Side 2: 1. What You’re Doing 4:19; 2. In the Mood 3:36; 3. Before and After 5:33; 4. Working Man 7:07
Note: Issued in Canada first, as an indie, March 1, 1974: Moon Records (MN-100). Original Moon issue features red logo on cover, changed to pink for the U.S. issue and subsequent Canadian issues. U.S. issue includes additional tracks thanks to Donna Halper of WMMS. Original eight-track issue also uses red logo.
Fly By Night
Label: Mercury
Catalog No.: SRM-1-1023
Release date: February 15, 1975
Peak U.S. Billboard: No. 113
U.S. RIAA certification: Gold
Producer: Rush and Terry Brown
Side 1: 1. Anthem 4:10; 2. Best I Can 3:24; 3. Beneath, Between & Behind 3:00; 4. By-Tor & the Snow Dog—I. At the Tobes of Hades, II. Across the Styx, III. Of the Battle, IV. Epilogue 8:57
Side 2: 1. Fly by Night 3:20; 2. Making Memories 2:56; 3. Rivendell 5:00; 4. In the End 6:51
Caress of Steel
Label: Mercury
Catalog No.: SRM-1-1046
Release date: September 24, 1975
Peak U.S. Billboard: No. 148
U.S. RIAA Certification: Gold
Producer: Rush and Terry Brown
Side 1: 1. Bastille Day 4:36; 2. I Think I’m Going Bald 3:35; 3. Lakeside Park 4:07; 4. The Necromancer—I. Into Darkness 4:20; II. Under the Shadow 4:25; III. Return of the Prince 3:51
Side 2: 1. The Fountain of Lamneth—I. In the Valley 4:17; II. Didacts and Narpets 1:00; III. No One at the Bridge 4:15; IV. Panacea 3:12; V. Bacchus Plateau 3:12; VI. The Fountain 3:48
Note: U.S. cassette issue features different track sequence.
2112
Label: Mercury
Catalog No.: SRM-1-1079
Release date: April 1, 1976
Peak U.S. Billboard: No. 61
U.S. RIAA certification: 3 x Platinum
Producer: Rush and Terry Brown
Side 1: 1. 2112—I. Overture 4:32; II. The Temples of Syrinx 2:13; III. Discovery 3:30; IV. Presentation 3:40; V. Oracle: The Dream 2:00; VI. Soliloquy 2:23; VII. Grand Finale 2:18; Total: 20:36
Side 2: 1. A Passage to Bangkok 3:30; 2. The Twilight Zone 3:14; 3. Lessons 3:48; 4. Tears 3:29; 5. Something for Nothing 3:56
A Farewell to Kings
Label: Mercury
Catalog No.: SRM-1-1184
Release date: September 1, 1977
Peak U.S. Billboard: No. 33
U.S. RIAA certification: Platinum
Producer: Rush and Terry Brown
Side 1. 1. A Farewell to Kings 5:49; 2. Xanadu 11:05
Side 2. 1. Closer to the Heart 2:52; 2. Cinderella Man 4:19; 3. Madrigal 2:33; 4. Cygnus X-1, Book One—The Voyage 10:21
Note: Only Rush album issued on vinyl in Russia, with different cover.
