Victor (album)


Victor is a solo album by Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson under the name "Victor" released January 9, 1996 on Atlantic Records outside Canada and Anthem Records within Canada. The album was recorded at Lerxst Sound between October 1994 and July 1995.
The album reached #99 on the Billboard 200 in 1996 and received a 1997 Juno Award nomination for Best New Group.

Track listing

  1. "Don’t Care" – 4:04
  2. "Promise" – 5:44
  3. "Start Today" – 3:48
  4. "Mr. X" – 2:21
  5. "At the End" – 6:07
  6. "Sending Out a Warning" – 4:11
  7. "Shut Up Shuttin’ Up" – 4:02
  8. "Strip and Go Naked" – 3:57
  9. "The Big Dance" – 4:14
  10. "Victor" – 6:25
  11. "I Am the Spirit" – 5:31
"Victor" is based on the poem by W. H. Auden.

Personnel

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

Singles