''Lost Together'' (stylized as lostogether) is the fourth studio album by

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. It was

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's last album with the band, and was the first to feature drummer

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, and

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player Kim Deschamps. Notable hits from the album included "Rain Down on Me," "Flying," "Already Gone" and the title track. The album was a

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nominee for Album of the Year at the

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. During the

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in 2020,

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organized and released a "Great Canadian Singalong" of the title track, with several hundred Canadians submitting video of themselves singing the song in their homes for inclusion in the final mix."Watch 100s unite for this Great Canadian Singalong of Blue Rodeo's 'Lost Together'"

, May 14, 2020.

Songs

The album's opening track, "Fools Like You", is a song

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wrote about his disgust about continued abuse of Natives in Canada. Keelor explained in a 1992 interview: "It's about how atrocious our European forefathers were in the taking of this land and how the tradition is still continued in our present day. It was written after the Oka thing. I was freaked out and disgusted by it." "Restless" is a song that was written about the demise of

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programs in

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during the

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and George Bush administrations.

Track listing

All songs by

and

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. #"Fools Like You" – 4:31 #"Rain Down On Me" – 4:43 #"Restless" – 3:54 #"Western Skies" – 4:19 #"The Big Push" – 4:25 #"Willin' Fool" – 6:40 #"Already Gone" – 5:15 #"Flying" – 4:11 #“ Lost Together" – 5:20 #"Where Are You Now" – 5:33 #"Last to Know" – 5:33 #"Is it You" – 3:52 #"Angels" – 7:59

Chart performance

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 1992 albums Blue Rodeo albums