RUSH: A FAREWELL TO KINGS
Released September 1977 by Mercury Records
Remastered on May 6, 1997
Went Gold (500,000 copies) on November 16, 1977
Went Platinum (1,000,000 copies) on December 1, 1993
U.S. Billboard Peak: 33
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Neil Peart: Drums, orchestra bells, tubular bells, temple blocks, cowbells, wind chimes, bell tree, triangle, vibra-slap

Geddy Lee: Bass guitar, twelve string guitar, Mini Moog, bass pedal synthesizer, vocals

Alex Lifeson: Six and twelve string electric guitar, six and twelve string acoustic guitar, classical guitar, bass pedal synthesizer




1. A Farewell to Kings (5:49)
2. Xanadu (11:04)
3. Closer To The Heart (2:51)
4. Cinderella Man (4:19)
5. Madrigal (2:33)
6. Cygnus X-1 Book I: The Voyage (10:21)



Lyrics

Produced by Rush and Terry Brown
Recorded at Rockfield Studios, Wales, June 1977
Engineered by Pat Moran and Terry Brown (Broon)
Mixed at Advision Studios, London
Engineered by Terry Brown, Assisted by Declan
(not Norman!) O'Doherty and Ken Thomas

Art direction and graphics by Hugh Syme
Cover photography by Yosh Inouye
Sleeve photography by Roger Stowell
Liner photographs by Fin Costello
Design assistance by Bob King

Mastered at JAMF, Toronto by George Graves
(Remastered by Bob Ludwig and Brian Lee at
Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, Maine)

Management by Ray Danniels, SRO Management, Inc., Toronto
Executive Production--Moon Records

All music published by Core Music Publishing (SOCAN)

All lyrics © 1977 Core Music Publishing (SOCAN)
Used by permission, all rights reserved.

Roadmaster and lighting director--Howard (Herns) Ungerleider
Concert sound engineer and effects consultant--Major Ian Grandy
Stage right technician--Liam (Elfbjörn) Birt
Stage left technician--Skip (Slider) Gildersleeve
Centre stage technician--Larry (The Saint) Allen
Stage Manager--Mike (Lurch) Hirsh Chauffeur extraordinaire--(Ms.) Jorge Hoadley

Hello and thank you to National Sound and Crew, See Factor
Lighting and Crew (U.K. too!), Electrosound U.K. and Crew,
Graham The Coach Driver, Alans Moore and Kearsley, all at
Rockfield and Pat (Duffo) Moran, (Farewell to Kingsley),
Max Websters' Dancing and Crew, the Cult and Crew, Fabrissio,
The Percussion Centre, Tony (Old School Thai) Kelly,
Continental Tom Berry, and all our friends in the U.K.
(and everywhere!) we remember Brooklyn.

A special thank you to Dirk, Lerxst, and Pratt.

Our thanks also go out to the good people of Gibson Guitars,
Rickenbacker Guitars, and Slingerland Drums for their personal
help and consideration.

Dedicated to Nancy, Charlene, and Jacqueline