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Victor (Alex Lifeson album)

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Victor
Studio album by
Alex Lifeson (as Victor)
ReleasedJanuary 9, 1996 [1]
RecordedOctober 1994 – July 1995
StudioLerxst Sound
GenreHard rock, Alternative Metal
Length50:24
Label
ProducerAlex Lifeson
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]

Victor is a solo album by Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson under the pseudonym "Victor", released in January 1996 on Anthem Records. 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 nomination for Best New Group.

Track listing

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  1. "Don't Care" (Alex Lifeson) – 4:04
  2. "Promise" (Lifeson, Bill Bell) – 5:44
  3. "Start Today" (Lifeson) – 3:48
  4. "Mr. X" (Instrumental) (Lifeson) – 2:21
  5. "At the End" (Lifeson, Adrian Zivojinovich) – 6:07
  6. "Sending Out a Warning" (Lifeson, Bell) – 4:11
  7. "Shut Up Shuttin’ Up" (Lifeson, Bell, Charlene, Esther) – 4:02
  8. "Strip and Go Naked" (Instrumental) (Lifeson, Bell) – 3:57
  9. "The Big Dance" (Lifeson, Zivojinovich) – 4:14
  10. "Victor" (Lifeson, W. H. Auden) – 6:25
  11. "I Am the Spirit" (Lifeson, Bell)– 5:31

"Victor" is based on the poem by W. H. Auden.

Personnel

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Lifeson's wife Charlene is one of the two women in the track 7 dialogue; the other woman is simply listed as "Esther".

Singles

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Information
"Don't Care"
  • Released: 1995
  • Written by: Alex Lifeson
  • Produced by: Alex Lifeson
  • Chart positions:
"I Am the Spirit"
  • Released:
  • Written by: Alex Lifeson and Bill Bell
  • Produced by: Alex Lifeson
  • Chart positions:
"Promise"
  • Released: December 4, 1995
  • Written by: Alex Lifeson and Bill Bell
  • Produced by: Alex Lifeson
  • Chart positions:

References

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  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (2021). Driven - Rush in the 90s (1st ed.). ECW press. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-77041-537-9.
  2. ^ Adams, Bret. Victor at AllMusic
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