54-40 (band) explained
54-40 (often stylized 54•40) is a Canadian rock band from Tsawwassen, Delta, British Columbia. The band take their name from the slogan "54-40 or Fight!", coined to express the successful expansionist agenda of James K. Polk's presidency, which was intent upon controlling a contested U.S.-Canada border area in the Oregon boundary dispute. 54-40 has had a successful career, with four of their albums being certified platinum in Canada. The band has been nominated for eight Juno Awards.[2] Between 1996 and 2016, 54-40 were among the top 150 best-selling Canadian artists in Canada and among the top 50 best-selling Canadian bands in Canada.[3]
History
Neil Osborne and Brad Merritt met in 1978 at South Delta High School in Tsawwassen, British Columbia. After studying at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Osborne returned home and formed the band 54-40 with Merritt and drummer Ian Franey. The band played their first gig in Coquitlam on December 8, 1980, the night John Lennon was killed. That same year, they made their first recordings for the Mo-Da-Mu label, with four tracks appearing on the independent compilation LP Things Are Still Coming Ashore, which also featured music by Vancouver bands Animal Slaves and Junco Run. In June 1982, the band released the EP Selection. Shortly after the release of Selection, Franey left the band. Franey was replaced by Darryl Neudorf and Phil Comparelli was added on guitar, trumpet and vocals. The band recorded the album Set the Fire in 1983, releasing it in 1984. Neudorf, frustrated with the band's prolonged time in the studio and away from the road, left the band in 1985. He was replaced by Matt Johnson.
The band's self-titled second album, released in 1986 through Warner/Reprise Records, began to attract attention from radio and record buyers across Canada, with the singles "Baby Ran" and "I Go Blind" gaining significant college radio airplay. Dave Osborne (keyboards, harmonica), toured and recorded with the band from 1987 to 1993. The band's third album, Show Me, became their commercial breakthrough in Canada, with the hits "One Day in Your Life" and "One Gun".
Although the band was popular on college radio in the United States, they never had a commercial breakthrough, and Warner dropped 54-40 in 1990. In 1991, the band released the compilation album, Sweeter Things. Also during that year, the band signed a deal with Sony and released Dear Dear in 1992. It was the band's first album to be certified Gold in Canada and was certified Platinum in 1993. The band released Smilin' Buddha Cabaret in 1994 and Trusted by Millions in 1996, both of which would later be certified Platinum.
The band's song "I Go Blind" was covered in the mid-1990s by American band Hootie & the Blowfish, and the cover was featured on the first soundtrack to the TV series Friends. The song also appears on two compilations released by the band: 2000's Scattered, Smothered and Covered and 2003's The Best of Hootie & the Blowfish (1993 Thru 2003). Royalties from the Hootie and the Blowfish cover enabled the band to build their own recording studio in Vancouver.
Dave Genn, formerly of Matthew Good Band, joined 54-40 in 2003. In February 2005, it was announced that Comparelli left the band for personal reasons.[4] That same year, 54-40 signed with True North Records.
In 2010, to celebrate the band's 30 years together and almost 25 years since their first commercial album The Green Album, the band went on a promotional concert tour with a two-set act. The first set was The Green Album from start to finish. The second set was one song from every album since, with the exception of Dear Dear where they played two songs. 54-40 also performed a new song from their upcoming record, Lost in the City, which was released on June 14, 2011.[5]
In January 2016, the band released a greatest hits album titled La Difference: A History Unplugged. Tracks included "One Day In Your Life", "I Go Blind", and "Ocean Pearl". The album was released through eOne Music. The band then set out on a month-long theatre tour across Canada to support the album. In 2017 they played at Peachfest in Penticton.[6]
In 2018 54-40 performed with fiddler Daniel Lapp, both locally[7] and also as the opening band at Ottawa's CityFolk Festival.[8]
Lead singer Neil Osborne began playing shows with his daughter, singer-songwriter Kandle, billing themselves as A Family Curse, self-described as "pure folk-art worked from found objects (something old, something new)."[9] A Toronto show took place May 8, 2019[10] at the intimate and tiny 20-capacity Radical Road Brewing Co. The father-daughter duo played later that year on August 7, 2019[11] as part of Roy Thompson Hall's Live on the Patio[12] series, also in Toronto. These shows were bookended by shows in Montréal, where Kandle resides, in February[13] and August[14] 2019.
