" – 2:49

Casino Demos

In 2012, as part of Blue Rodeo's 25th anniversary box set, Blue Rodeo: 1987 - 1993 , a disc of demos from this album was released, including two previously unreleased songs. [3]

  1. "If I Had A Heart" — previously unreleased demo
  2. "Always Have A Place For You" — previously unreleased demo
  3. "Til I Am Myself Again"
  4. "What Am I Doing Here"
  5. "5 A.M. (A Love Song)"
  6. "Montreal"
  7. "Last Laugh"
  8. "Trust Yourself"
  9. "Two Tongues"
  10. "Time"
  11. "After the Rain"
  12. "Photograph" — later released on Five Days in July
  13. "Is It You" — later released on Lost Together

Personnel

Additional musicians/personnel

Chart performance

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Canadian RPM Top Albums6

Certifications

Region Certification
Canada (Music Canada) [4] 2× Platinum

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References

  1. 1 2 Dick, Charlie (5 March 1991). "Blue Rodeo - Casino". Q Magazine. 55: 65.
  2. ↑ "Top 50 Cancon Albums of 1990". RPM . Retrieved May 25, 2021.{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. ↑ Duquette, Mike (29 October 2012). "Gems from the Diamond Mine: Blue Rodeo Collect Early Albums, Unreleased Demos on New Box". The Second Disc. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Blue Rodeo – Casino". Music Canada.
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