Moving Pictures (Rush album)

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All lyrics are written by Neil Peart except "Tom Sawyer", by Peart and Pye Dubois; all music is composed by Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee, except "YYZ", by Lee and Peart.

Moving Pictures
Moving Pictures.jpg
Studio album by
Rush
ReleasedFebruary 12, 1981 (1981-02-12)
RecordedOctober–November 1980
Studio Le Studio, Morin-Heights, Canada
Genre
Length40:03
Label Anthem
Producer
Rush chronology
Permanent Waves
(1980)		Moving Pictures
(1981)		 Exit... Stage Left
(1981)
Singles from Moving Pictures
  1. "Limelight"
    Released: February 1981
  2. "Vital Signs"
    Released: March 1981
  3. "Tom Sawyer"
    Released: May 1981 [2]
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Tom Sawyer"4:34
2."Red Barchetta"6:10
3."YYZ"4:26
4."Limelight"4:20
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."The Camera Eye" ( [note 1] )10:58
6."Witch Hunt" (Part III of "Fear" [note 2] )4:46
7."Vital Signs"4:46
Total length:40:03

Notes

  1. ↑ "The Camera Eye" has two distinct parts of the song, "I" and "II". [33] Unofficially these sections are known as "New York" and "London" as they were inspired by those cities. [7]
  2. ↑ "Witch Hunt", subtitled "Part III of 'Fear'" is a part of a tetralogy of songs exploring the concept of fear. [33] [34] [35] All songs were written together, but were released in reverse order (except Part IV). "Witch Hunt" is Part III of the tetralogy, 1984's "The Enemy Within" is Part I, 1982's "The Weapon" is Part II, and 2002's "Freeze" is Part IV. [36]

40th Anniversary Edition (2022)

The 40th Anniversary Edition's Discs 2 and 3 were recorded live at Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, by Guy Charbonneau using Le Mobile Remote Recording – March 24 & 25 1981; Mixed by Terry Brown at Blue Sound & Music, Toronto, ON – December 2020 – February 2021; Technical Assistance: Russ Mackay; Mastered by Peter Moore – 2021.

Compact Disc two: Live in YYZ 1981 (Maple Leaf Gardens (March 24 & 25 1981) [37]
No.TitleMusicLength
1."2112 – Overture" 4:26
2."2112 – The Temples of Syrinx" 2:17
3."Freewill" 5:51
4."Limelight" 4:47
5."Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres – Prelude" 4:23
6."Beneath, Between & Behind" 2:51
7."The Camera Eye" 11:02
8."YYZ"Lee, Lifeson, Peart7:55
9."Broon's Bane"Lifeson0:50
10."The Trees" 4:20
11."Xanadu" 12:48
Disc three: Live in YYZ 1981 [cont'd]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."The Spirit of Radio"  5:24
2."Red Barchetta"  6:55
3."Closer to the Heart"Peart, Peter Talbot 3:42
4."Tom Sawyer"Peart, Dubois 4:59
5."Vital Signs"  5:23
6."Natural Science"  8:29
7."Medley: Working Man / Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres – Armageddon: The Battle of Heart and Mind / By-Tor & The Snow Dog / In The End / In The Mood / 2112 – Grand Finale"  12:32
8."La Villa Strangiato" Lee, Lifeson, Peart10:03

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's 1981 liner notes. [12]

Rush

Additional musician

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [54] 4× Platinum400,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [55] Gold100,000‡
United States (RIAA) [56] 5× Platinum5,000,000‡

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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