Chronicles | ||||
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Released | September 4, 1990 | |||
Recorded | 1973–1989 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock, hard rock, heavy metal | |||
Length | 2:23:42 | |||
Label | Anthem (Canada) Mercury | |||
Producer | Rush, Terry Brown, Peter Henderson, Peter Collins, Rupert Hine | |||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly [2] | C− [3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Chronicles is a double compilation album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1990. The collection was the band's first album to be released in the 1990s, though it was assembled without the participation of the band. A companion edition of Rush music videos from 1981 to 1987, titled Chronicles: The Video Collection, was also released on VHS and laserdisc. The video edition was re-named, and re-released on a single DVD in 2001, titled Rush Chronicles – The DVD Collection, with two additional video tracks that are hidden Easter eggs.
No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Finding My Way" | Rush (1974) | 5:07 |
2. | "Working Man" | Rush | 7:11 |
3. | "Fly by Night" | Fly by Night (1975) | 3:21 |
4. | "Anthem" | Fly by Night | 4:24 |
5. | "Bastille Day" | Caress of Steel (1975) | 4:39 |
6. | "Lakeside Park" | Caress of Steel | 4:10 |
7. | "2112 Overture/The Temples of Syrinx" | 2112 (1976) | 6:47 |
8. | "What You're Doing" (live) | All the World's a Stage (1976) | 5:41 |
9. | "A Farewell to Kings" | A Farewell to Kings (1977) | 5:52 |
10. | "Closer to the Heart" | A Farewell to Kings | 2:54 |
11. | "The Trees" | Hemispheres (1978) | 4:40 |
12. | "La Villa Strangiato" | Hemispheres | 9:36 |
13. | "Freewill" | Permanent Waves (1980) | 5:25 |
14. | "The Spirit of Radio" | Permanent Waves | 4:57 |
Total length: | 74:46 |
No. | Title | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Tom Sawyer" | Moving Pictures (1981) | 4:37 |
2. | "Red Barchetta" | Moving Pictures | 6:09 |
3. | "Limelight" | Moving Pictures | 4:22 |
4. | "A Passage to Bangkok" (live) | Exit... Stage Left (1981) | 3:47 |
5. | "Subdivisions" | Signals (1982) | 5:34 |
6. | "New World Man" | Signals | 3:42 |
7. | "Distant Early Warning" | Grace Under Pressure (1984) | 4:58 |
8. | "Red Sector A" | Grace Under Pressure | 5:12 |
9. | "The Big Money" | Power Windows (1985) | 5:35 |
10. | "Manhattan Project" | Power Windows | 5:06 |
11. | "Force Ten" | Hold Your Fire (1987) | 4:33 |
12. | "Time Stand Still" | Hold Your Fire | 5:10 |
13. | "Mystic Rhythms" (live) | A Show of Hands (1989) | 5:42 |
14. | "Show Don't Tell" | Presto (1989) | 5:00 |
Total length: | 68:56 |
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [5] | 38 |
UK Albums (OCC) [6] | 42 |
US Billboard 200 [7] | 51 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [8] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [9] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [10] | Gold | 5,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [11] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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