''Simple Mission'' is the third album by the Canadian band

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, released in 1991. The single " My Town" features

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on lead vocals alongside Alan Frew, and reached No. 33 on the UK, marking the band's second highest position in that country. "Animal Heart" received a

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nomination. The album was certified platinum in Canada.

Production

The album was produced mostly by

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. Tony Thompson played drums on the majority of its tracks. The band attempted to incorporate rock styles alongside its pop.

Critical reception

The ''

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'' wrote: "By the fourth or fifth listen, one senses the pure, unvarnished Glass Tiger, and that's a band still very much rooted in the ethos of mid-'70s arena-rock, a hybrid of your basic REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, Journey and Kansas." The ''

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'' noted that the album "has a raunchier, gutsier sound on most of the tunes, a conscious effort on their part to emphasize guitar rather than keyboards." The ''

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'' concluded that "every cut on this uneven effort is slathered with rackety electric guitar riffs and self-consciously aggressive vocals that ape everyone from Aerosmith's Steve Tyler to Corey Hart."

Track listing

Produced by

except: * track 5, produced by Tom Werman and

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* track 7, produced by Sam Reid * track 11, produced by Tom Werman and

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Personnel

Glass Tiger

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s * Wayne Parker -

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* Sam Reid - keyboards *

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Additional musicians

* Drums: Tony Thompson (except tracks 4 and 6) * Drums: John Keane (tracks 4 and 6) * Backing vocals: Tom Kelly, Tommy Funderburk, Rique Franks,

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, Paul Rafferty * Spanish voice: Maria Del Rey * Vocals on " My Town":

* Acoustic guitar on "My Town":

* Additional guitars:

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* Additional keyboards on "One to One":

* Saxophone solo on "Where Did Our Love Go": Gary Herbig * Extra percussion:

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* String Arrangement on "Where Did Our Love Go":

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Production

* Associate Producer: Sam Reid * Engineering: Eddie DeLena * Mixing: Eddie DeLena and David Thoener * Assistance: Neal Avron, Ed Goodreau, Greg Goldman, and Efren Herrera * Additional Engineering: Neal Avron * Recording: Jim Vallance * Mastering:

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(Precision Lacquer, Los Angeles)

References

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