Down at the Khyber

Down at the Khyber
Studio album by Joel Plaskett Emergency
Released	July 10, 2001
Recorded	Ultramagnetic Recording; The Khyber, Halifax, Nova Scotia October–November 2000
Genre	Rock
Length	47:00
Label	Brobdingnagian
Producer	Joel Plaskett, Ian McGettigan
Joel Plaskett Emergency chronology
In Need of Medical Attention (1999) Down at the Khyber (2001) Truthfully Truthfully (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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Allmusic	[1]

Down at the Khyber is the first album that Joel Plaskett recorded with his backing band The Emergency. ^[2] The title was influenced by the many days and nights spent playing and recording at The Khyber.

Down at the Khyber was named the 46th greatest Canadian album of all time by Bob Mersereau in his book The Top 100 Canadian Albums .

Track listing

All songs written by Joel Plaskett except where noted.

1. "Down at the Khyber"
2. "There's Love in the Air"
3. "Maybe We Should Just Go Home"
4. "Clueless Wonder"
5. "This Is a Message"
6. "Unconditional Love"
7. "Waiting to Be Discovered"
8. "True Patriot Love"
9. "Blinding Light"
10. "It's Catchin' On"
11. "Cry Together" (Alton Ellis & Coxsone Dodd)
12. "Light of the Moon"

Album credits

Personnel

• Joel Plaskett: vocals, guitars, pedal steel, mandolin, keyboards
• Tim Brennan: bass, backing vocals, piano
• Dave Marsh: drums, backing vocals, percussion, organ

With

• Ruth Minnikin: vocals on Track 9
• Ian McGettigan: acoustic guitar on Track 12, tambourine and backing vocals on Track 9
• Charles Austin: bouzouki on Track 12
• Bill Plaskett: banjo on Track 12
• Valerie Salez: backing vocals on Track 12

Production

• Produced by Joel Plaskett with Ian McGettigan
• Recorded by Ian McGettigan at Ultramagnetic Recording, Halifax, Nova Scotia (Oct/Nov 2000)
• Technical assistance by Charles Austin and Kenny Lewis
• Mastered by Brett Zilaki at Metalworks Studios, Mississauga, Ontario

References

1. Kaups, Robert. Down at the Khyber at AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
2. Grant, Kieran (May 26, 2001). "Album Review: DOWN AT THE KHYBER". Toronto Sun. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2025.