Hemispheres
Label: Mercury
Catalog No.: SRM-1-3743
Release date: October 29, 1978
Peak U.S. Billboard: No. 47
U.S. RIAA certification: Platinum
Producer: Rush and Terry Brown
Side 1: 1. Cygnus X-I Book II Hemispheres—I. Prelude 4:30; II. Apollo Bringer of Wisdom; III. Dionysus Bringer of Love 4:36; IV. Armageddon: The Battle of Heart and Mind 2:52; V. Cygnus Bringer of Balance 5:00; VI. The Sphere a Kind of Dream 1:09; Total: 18:07
Side 2: 1. Circumstances 3:41; 2. The Trees 4:46; 3. La Villa Strangiato—I. Buenos Nochas, Mein Froinds!; II. To Sleep, Perchance To Dream …; III. Strangiato Theme; IV. A Lerxst in Wonderland; V. Monsters!; VI. The Ghost of the Aragon; VII. Danforth and Pape; VIII. The Waltz of the Shreves; IX. Never Turn Your Back on a Monster!; X. Monsters! (Reprise); XI. Strangiato Theme (Reprise); XII. A Farewell to Things 9:35
Permanent Waves
Label: Mercury
Catalog No.: SRM-1-4001
Release date: January 1, 1980
Peak U.S. Billboard: No. 4
U.S. RIAA certification: Platinum
Producer: Rush and Terry Brown
Side 1: 1. The Spirit of Radio 4:54; 2. Freewill 5:23; 3. Jacob’s Ladder 7:50
Side 2: 1. Entre Nous 4:37; 2. Different Strings 3:50; 3. Natural Science—I. Tide Pools; II. Hyperspace; III. Permanent Waves 9:27
Moving Pictures
Label: Mercury
Catalog No.: SRM-1-4013
Release date: February 12, 1981
Peak U.S. Billboard: No. 3
U.S. RIAA certification: 4 x Platinum
Producer: Rush and Terry Brown
Side 1: 1. Tom Sawyer 4:33; 2. Red Barchetta 6:07; 3. YYZ 4:23
Side 2: 1. Limelight 4:18; 2. The Camera Eye 10:55; 3. Witch Hunt—Part III of Fear 4:43; 4. Vital Signs 4:45
Note: First Rush album issued on CD.
Signals
Label: Mercury
Catalog No.: SRM-1-4063
Release date: September 9, 1982
Peak U.S. Billboard: No. 10
U.S. RIAA certification: Platinum
Producer: Rush and Terry Brown
Side 1: 1. Subdivisions 5:33; 2. The Analog Kid 4:46; 3. Chemistry 4:56; 4. Digital Man 6:20
Side 2: 1. The Weapon 6:22; 2. New World Man 3:41; 3. Losing It 4:51; 4. Countdown 5:49
Note: Last Rush album issued on eight-track tape. Second Rush album issued on CD.
Grace Under Pressure
Label: Mercury
Catalog No.: 818 476-1
Release date: April 12, 1984
Peak U.S. Billboard: No. 10
U.S. RIAA certification: Platinum
Producer: Rush and Peter Henderson
Side 1: 1. Distant Early Warning 4:59; 2. Afterimage 5:04; 3. Red Sector A 5:10; 4. The Enemy Within—Part I of Fear 4:34
Side. 2: 1. The Body Electric 5:00; 2. Kid Gloves 4:18; 3. Red Lenses 4:42; 4. Between the Wheels 5:44
Power Windows
Label: Mercury
Catalog No.: 826 098-1
Release date: October 29, 1985
Peak U.S. Billboard: No. 10
U.S. RIAA certification: Platinum
Producer: Peter Collins and Rush
Side 1: 1. The Big Money 5:36; 2. Grand Designs 5:05; 3. Manhattan Project 5:05; 4. Marathon 6:09
Side 2: 1. Territories 6:19; 2. Middletown Dreams 5:17; 3. Emotion Detector 5:10; 4. Mystic Rhythms 6:08
Note: First Rush album to be issued on CD as a new release.
Hold Your Fire
Label: Mercury
Catalog No.: 832 464-1
Release date: September 8, 1987
Peak U.S. Billboard: No. 13
U.S. RIAA certification: Gold
Producer: Peter Collins and Rush
Side 1: 1. Force Ten 4:28; 2. Time Stand Still 5:07; 3. Open Secrets 5:37; 4. Second Nature 4:35; 5. Prime Mover 5:19
Side 2: 1. Lock and Key 5:08; 2. Mission 5:15; 3. Turn the Page 4:53; 4. Tai Shan 4:14; 5. High Water 5:32
Presto
Label: Atlantic
Catalog No.: 82040-1
Release date: November 21, 1989
Peak U.S. Billboard: No. 16
U.S. RIAA certification: Gold
Producer: Rupert Hine and Rush
Side 1: 1. Show Don’t Tell 5:01; 2. Chain Lightning 4:33; 3. The Pass 4:51; 4. War Paint 5:24; 5. Scars 4:07; 6. Presto 5:45
Side 2: 1. Superconductor 4:47; 2. Anagram (For Mongo) 4:00; 3. Red Tide 4:29; 4. Hand Over Fist 4:11; 5. Available Light 5:03
Note: First album under Rush’s new U.S. deal with Atlantic, all previous albums being with Mercury. Also last album of the vinyl era. Only Rush album issued on vinyl in Uruguay. Original CD issue was in longbox format.
