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As Far as Siam
As Far as Siam
Studio album by Red Rider
Released	June 30, 1981
Recorded	1981
Studio	Sunset Sound, Los Angeles
Genre	Rock
Length	34:52
Label	Capitol
Producer	Richard Landis; (except tracks 5 and 9 produced by Michael James Jackson)
Red Rider chronology
Singles from As Far as Siam
	"What Have You Got To Do"; Released: 1981; "Lunatic Fringe"; Released: 1981;

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As Far as Siam is the second studio album by the Canadian rock band Red Rider. The majority of the album was recorded at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles and produced by Richard Landis; two tracks were produced in Toronto by Michael James Jackson. The album was released by Capitol Records on June 30, 1981.

The album reached #65 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart in 1981. The single "What Have You Got to do (To Get Off Tonight)" peaked at #16 on the Canadian charts.

Background and writing

"Lunatic Fringe", the band's most famous song, is about what composer Tom Cochrane saw as an alarming rise of anti-Semitism in the 1970s, and was inspired by a book he read about Raoul Wallenberg.^[2] The song is featured in the 1985 high-school wrestling movie Vision Quest, the Miami Vice episode "Smuggler's Blues", the My Name Is Earl episode "The Bounty Hunter" and on an episode of Eastbound & Down. The beginning of the song is used as a part of a bump for the Cincinnati radio station, WEBN. It is also the inspiration for Kurt Angle's entrance theme in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. It is also used as American Mixed Martial Artist Dan Henderson's and Randy Couture's entrance theme as of late. American guitarist Gary Hoey covered "Lunatic Fringe" on his 2006 album American Made.

The distinctive guitar solo in "Lunatic Fringe" was performed by Kenny Greer on a lap steel, also seen in the song's music video.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tom Cochrane unless otherwise noted

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Lunatic Fringe"		4:23
2.	"Cowboys in Hong Kong (As Far as Siam)"	Rob Baker, Cochrane, Ken Greer	4:08
3.	"Only Game in Town"		3:21
4.	"Thru the Curtain"	Baker, Peter Boynton, Cochrane, Greer, Jeff Jones	3:19
5.	"What Have You Got to Do (To Get Off Tonight)"		3:21

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Ships"		4:37
7.	"Caught in the Middle"		4:25
8.	"Don't Let Go of Me"		3:55
9.	"Laughing Man"	Cochrane, Jones	3:38

Personnel

Tom Cochrane – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Ken Greer – lead electric, steel and six string guitars, piano, organ
Jeff Jones – bass guitar, background vocals
Peter Boynton – piano, synthesizers, organ, vocals
Rob Baker – drums, percussion, harmonica

Additional personnel

Peter Wolf – synthesizers
Jai Winding – keyboards
Tom Sowell – theremin
George Doering – acoustic guitar
Charlie Calello – string arrangements on "Ships"

References

^ Allmusic review
^ "Tom Cochrane - Articles". Archived from the original on 2006-05-08. Retrieved 2006-08-05.

External links

Lyrics

[1] Allmusic review

[2] "Tom Cochrane - Articles". Archived from the original on 2006-05-08. Retrieved 2006-08-05.

