In Transit (Saga album)
Encyclopedia
In Transit is a live album
by Canadian progressive rock
band Saga
. The album was recorded in Copenhagen
and Munich
in 1982. In Transit went platinum in Canada and gold in Germany.
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
by Canadian progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band Saga
Saga (band)
Saga is a progressive rock quintet, formed in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Jim Crichton and Welsh-born vocalist Michael Sadler have been the principal songwriters for Saga. Ian Crichton is the band's guitarist; apart from his work with Saga, he has recorded several solo albums as well as sessions...
. The album was recorded in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
and Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
in 1982. In Transit went platinum in Canada and gold in Germany.
Track listing
- "Careful Where You Step" (Jim Crichton, Michael Sadler) – 4:20
- "Don't Be Late" (J. Crichton, Sadler, Ian Crichton) – 6:52
- "Humble Stance" (J. Crichton, Sadler, Peter Rochon, I. Crichton) – 5:50
- "Wind Him Up" (J. Crichton, Sadler, I. Crichton, Jim Gilmour, Steve Negus) – 5:48
- "How Long" (J. Crichton, Sadler, Rochon) – 3:52
- "No Regrets" (J. Crichton, Sadler) – 3:57
- "A Brief Case" (Sadler, Negus) – 2:19
- "You're Not Alone" (J. Crichton, I. Crichton, Negus, Rochon) – 5:31
- "On The Loose" (Sadler, J. Crichton, I. Crichton, Gilmour, Negus) – 5:25
Personnel
- Jim Crichton - Bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, keyboards - Michael Sadler - Lead vocals, keyboards, bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, electronic drum pads on "A Brief Case" - Jim Gilmour - Lead keyboards, vocals, clarinetClarinetThe clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
and lead vocals on "No Regrets" - Ian Crichton - guitars
- Steve Negus - Drums and electronic percussion