Roll the Bones
Label: Atlantic
Catalog No.: 82293-2
Release date: September 3, 1991
Peak U.S. Billboard: No. 3
U.S. RIAA certification: Platinum
Producer: Rupert Hine and Rush
1. Dreamline 4:38; 2. Bravado 4:35, 3. Roll the Bones 5:30; 4. Face Up 3:54; 5. Wh
ere’s My Thing? (Part IV, Gangster of Boats Trilogy) 3:49; 6. The Big Wheel 5:13; 7. Heresy 5:26; 8. Ghost of a Chance 5:19; 9. Neurotica 4:40; 10. You Bet Your Life 5:00
Note: Issued on vinyl in some overseas territories.
Counterparts
Label: Atlantic
Catalog No.: 7 82528-2
Release date: October 19, 1993
Peak U.S. Billboard: No. 2
U.S. RIAA certification: Gold
Producer: Peter Collins and Rush
1. Animate 6:04; 2. Stick It Out 4:30; 3. Cut to the Chase 4:47; 4. Nobody’s Hero 4:59; 5. Between Sun & Moon 4:39; 6. Alien Shore 5:46; 7. The Speed of Love 5:01; 8. Double Agent 4:51; 9. Leave That Thing Alone 4:06; 10. Cold Fire 4:29; 11. Everyday Glory 5:11
Note: Issued on vinyl in some overseas territories.
Test for Echo
Label: Atlantic
Catalog No.: 7 82925-2
Release date: September 10, 1996
Peak U.S. Billboard: No. 5
U.S. RIAA certification: Gold
Producer: Peter Collins and Rush
1. Test For Echo 5:56; 2. Driven 4:27; 3. Half the World 3:41; 4. The Color of Right 4:48; 5. Time and Motion 5:04; 6. Totem 5:00; 7. Dog Years 4:56; 8. Virtuality 5:43; 9. Resist 4:22; 10. Limbo 5:28; 11. Carve Away the Stone 4:05
Note: Last Rush album issued in the United States on cassette.
Vapor Trails
Label: Atlantic
Catalog No.: 83531-2
Release date: May 14, 2002
Peak U.S. Billboard: No. 6
U.S. RIAA certification: n/a
Producer: Rush and Paul Northfield
1. One Little Victory 5:08; 2. Ceiling Unlimited 5:28; 3. Ghost Rider 5:41; 4. Peaceable Kingdom 5:23; 5. The Stars Look Down 4:28; 6. How It Is 4:05; 7. Vapor Trail 4:57; 8. Secret Touch 6:34; 9. Earthshine 5:38; 10. Sweet Miracle 3:40; 11. Nocturne 4:49; 12. Freeze—Part IV of Fear 6:21; 13. Out of the Cradle 5:03
Note: Also issued in the United States as a double LP album (83531-1) and overseas as a cassette (83531-4).
Snakes & Arrows
Label: Atlantic
Catalog No.: 135484-2
Release date: May 1, 2007
Peak U.S. Billboard: No. 3
U.S. RIAA certification: n/a
Producer: Nick Raskulinecz and Rush
1. Far Cry 5:21; 2. Armor and Sword 6:36; 3. Workin’ Them Angels 4:47; 4. The Larger Bowl (A Pantoum) 4:07; 5. Spindrift 5:24; 6. The Main Monkey Business 6:01; 7. The Way the Wind Blows 6:28; 8. Hope 2:03; 9. Faithless 5:31; 10. Bravest Face 5:12; 11. Good News First 4:51; 12. Malignant Narcissism 2:17; 13. We Hold On 4:13
Note: Also issued in a Walmart bonus edition and on vinyl as a double album (79980-1).
Clockwork Angels
Label: Roadrunner
Catalog No.: 1686-176562
Release date: June 12, 2012
Peak U.S. Billboard: No. 2
U.S. RIAA certification: n/a
Producer: Rush, Nick Raskulinecz
1. Caravan 5:40; 2. BU2B 5:10; 3. Clockwork Angels 7:31; 4. The Anarchist 6:52; 5. Carnies 4:52; 6. Halo Effect 3:14; 7. Seven Cities of Gold 6:32; 8. The Wreckers 5:01; 9. Headlong Flight 7:20; 10. BU2B2 1:28; 11. Wish Them Well 5:25; 12. The Garden 6:59
Note: Also issued on double LP in the United States (1686-17656-1) and as a Classic Rock magazine “fanpack” issue, featuring 132-page magazine and full CD.
