Five Days in July

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Five Days in July
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Studio album by
Blue Rodeo
ReleasedOctober 26, 1993 (Canada)
September 27, 1994 (US)
RecordedJuly 1993
Genre Country rock
Length59:09
Label WEA (Canada)
Discovery (US)
Producer Blue Rodeo
Blue Rodeo chronology
Lost Together
(1992)		Five Days in July
(1993)		 Nowhere to Here
(1995)
Singles from Five Days in July
  1. "5 Days in May"
    Released: 1993
  2. "Hasn't Hit Me Yet"
    Released: 1994
  3. "Bad Timing"
    Released: 1994
  4. "Dark Angel"
    Released: 1994
  5. "'Til I Gain Control Again"
    Released: 1994
  6. "Head Over Heels"
    Released: 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Five Days in July is the fifth studio album by Canadian country-rock band Blue Rodeo. It was released by WEA on October 26, 1993, in Canada and Discovery Records on September 27, 1994, in the United States. The band's most commercially successful album, it has been certified six times platinum as of 2008.

Contents

The album was recorded on singer/guitarist Greg Keelor's farm in Southern Ontario in July 1993. While the band originally intended for the recordings to serve only as demos, they found that the songs had a warmth and spontaneity that warranted releasing the collection as an album. Guest musicians on the album include Sarah McLachlan, Colin Linden and Anne Bourne. This album was keyboardist James Gray's first album with the band.

The album is supposed to be a tribute to the Harvest -era Neil Young sound. [2] "5 Days in May", "Hasn't Hit Me Yet" and "Bad Timing" were notable hit singles for the band.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."5 Days in May" 7:12
2."Hasn't Hit Me Yet" 5:14
3."Bad Timing" 5:09
4."Cynthia" 4:40
5."Photograph" 4:10
6."What Is This Love" 6:16
7."English Bay" 3:20
8."Head Over Heels" 4:01
9."'Til I Gain Control Again" Rodney Crowell 4:29
10."Dark Angel" 5:16
11."Know Where You Go/Tell Me Your Dream" 9:22
Total length:59:09

Track trivia

30th Anniversary Reiussue & Performances

The album was reissued on Vinyl for its 30th Anniversary on October 26, 2023. [3] The group also performed numerous two-set shows performing the album in its entirety to commemorate the anniversary. [4]

Chart performance

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Albums3
Canadian RPM Top Albums8

Certifications

Region Certification
Canada (Music Canada) [5] 6× Platinum

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References

  1. ↑ Mureika, Tomas. "Five Days in July – Blue Rodeo". AllMusic . Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  2. ↑ Barclay, Michael; Schneider, Jason; Jack, Ian (2011). Have Not Been the Same: The CanRock Renaissance, 1985–1995. pp. 783–787. ISBN   1554909686.
  3. ↑ "Blue Rodeo – Five Days in July, Reissue, Stereo, 30th Anniversary, Neon Orange Deluxe Edition". Discogs.
  4. ↑ Star, Nick Krewen Special to the (2023-08-24). "A look back at Blue Rodeo's 'Five Days in July' — 'We had no idea that it would be as important as it ended up being'". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  5. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Blue Rodeo – 5 Days in July". Music Canada.
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