Permanent Waves

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Permanent Waves
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Studio album by
Rush
ReleasedJanuary 14, 1980 (1980-01-14) [1]
RecordedSeptember–October 1979
Studio Le Studio (Morin-Heights, Quebec)
Genre
Length36:05
Label Anthem
Producer
Rush chronology
Rush Through Time
(1979)		Permanent Waves
(1980)		 Moving Pictures
(1981)
Singles from Permanent Waves
  1. "The Spirit of Radio"
    Released: February 1980 [3]
  2. "Entre Nous"
    Released: April 1980 [4]
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."The Spirit of Radio"4:58
2."Freewill"5:23
3."Jacob's Ladder"7:50
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Entre Nous"4:37
2."Different Strings"3:50
3."Natural Science"
  • I: "Tide Pools"
  • II: "Hyperspace"
  • III: "Permanent Waves"
9:27

40th Anniversary Edition (2020)

Bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Beneath, Between & Behind" (Recorded at the Manchester Apollo, Manchester, UK)2:30
2."By-Tor & the Snow Dog" (Recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK)5:52
3."Xanadu" (Recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK)12:16
4."The Spirit of Radio" (Recorded at the Manchester Apollo, Manchester, UK)5:08
5."Natural Science" (Recorded at the Manchester Apollo, Manchester, UK)8:46
6."A Passage to Bangkok *†" (Recorded at the Manchester Apollo, Manchester, UK)3:57
7."The Trees" (Recorded at the Manchester Apollo, Manchester, UK)5:28
8."Cygnus X-1" (Recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK)8:05
9."Cygnus X-1 Book II (parts I and IV-VI)" (Recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK)14:45
10."Closer to the Heart" (Recorded at the Manchester Apollo, Manchester, UK)3:26
11."Jacob's Ladder" (Recorded at the Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri.)7:38
12."Freewill" (Recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK)5:46

* Included on the vinyl and digital deluxe releases only
† Previously available on 2112 Deluxe Edition (2012)

Personnel

Credits are taken from the 1980 liner notes. [8]

Rush

Additional personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [37] Platinum100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [38] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [39] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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