Live Albums
All The World’s a Stage
Label: Mercury
Catalog No.: SRM-2-7508
Release date: September 29, 1976
Peak U.S. Billboard: No. 40
U.S. RIAA certification: Platinum
Side 1: 1. Bastille Day; 2. Anthem; 3. Fly by Night; 4. In the Mood; 5. Something for Nothing
Side 2: 1. Lakeside Park; 2. 2112
Side 3: 1. By-Tor & the Snow Dog; 2. In the End
Side 4: 1. Working Man; 2. Finding My Way; 3. What You’re Doing
Note: “What You’re Doing” was omitted for the CD reissue.
Exit … Stage Left
Label: Mercury
Catalog No.: SRM-2-7001
Release date: October 29, 1981
Peak U.S. Billboard: No. 10
U.S. RIAA certification: Platinum
Side 1: 1. The Spirit of Radio; 2. Red Barchetta; 3. YYZ
Side 2: 1. A Passage to Bangkok; 2. Closer to the Heart; 3. Beneath, Between & Behind; 4. Jacob’s Ladder
Side 3: 1. Broon’s Bane; 2. The Trees; 3. Xanadu
Side 4: 1. Free Will; 2. Tom Sawyer; 3. La Villa Strangiato
Note: “A Passage to Bangkok” was omitted from CD reissue.
A Show of Hands
Label: Mercury
Catalog No.: 836 346-1
Release date: January 10, 1989
Peak U.S. Billboard: No. 21
U.S. RIAA certification: Gold
Side 1: 1. The Big Money; 2. Subdivisions; 3. Marathon
Side 2: 1. Turn the Page; 2. Manhattan Project; 3. Mission
Side 3: 1. Distant Early Warning; 2. Mystic Rhythms; 3. Witch Hunt—Part III of Fear
Side 4: 1. Force Ten; 2. Time Stand Still; 3. Red Sector A; 4. Closer to the Heart
Note: Only Rush album issued on vinyl in Yugoslavia.
Different Stages
Label: Atlantic
Catalog No. : 83122-2
Release date: November 10, 1998
Peak U.S. Billboard: No. 35
U.S. RIAA certification: Gold
CD1: 1. Dreamline; 2. Limelight; 3. Driven; 4. Bravado; 5. Animate; 6. Show Don’t Tell; 7. The Trees; 8. Nobody’s Hero; 9. Closer to the Heart; 10. 2112
CD2: 1. Test for Echo; 2. The Analog Kid; 3. Freewill; 4. Roll the Bones; 5. Stick It Out; 6. Resist; 7. Leave That Thing Alone; 8. The Rhythm Method; 9. Natural Science; 10. Force Ten; 11. The Spirit of Radio; 12. Tom Sawyer; 13. YYZ
CD3: 1. Bastille Day; 2. By-Tor & the Snow Dog; 3. Xanadu; 4. A Farewell to Kings; 5. Something for Nothing; 6. Cygnus X-1; 7. Anthem; 8. Working Man; 9. Fly by Night; 10. In the Mood; 11. Cinderella Man
Rush in Rio
Label: Atlantic
Catalog No.: 83672-2
Release date: October 21, 2003
Peak U.S. Billboard: No. 33
U.S. RIAA certification: Gold
CD1: 1. Tom Sawyer; 2. Distant Early Warning; 3. New World Man; 4. Roll the Bones; 5. Earthshine; 6. YYZ; 7. The Pass;
8. Bravado; 9. The Big Money; 10. The Trees; 11. Free Will; 12. Closer to the Heart; 13. Natural Science;
CD2: 1. One Little Victory; 2. Driven; 3. Ghost Rider; 4. Secret Touch; 5. Dreamline; 6. Red Sector A; 7. Leave That Thing Alone; 8. O Baterista; 9. Resist; 10. 2112
CD3: 1. Limelight; 2. La Villa Strangiato; 3. The Spirit of Radio; 4. By-Tor & the Snow Dog; 5. Cygnus X-1; 6. Working Man; 7. Between Sun & Moon; 8. Vital Signs
Snakes & Arrows Live
Label: Atlantic
Catalog No.: 442620-2
Release date: April 15, 2008
Peak U.S. Billboard: No. 18
U.S. RIAA certification: n/a
CD1: 1. Limelight; 2. Digital Man; 3. Entre Nous; 4. Mission; 5. Freewill; 6. The Main Monkey Business; 7. The Larger Bowl; 8. Secret Touch; 9. Circumstances; 10. Between the Wheels; 11. Dreamline; 12. Far Cry; 13. Workin’ Them Angels; 14. Armor and Sword
