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Safe Upon the Shore
2010 studio album by Great Big Sea
Safe Upon the Shore is the ninth and final studio album released by Canadian folk rock band Great Big Sea. The album was released on July 13, 2010.
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| Released | July 13, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2009-2010 at Great Big Studio in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Various Tour Buses, dressing rooms and The Music Shed, New Orleans, Humber Valley Resort | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 45:28 | |||
| Label | Warner Music Canada | |||
| Producer | Steve Berlin | |||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Long Life (Where Did You Go)" | Séan McCann, Jeen O'Brien, Joel Plaskett | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Nothing But a Song" | Alan Doyle, Séan McCann | 3:04 |
| 3. | "Yankee Sailor" | Alan Doyle, Bob Hallett, Paul Lamb, Joel Plaskett | 4:10 |
| 4. | "Good People" | Séan McCann, Paul Lamb | 2:35 |
| 5. | "Dear Home Town" | Alan Doyle, Randy Bachman | 3:58 |
| 6. | "Over the Hills" | Traditional, Arr. Bob Hallett | 3:09 |
| 7. | "Hit the Ground and Run" | Alan Doyle, Russell Crowe | 3:02 |
| 8. | "Safe Upon the Shore" | Séan McCann, Murray Foster | 3:28 |
| 9. | "Have a Cuppa Tea" | Ray Davies | 3:12 |
| 10. | "Wandering Ways" | Séan McCann, Greg Browne | 3:19 |
| 11. | "Follow Me Back" | Bob Hallett, Jeremy Fisher, Jeen O'Brien | 3:21 |
| 12. | "Road to Ruin" | Alan Doyle, Paul Lamb, Joel Plaskett | 2:23 |
| 13. | "Gallows Pole" | Traditional, arranged by Robert Plant, Jimmy Page | 2:58 |
| 14. | "Don't Wanna Go Home" | Alan Doyle | 3:46 |
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 15. | "Protest Song" | Sean McCann, Jeremy Fisher | 3:12 |
| 16. | "Nothing But A Song (Video)" | Alan Doyle, Séan McCann | 3:14 |
| 17. | "Nothing But A Song (Demo) [Pre-Order Only]" | Alan Doyle, Séan McCann | 3:44 |
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 15. | "Nothing But A Song (Demo) [Bonus Track]" | Alan Doyle, Séan McCann | 3:44 |
| 16. | "Protest Song (Bonus Track) [Pre-Order Only]" | Sean McCann, Jeremy Fisher | 3:12 |
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Tracks 2, 3, 4, 7, and the bonus tracks were road tested before they recorded it in the studio. [3]
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Commercial performance
The album debuted at No. 2 on the Canadian Albums Chart, falling short to Eminem's Recovery. The album sold 7,000 copies in its first week, while Eminem placed first with 30,000 copies.[5]
Critical reception
Greg Prato of allmusic gave the album mainly positive reviews, saying "there is more than meets the eye (or more fittingly, the ear) to this Canadian outfit. Great Big Sea has created a pure 'heartland sound' all its own."
- Alan Doyle – Vocals, Guitars, Bouzouki, Mandolin, Banjo, Piano
- Bob Hallett – Vocals, Accordion, Concertina, Whistle, Harmonica, Bouzouki, Mandolin, Fiddle, Banjo, Pipes
- Séan McCann – Vocals, Guitar, Bodhran, Percussion
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- Murray Foster - Vocals, Bass, Guitar
- Kris MacFarlane - Vocals, Drums, Percussion, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano Accordion
Guest Musicians
- Sonny Landreth - Slide Guitar
- Jeen O'Brien - Vocals
- Steve Berlin - Keyboards, Melodica, Percussion
- Washboard Hank - Washboard
- Mark Mullins - Trombone, Arrangements
- Craig Klein - Trombone
- Greg Hicks - Trombone
- J.P. Cormier - Mandolin, Guitar, Banjo, Fiddle
- Shannon Powell - Tambourine
- Jeremy Fisher - Guitar
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- "iTunes - Music - Safe Upon the Shore by Great Big Sea". Itunes.apple.com. 2010-07-13. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
- "Archived copy". iTunes. Archived from the original on 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Archived copy". iTunes. Archived from the original on 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - John Williams (2010-07-21). "GBS can't beat Eminem on charts | Music | Entertainment". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved 2012-03-08.