''Neptune'' is the fourth album by The Northern Pikes released in 1992. This was the band's last studio album until they reformed in 1999. "Twister" and "Everything" were released as proper singles, with "Twister" becoming a moderate hit. The song "Believe" was released as a promotional single, and was a top 40 hit. Meanwhile, "Everything" failed to chart – instead, the b-side "Worlds Away" picked up airplay and peaked at #40 on the Canadian singles charts. The album was certified Gold in Canada by the

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on December 10, 1992. The album features co-vocals by

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on two songs, and the playing of

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on two songs.

Track listing

#"Twister" (

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) – 3:25 #"Believe" (Potvin) – 4:35 #"All This Man Can Do" (Semko, Potvin, Merl Bryck,

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) – 3:52 #"Worlds Away" (Semko) – 4:19 #"Why Cry" (Semko, Potvin, Bryck, Schmid) – 3:37 #"Somedays" (Bryck) – 4:31 #"Crocodile Tears" (Potvin) – 4:24 #"What it's Really About" (Semko) – 3:57 #"Hold On" (Potvin) – 3:58 #"Chain of Flowers" (Semko, Potvin, Bryck, Schmid) – 5:11 #"Francesca" (Semko) – 5:10 #"Everything" (Semko) – 3:37 #"Straight Line" (Semko, Potvin, Bryck, Schmid) – 6:20 #"Black Cat" (Bryck) – 3:37 #"The Way You Are" (Potvin) – 5:15

Album credits

Personnel

– vocals, bass *

– vocals, guitar * Merl Bryck – vocals, guitar *

– drums, percussion

Additional Personnel

*Ross Nykiforuk – keyboards *Jimmy Amason – slide guitar on "Twister" *Greg Johns – mellotron on "Believe" *

– pedal steel on "All This Man Can Do", guitar on "Why Cry" *

– vocals on "Worlds Away" and "Chain of Flowers" *Rob Jaczko – timbales on "The Way You Are"

Production

*Co-Produced by The Northern Pikes and Rob Jaczko *Engineered and mixed by Rob Jaczko *Assisted by Mike Baumgartner and John Aguto,

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, Toronto *Assisted by L. Stuary Young, Ed Krautner, and Mark Peters,

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, Boston *Assisted by Mark Wessel *Mastered by

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, New York

Charts

Neptune made its debut on the Canadian Albums chart on November 21, 1992. The album was certified Gold in Canada by the

on December 10, 1992.

References

* Liner notes from The Northern Pikes:''Neptune''. {{Authority control 1992 albums The Northern Pikes albums Virgin Records albums