54-40 played the legendary Horseshoe Tavern's 72nd anniversary party[15] on December 6, 2019. Sam Cash, son of Toronto post-punk musician turned city politician Andrew Cash, opened the show.
Members
Current
- Neil Osborne – vocals, rhythm guitar (1980–present), lead guitar (1981–1983)
- Dave Genn – lead guitar (2003–present)
- Brad Merrit – bass (1980–present)
- Matt Johnson – drums (1986–present)
- David Osborne - organ, saxophone, harmonica (2015-present)
Former
- Ian Franey – drums (1980–1983)
- Phil Comparelli – lead guitar, vocals, trumpet (1983–2005)
- Darryl Neudorf – drums (1983–1986)
Timeline
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Discography
Albums
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|
CAN
[18] | CAN
Rock/Alt.
[19] | CAN Content (Cancon)
[20] |
|---|
| 1984 | "Set the Fire" | — | — | — | Set the Fire |
| "What To Do Now" | — | — | — |
| "Broken Pieces" | — | — | — |
| 1986 | "Baby Ran" | — | — | — | 54-40 |
| "I Go Blind" | — | — | — |
| "I Wanna Know" | — | — | — |
| 1987 | "Walk In Line" | — | — | — | Show Me |
| 1988 | "One Day in Your Life" | 90 | — | — |
| "One Gun" | — | — | 30 |
| 1989 | "Miss You" | 50 | — | — | Fight for Love |
| "Baby, Have Some Faith" | — | — | 1 |
| 1990 | "Over My Head" | — | — | 1 |
| 1992 | "Nice to Luv You" | 30 | — | 4 | Dear Dear |
| "She La" | 38 | — | — |
| "Music Man" | 40 | — | 5 |
| 1993 | "You Don't Get Away (That Easy)" | 52 | — | 7 |
| "We Are, We Pretend" | — | — | 2 |
| 1994 | "Blame Your Parents" | 13 | — | — | Smilin' Buddha Cabaret |
| "Assoholic" | 56 | — | — |
| "Ocean Pearl" | 22 | — | — |
| "Lucy" | — | — | — |
| 1995 | "Radio Luv Song" | — | — | — |
| 1996 | "Love You All" | 20 | 7 | — | Trusted by Millions |
| "Lies to Me" | 19 | 5 | — |
| "Crossing a Canyon" | 30 | — | — |
| 1997 | "I Love Candy" | 61 | — | — |
| 1998 | "Since When" | 11 | 2 | — | Since When |
| "Lost and Lazy" | 87 | 8 | — |
| 2000 | "Casual Viewin'" | 48 | 3 | — | Casual Viewin |
| "Unbend" | — | — | — |
| 2001 | "Blue Sky" | — | — | — |
| 2002 | "Love Rush" | — | — | — | Radio Love Songs: The Singles Collection |
| "Plenty Emotion" | — | — | — |
| 2003 | "Animal in Pain" | — | — | — | Goodbye Flatland |
| "Take Me Out" | — | — | — |
| "Ride" | — | — | — |
| "Wish I Knew" | — | — | — |
| 2005 | "Easy to Love" | — | 10 | — | Yes to Everything |
| "Golden Sun" | — | — | — |
| 2008 | "Snap" | — | 47 | — | Northern Soul |
| 2011 | "Lost in the City" | — | — | — | Lost in the City |
| 2014 | "The Waiting" | — | — | — | Keep On Walking |
| 2017 | "Keep On Walking" | — | — | — |
| "Sucker for Your Love" | — | — | — |
| 2021 | "Embassy Supreme" | — | — | — | |
Live
Compilations
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
|---|
CAN
[21] | CAN
|
|---|
| 1981 | Things Are Still Coming Ashore | - | - |
| 1991 | | 39 | Platinum |
| 1997 | | - | - |
| 2001 | Casual Viewin' USA | - | - |
| 2002 | | 48 | - |
| 2005 | The Essentials | - | - |
| 2016 | | - | - | |
DVDs
- 2006 – This Is Here This Is Now
External links
Notes and References
- News: Damas . Jason . 54-40 - Casual Viewin' USA Album Reviews, Songs & More AllMusic . 3 February 2024 . Allmusic . en.
