![]() ![]() They had producer Trevor Horn and Yes bassist Chris Squire attend their concert at Wembley Arena with the prospect of choosing one of them to produce. They met Steve Lillywhite, who initially agreed to the project, but he backed out two weeks before the band was to start rehearsing, as he'd decided to work with Simple Minds instead. The search for a new producer began during Rush's 1983 European tour, where the band met several candidates during their visit to the UK. Brown receives a tribute in the liner notes of Grace Under Pressure in French which translates to "And always our good old friend." Peart recalled that the split was tough for both parties considering the length of time they had worked together, but that they split on good terms. The group wished to explore different approaches and techniques that someone else might offer which in turn would develop their sound but stressed that the change did not suggest any dissatisfaction in Brown's production. At the beginning of the Signals tour in April 1982, Rush met with Brown in Miami to inform him that the band had decided to work with a different producer. Grace Under Pressure is the first Rush album that was not produced by Terry Brown since its 1974 debut effort. News stories from the Toronto-based newspaper The Globe and Mail inspired some of the lyrics on the album, particularly " Distant Early Warning," " Red Lenses" and " Between the Wheels." Peart wrote that they came up with "Between the Wheels" on the first night and, after a few days, "Kid Gloves" and " Afterimage." In three weeks, the group had assembled a demo tape of the aforementioned tracks along with " Red Sector A" and "The Body Electric." Development then paused in September 1983 while Rush performed five nights at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, after which the band resumed album rehearsals. The band adopted its usual working method of Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson working on music while Neil Peart worked on lyrics. The sessions were productive, partly due to the set amount of time they gave themselves to work in and that studio time had already been booked. The group reconvened in mid-August to write and rehearse new material for a follow-up in a lodge in Horseshoe Valley in Barrie, Ontario. In July 1983, Rush ended its 1982–1983 tour of North America and the UK in support of its previous album, Signals (1982). ![]() Grace Under Pressure reached number 4 in Canada, number 5 in the UK, and number 10 on the U.S. ![]() After some difficulty finding a suitable producer who could commit, the album was recorded with Peter Henderson. The new material accentuated the group's change in direction towards a synthesizer-oriented sound like its previous album. The band had decided to not work with longtime producer Terry Brown, who had collaborated with Rush since 1974. After touring for the band's previous album, Signals (1982), came to an end in mid-1983, Rush started work on a follow-up in August. Grace Under Pressure is the tenth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released Apon Anthem Records. ![]()
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