Victory Day (album)

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Victory Day
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1988
Genre Rock
Label Capitol
Producer Don Gehman (except tracks 3, 6, 7 and 9 produced by Don Gehman, Tom Cochrane, Ken Greer and John Webster)
Tom Cochrane & Red Rider chronology
Over 60 Minutes with Red Rider
(1987)
Victory Day
(1988)
The Symphony Sessions
(1989)
Singles from Victory Day
  1. "Big League"
    Released: 1988
  2. "Calling America"
    Released: 1989
  3. "Good Times"
    Released: 1989
  4. "Victory Day"
    Released: 1989
  5. "Different Drummer"
    Released: 1989
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Review scores
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Victory Day is the sixth album by Canadian rock band, Tom Cochrane & Red Rider, which was released in September 1988. Victory Day sold more than 200,000 copies in Canada and became Cochrane's first double platinum album with Red Rider. The album garnered Cochrane and Red Rider three Juno Award nominations. Victory Day was the third best-selling Cancon album in Canada of 1989. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tom Cochrane unless otherwise noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Big League" 4:36
2."Victory Day" 4:24
3."Sons Beat Down" 4:27
4."Different Drummer" 3:37
5."Good Times" 3:59
6."Saved by the Dawn" Ken Greer 2:46
7."Calling America" 4:14
8."Vacation (In My Mind)"Cochrane, Greer, John Webster 4:25
9."Good Man (Feeling Bad)" 4:07
10."Not So Far Away" 4:16

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1989)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [3] 145
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [4] 31
US Billboard 200 [5] 144

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [6] 2× Platinum200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r33578
  2. "Top 50 Cancon Albums of '89". RPM . Retrieved May 15, 2021.{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. "Tom Cochrane ARIA chart history (1988 to 2024)". ARIA. Retrieved 16 February 2025 via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  4. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6337". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  5. "Tom Cochrane Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  6. "Canadian album certifications – Tom Cochrane and Red Rider – Victory Day". Music Canada.