Shaking the Foundations is the fourth studio album by the Torontonew-wave band Rough Trade. It was released in 1982 and became a hit in Canada in 1983, spending 21 weeks on the charts,[1] peaking at #9 in February, putting it at #1 on the CANCON listing.[2]
The only standard single release from the album was "Crimes of Passion" b/w "Endless Night",[3] which peaked at #18.[4] Both this and the title track were included on the 10-track 1985 greatest hits album Birds of a Feather: The Best of Rough Trade.[5] "I Want to Live" b/w "Numero Fatale" and "The Sacred and the Profane" (the last track being from the previous album For Those Who Think Young) was released as a 12-inch picture sleeve disc.[6]
Reception
Shaking the Foundations hit gold in Canada four weeks after its release[7] (50,000 units, certified by the CRIA on March 1, 1983),[8] and was the #68 album of the year for 1983.[9] It won the 1983 U-Know Award for Album of the Year.[10]
Track list
All tracks are written by Carole Pope and Kevan Staples.
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Crimes of Passion"
3:57
2.
"Endless Night" (From the film Track Two)
4:40
3.
"Shaking the Foundations"
3:59
4.
"Vertigo"
3:15
5.
"Numero Fatale"
3:38
6.
"America: Bad and Beautiful"
3:30
7.
"I Want to Live"
3:56
8.
"Kiss Me Deadly"
3:48
9.
"Fire Down Below"
3:41
10.
"Beg for It"
2:54
Note that the UK release of Shaking the Foundations adds the track "All Touch" to the album, placing it at the beginning of side two (right before "America: Bad and Beautiful").
