''Breakdown in Paradise'' is the eighth album by the Canadian rock band

Chilliwack Chilliwack ( )( hur, Ts'elxwéyeqw) is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Chilliwack is surrounded by mountains and home to recreational areas such as Cultus Lake and Chilliwack Lake Provincial Parks. There are numerous outdoor ...

, released in December 1979. The album was originally intended to be called ''Road to Paradise'', but the death of

Mushroom Records Mushroom Records was an Australian flagship record label, founded in 1972 in Melbourne. It published and distributed many successful Australian artists and expanded internationally, until it was merged with Festival Records in 1998. Festival Mu ...

head Shelly Siegel in January 1979 made the collapse of the label, which had released each of Chilliwack's last three albums, all but certain. In addition, after the last album three of the longstanding band members left the group, leaving only Bill Henderson and Brian MacLeod from the prior lineup. Throughout recording, the band was tinkering with its lineup, and only bass player Ab Bryant continued to appear with the group after Mushroom's collapse. Because of the label's financial problems, there were no real hits from the album.

Critical reception

In the review of ''Billboard'' issued on May 3, 1980 staff highlighted "Communication Breakdown" and found its melodic line catchy.

Track listing

#"Communication Breakdown" (Henderson) (3:45) #"Trial By Fire" (MacLeod, Henderson, Roles) (3:26) #"Guilty" (Henderson) (3:24) #"148 Heavy" (Henderson, MacLeod) (3:55) #"Let It All Begin" (MacLeod, Henderson) (3:37) #"So Strong" (Henderson) (3:53) #"Last Time" (Henderson) (4:37) #"Are You With Me" (Henderson) (4:52) #"Road to Paradise" (MacLeod, Henderson) (4:20)

Personnel

;Chilliwack * Bill Henderson - guitar, lead and backing vocals * Brian MacLeod - guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on 5, synthesizer, piano, vibes, drums on 2,5.6-9 *Ab Bryant - bass *John Roles - guitar, "stratospheric" backing vocals *Bucky Berger - drums on 1, 3, 4 During the album's recording, Berger had left and was replaced after the album was finished by Rick Taylor. Consequently, Taylor's photo appears on the back cover.

References

1979 albums Chilliwack (band) albums Mushroom Records albums {{1970s-rock-album-stub