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 == Background and writing ==
-"[[Lunatic Fringe (song)|Lunatic Fringe]]", the band's most famous song, is about what composer [[Tom Cochrane]] saw as an alarming rise of [[anti-Semitism]] in the 1970s, and was inspired by a book he read about [[Raoul Wallenberg]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tomcochrane.com/pages/articles/newspaper/cohranefindsnewmeaning.htm |title=Tom Cochrane - Articles |accessdate=2006-08-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060508035113/http://www.tomcochrane.com/pages/articles/newspaper/cohranefindsnewmeaning.htm |archivedate=2006-05-08 }}</ref> The song is featured in the 1985 high-school wrestling movie ''[[Vision Quest (film)|Vision Quest]]'', the ''[[Miami Vice]]'' episode ''[[Smuggler's Blues (Miami Vice)|Smuggler's Blues]]'', the ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'' episode "[[The Bounty Hunter (My Name Is Earl)|The Bounty Hunter]]" and on an episode of ''[[Eastbound & Down]]''. The beginning of the song is used as a part of a bump for the [[Cincinnati]] radio station, [[WEBN]]. It is also the inspiration for [[Kurt Angle]]'s entrance theme in [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]]. It is also used as American Mixed Martial Artist [[Dan Henderson]]'s and [[Randy Couture]]'s entrance theme as of late. American guitarist [[Gary Hoey]] covered "Lunatic Fringe" on his 2006 album ''American Made''.
+"[[Lunatic Fringe (song)|Lunatic Fringe]]", the band's most famous song, is about what composer [[Tom Cochrane]] saw as an alarming rise of [[anti-Semitism]] in the 1970s, and was inspired by a book he read about [[Raoul Wallenberg]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tomcochrane.com/pages/articles/newspaper/cohranefindsnewmeaning.htm |title=Tom Cochrane - Articles |accessdate=2006-08-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060508035113/http://www.tomcochrane.com/pages/articles/newspaper/cohranefindsnewmeaning.htm |archivedate=2006-05-08 }}</ref> The song is featured in the 1985 high-school wrestling movie ''[[Vision Quest (film)|Vision Quest]]'', the ''[[Miami Vice]]'' episode "[[Smuggler's Blues (Miami Vice)|Smuggler's Blues]]", the ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'' episode "[[The Bounty Hunter (My Name Is Earl)|The Bounty Hunter]]" and on an episode of ''[[Eastbound & Down]]''. The beginning of the song is used as a part of a bump for the [[Cincinnati]] radio station, [[WEBN]]. It is also the inspiration for [[Kurt Angle]]'s entrance theme in [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]]. It is also used as American Mixed Martial Artist [[Dan Henderson]]'s and [[Randy Couture]]'s entrance theme as of late. American guitarist [[Gary Hoey]] covered "Lunatic Fringe" on his 2006 album ''American Made''.
 The distinctive guitar solo in "Lunatic Fringe" was performed by Kenny Greer on a [[lap steel guitar|lap steel]], also seen in the song's music video.
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 == Personnel ==
-* [[Tom Cochrane]] - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
+* [[Tom Cochrane]] – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
-* [[Ken Greer]] - lead electric, steel and six string [[guitar]]s, [[piano]], [[Organ (music)|organ]]
+* [[Ken Greer]] – lead electric, steel and six string [[guitar]]s, [[piano]], [[Organ (music)|organ]]
-* [[Jeff Jones (musician)|Jeff Jones]] - [[bass guitar]], [[backing vocalist|background vocals]]
+* [[Jeff Jones (bassist)|Jeff Jones]] – [[bass guitar]], [[backing vocalist|background vocals]]
-* Peter Boynton - piano, synthesizers, organ, vocals
+* Peter Boynton – piano, synthesizers, organ, vocals
-* Rob Baker - [[Drum kit|drums]], [[percussion instrument|percussion]], [[harmonica]]
+* Rob Baker – [[Drum kit|drums]], [[percussion instrument|percussion]], [[harmonica]]
 ;Additional personnel
-* [[Peter Wolf (producer)|Peter Wolf]] - [[synthesizer]]s
+* [[Peter Wolf (producer)|Peter Wolf]] – [[synthesizer]]s
-* Jai Winding - [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]]
+* Jai Winding – [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]]
-* Tom Sowell - [[theremin]]
+* Tom Sowell – [[theremin]]
-* George Doering - [[acoustic guitar]]
+* George Doering – [[acoustic guitar]]
-* [[Charlie Calello]] - string arrangements on "Ships"
+* [[Charlie Calello]] – string arrangements on "Ships"
 == References ==
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 == External links ==
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20051025182341/http://www.tomcochrane.com/pages/lyrics/lyrics.htm Lyrics]
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-[[Category:Red Rider albums]]
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+[[Category:Red Rider albums]]
 [[Category:Capitol Records albums]]
 [[Category:Albums produced by Richard Landis]]
+[[Category:Albums recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders]]

v t e Red Rider
Ken Greer Tom Cochrane Jeff Jones Davide Direnzo Rob Baker Peter Boynton Jon Checkowski Arvo Lepp Steve Sexton John Webster Ken "Spider" Sinnaeve Randall Coryell Peter Mueller Jamie Oakes Randall "Mongo" Stoll Troy Feener Bill Bell Gary Craig
Studio albums	Don't Fight It (1980) As Far as Siam (1981) Neruda (1983) Breaking Curfew (1984) Tom Cochrane and Red Rider (1986) Victory Day (1988) The Symphony Sessions (1989)
Compilation albums	Over 60 Minutes with Red Rider (1987)
Singles	"Lunatic Fringe" "Young Thing, Wild Dreams (Rock Me)" "Big League"