''Victor'' is a solo album by
Rush
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guitarist
Alex Lifeson under the pseudonym "Victor", released in January 1996 on
Anthem Records
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. The album was recorded at Lerxst Sound (Lifeson's home studio) from October 1994 through July 1995.
The album reached number 99 on the
''Billboard'' 200 in 1996 and received a 1997
Juno Award
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nomination for Best New Group.
Track listing
# "Don't Care" (
Alex Lifeson) – 4:04
# "Promise" (Lifeson, Bill Bell) – 5:44
# "Start Today" (Lifeson) – 3:48
# "Mr. X" (Instrumental) (Lifeson) – 2:21
# "At the End" (Lifeson, Adrian Zivojinovich) – 6:07
# "Sending Out a Warning" (Lifeson, Bell) – 4:11
# "Shut Up Shuttin’ Up" (Lifeson, Bell, Charlene, Esther) – 4:02
# "Strip and Go Naked" (Instrumental) (Lifeson, Bell) – 3:57
# "The Big Dance" (Lifeson, Zivojinovich) – 4:14
# "Victor" (Lifeson,
W. H. Auden) – 6:25
# "I Am the Spirit" (Lifeson, Bell)– 5:31
"Victor" is based on the poem by W. H. Auden.
Personnel
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Alex Lifeson – spoken vocals (5, 7, 10), guitars, keyboards, bass, mandola, programming, production
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Les Claypool – bass (9)
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Peter Cardinali
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– bass
* Bill Bell – guitar
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Dalbello – lead vocals (3)
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Edwin – lead vocals (1, 2, 6, 9, 11)
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Blake Manning
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– drums
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Colleen Allen
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– horn
Lifeson's wife Charlene is one of the two women in the track 7 dialogue; the other woman is simply listed as "Esther".
Singles
References
External links
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Alex Lifeson albums
1996 debut albums
Anthem Records albums