Save This House

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Save This House is the fourth studio album by Canadian folk rock band Spirit of the West, released on February 20, 1990 by Warner Music Canada.

It was the band's first album for Warner Music Canada, and their first with Linda McRae. Although still a relatively traditional folk album, its release on a major label meant that it was the band's first album to expand their fan base significantly beyond the folk music scene. The title track, an energetically percussive environmental anthem, was a notable hit for the band on campus radio. However, despite earning a platinum record, the album was not a mainstream commercial breakthrough; the band would achieve that with its next album, 1991's Go Figure.

The album's best-known song, however, is "Home for a Rest". While never a mainstream chart hit for the band, it has become by far their most famous song. Its joyous Pogues-like rhythm and lyrics about a drinking spree have made it an enduring frosh week anthem at Canadian colleges and universities. In 2005, "Home for a Rest" was also named the 22nd greatest Canadian song of all time on CBC Radio One's 50 Tracks: The Canadian Version.

The band toured Canada and Great Britain in support of this album. Their British tour was as a supporting act for The Wonder Stuff. Members of Spirit of the West appeared on that band's Welcome to the Cheap Seats EP.

CD track listing

1. "Save This House" – 2:53
2. "Home for a Rest" – 4:33
3. "Last to Know" – 6:24
4. "Roadside Attraction" – 3:03
5. "Dirty Pool" – 3:30
6. "Not Just a Train" – 4:18
7. "(Putting Up with) The Joneses" – 4:25
8. "Turned Out Lies" – 3:43
9. "Sentimental Side" – 4:06
10. "Water in the Well" – 4:03
11. "Wrecking Ball" – 3:39
12. "Loaded Minds" – 4:51
13. "Swingin' Single" – 4:55
14. "The Old Sod" – 3:19

LP track listing

Side one

1. "Save This House" – 2:53
2. "Home for a Rest" – 4:33
3. "Last to Know" – 6:24
4. "Roadside Attraction" – 3:03
5. "Dirty Pool" – 3:30

Side two

1. "Not Just a Train" – 4:18
2. "(Putting Up With) The Joneses" – 4:25
3. "Wrecking Ball" – 3:39
4. "Swingin' Single" – 4:55
5. "The Old Sod" – 3:19

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