CD2: 1. Spindrift; 2. The Way the Wind Blows; 3. Subdivisions; 4. Natural Science; 5. Witch Hunt; 6. Malignant Narcissism—De Slagwerker; 7. Hope; 8. Distant Early Warning; 9. The Spirit of Radio; 10. Tom Sawyer; 11. One Little Victory; 12. A Passage to Bangkok; 13. YYZ
Grace Under Pressure 1984 Tour
Label: Mercury
Catalog No.: 001325202
Release date: August 11, 2009
Peak U.S. Billboard: n/a
U.S. RIAA certification: n/a
1. Intro; 2. The Spirit of Radio; 3. The Enemy Within; 4. The Weapon; 5. Witch Hunt; 6. New World Man; 7. Distant Early Warning; 8. Red Sector A; 9. Closer to the Heart
; 10. YYZ/2112—The Temples of Syrinx/Tom Sawyer; 11. Vital Signs; 12. Finding My Way/In the Mood
Note: Reissue of audio CD that first appeared in the Replay X 3 package.
Moving Pictures: Live 2011
Label: Roadrunner
Catalog No.: 016861766016
Release date: November 8, 2011
Peak U.S. Billboard: n/a
U.S. RIAA certification: n/a
1. Tom Sawyer; 2. Red Barchetta; 3. YYZ; 4. Limelight; 5. The Camera Eye; 6. With Hunt—Part III of Fear; 7. Vital Signs
Note: Released digitally and on vinyl only.
Time Machine: Live in Cleveland 2011
Label: Roadrunner
Catalog No.: 1686-176655
Release date: November 8, 2011
Peak U.S. Billboard: n/a
U.S. RIAA certification: n/a
CD1: 1. The Spirit of Radio; 2. Time Stand Still; 3. Presto; 4. Stick It Out; 5. Workin’ Them Angels; 6. Leave That Thing Alone; 7. Faithless; 8. BU2B; 9. Free Will; 10. Marathon; 11. Subdivisions; 12. Tom Sawyer; 13. Red Barchetta; 14. YYZ; 15. LimelightCD2: 1. The Camera Eye; 2. Witch Hunt; 3. Vital Signs; 4. Caravan; 5. Moto Perpetuo (Featuring Love For Sale); 6. O’Malley’s Break; 7. Closer to the Heart; 8. 2112 Overture/The Temples of Syrinx; 9. Far Cry; 10. La Villa Strangiato; 11. Working Man
Selected Compilations
Archives
Label: Mercury
Catalog No.: SRM-3-9200
Release date: April, 1978
Peak U.S. Billboard: No. 121
U.S. RIAA certification: Platinum
Archives is a straightforward repackaging of the first three Rush albums.
Note: U.S. issue with gray cover; Canadian issues in gray and black covers. Foremost non-U.S. compilation is called Rush Through Time, an eleven-track package covering the debut through Moving Pictures, issued in the Netherlands.
Chronicles
Label: Mercury
Catalog No.: P2 38936
Release date: September 4, 1990
Peak U.S. Billboard: No. 51
U.S. RIAA certification: 2 x Platinum
CD1: 1. Finding My Way; 2. Working Man; 3. Fly by Night; 4. Anthem; 5. Bastille Day; 6. Lakeside Park; 7. 2112: (a) Overture (b) The Temples of Syrinx; 8. What You’re Doing (live); 9. A Farewell to Kings; 10. Closer to the Heart; 11. The Trees; 12. La Villa Strangiato; 13. Freewill; 14. The Spirit of Radio
CD2: 1. Tom Sawyer; 2. Red Barchetta; 3. Limelight; 4. A Passage to Bangkok (live); 5. Subdivisions; 6. New World Man; 7. Distant Early Warning; 8. Red Sector A; 9. The Big Money; 10. Manhattan Project; 11. Force Ten; 12. Time Stand Still; 13. Mystic Rhythms (live); 14. Show Don’t Tell
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