- Web site: PAST NOMINEES + WINNERS. junoawards.ca. May 7, 2020.
- Web site: NIELSEN MUSIC & BILLBOARD PRESENT CANADA 150 CHARTS. bdsradio.com. 28. January 2, 2020. January 2, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200102202137/https://bdsradio.com/pd/docs/Nielsen_Canadian150_2017_vs2.pdf. dead.
- Web site: 54-40 Guitarist To Be Replaced By Former Matthew Good Ax-Man. https://web.archive.org/web/20060306121832/http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2005/02/1702.cfm. dead. March 6, 2006. Chart Attack. February 10, 2019.
- Web site: The Official Website of 54•40 – 54•40 Canada's Band. 5440.com. January 22, 2020.
- https://www.pentictonwesternnews.com/entertainment/54-40-rocks-the-fest/ "54-40 rocks the fest"
- https://www.coastreporter.net/entertainment/arts-entertainment/54-40-pull-all-the-right-strings-1.23210136 "54-40 pull all the right strings"
- https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/local-arts/cityfolk-review-54-40-puts-a-tasty-new-spin-on-its-old-hits "CityFolk review: 54-40 puts a tasty new spin on its old hits"
- Web site: Yvonne Matsell presents an evening with A Family Curse. 2020-07-08. EventBrite.
- Web site: Yvonne Matsell presents an evening with A Family Curse. 2020-07-08. EventBrite.
- Web site: A Family Curse - Roy Thompson Hall. 2020-07-08. Roy Thompson Hall. 2020-07-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20200708210605/https://www.roythomsonhall.com/tickets/a-family-curse/. dead.
- Web site: Neil (54-40) and Kandle Osborne at Roy Thompson Hall patio. 2020-07-08. Toronto.com.
- Web site: Kandle & Neil Osborne present A Family Curse. 2020-07-08. Le Point de Vente.
- Web site: A Family Curse (Kandle & Neil Osborne) in Montreal. 2020-07-08. Eventful Montreal.
- Web site: The Horseshoe Tavern's 72nd Birthday Celebration. 2020-07-08. Legendary Horseshoe Tavern calendar.
- Peak positions for 54-40's albums in Canada:
- For "54-40" Top Albums/CDs - Volume 44, No. 18, July 26, 1986. RPM. 2011-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20110921161754/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0703&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. September 21, 2011. dead.
- For "Show Me" Top Albums/CDs - Volume 47, No. 15, January 30, 1988. RPM. 2011-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20110921155317/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0928&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. September 21, 2011. dead.
- For "Fight for Love" Top Albums/CDs - Volume 50, No. 23, October 02 1989. RPM. 2011-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023084530/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.6588&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. 2012-10-23. dead.
- For "Dear Dear" Top Albums/CDs - Volume 55, No. 26, June 27, 1992. RPM. 2011-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20110921184511/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2171&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. September 21, 2011. dead.
- For "Smilin' Buddha Cabaret" Top Albums/CDs - Volume 59, No. 14, April 25, 1994. RPM. 2011-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023084619/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2455&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. October 23, 2012. dead.
- For "Trusted by Millions" Top Albums/CDs - Volume 63, No. 15, May 27, 1996. RPM. 2011-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20110921172412/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2981&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. September 21, 2011. dead.
- For "Since When" Top Albums/CDs - Volume 67, No. 17, July 20, 1998. RPM. 2011-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20121019082100/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3631&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. 2012-10-19. dead.
- For "Casual Viewin'" Top Albums/CDs - Volume 71, No. 20, September 18, 2000. RPM. 2011-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023093204/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.7159&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. October 23, 2012. dead.
- Web site: Gold/Platinum. Music Canada. June 3, 2021.
- Peak positions for 54-40's singles on Singles Chart:
- For "One Day in Your Life" Top Singles - Volume 48, No. 3, May 07 1988. RPM. 2011-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023093359/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.8939&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. 2012-10-23. dead.
- For "Miss You" Top Singles - Volume 51, No. 1 Nov 04, 1989. RPM. August 8, 2021.
- For "Nice to Luv You" Top Singles - Volume 55, No. 26, June 27, 1992. RPM. 2011-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20121019062900/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2172&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. October 19, 2012. dead. mdy-all.
- For "She La" Top Singles - Volume 56, No. 13, September 26, 1992. RPM. 2011-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20110921173143/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.1949&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. September 21, 2011. dead. mdy-all.
- For "Music Man" Top Singles - Volume 56, No. 25, December 19, 1992. RPM. 2011-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023093424/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.1836&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. October 23, 2012. dead.
- For "You Don't Get Away (That Easy)" Top Singles - Volume 57, No. 11, March 27, 1993. RPM. 2011-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023093430/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.7092&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. October 23, 2012. dead.
- For "Blame Your Parents" HITS OF THE WORLD. Billboard. 7 May 1994. 2018-12-21.
- For "Assoholic" Top Singles - Volume 60, No. 7, September 05 1994. RPM. 2011-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023093436/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2585&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. 2012-10-23. dead.
- For "Ocean Pearl" Top Singles - Volume 60, No. 22, December 19, 1994. RPM. 2011-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20110921190114/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2694&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. September 21, 2011. dead. mdy-all.
- For "Love You All" Top Singles - Volume 63, No. 20, July 01 1996. RPM. 2011-06-18.
- For "Lies to Me" Top Singles - Volume 64, No. 8, October 07 1996. RPM. 2011-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20121019062729/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.9921&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. 2012-10-19. dead.
- For "Crossing a Canyon" Top Singles - Volume 64, No. 26, March 03 1997. RPM. 2011-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023093454/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.9891&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. 2012-10-23. dead.
- For "I Love Candy" Top Singles - Volume 65, No. 11, May 19, 1997. RPM. 2011-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023093558/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.8280&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. October 23, 2012. dead.
- For "Since When" Top Singles - Volume 67, No. 18, July 27, 1998. RPM. 2011-06-18.
- For "Lost and Lazy" Top Singles - Volume 68, No. 13, January 11, 1999. RPM. 2011-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20110921170958/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.7010&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. September 21, 2011. dead.
- For "Casual Viewin'" Top Singles - Volume 71, No. 19, September 11, 2000. RPM. 2011-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20110921175617/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.7172&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. September 21, 2011. dead.
- Peak positions for 54-40's singles on Rock/Alternative Chart:
- For "Love You All" Rock/Alternative - Volume 63, No. 18, June 17, 1996. RPM. 2011-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20121019062717/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.3003&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. October 19, 2012. dead. mdy-all.
- For "Lies to Me" Rock/Alternative - Volume 64, No. 5, September 16, 1996. RPM. 2011-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20110921165610/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.9519&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. September 21, 2011. dead.
- For "Since When" Rock/Alternative - Volume 67, No. 19, August 03 1998. RPM. 2011-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20121018111806/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3642&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. 2012-10-18. dead.
- For "Lost and Lazy" Rock/Alternative - Volume 68, No. 6, November 02 1998. RPM. 2011-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023093634/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.7037&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. 2012-10-23. dead.
- For "Casual Viewin'" Rock/Alternative - Volume 71, No. 20, September 18, 2000. RPM. 2011-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023093639/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.8712&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. October 23, 2012. dead.
- For "Easy to Love" Web site: RR Canada Rock Top 30. 63. October 11, 2019.
- Peak positions for 54-40's singles on Canadian Content Chart:
- For "One Gun" Canadian Content (Cancon) - Volume 48, No. 24 Oct 01, 1988. RPM. August 8, 2021.
- For "Baby, Have Some Faith" Canadian Content (Cancon) - Volume 51, No. 6, December 09 1989. RPM. 2011-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023093659/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6651&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. 2012-10-23. dead.
- For "Over My Head" Canadian Content (Cancon) - Volume 51, No. 19 Mar 24, 1990. RPM. August 7, 2021.
- For "Nice to Luv You" Canadian Content (Cancon) - Volume 55, No. 19, May 09 1992. RPM. 2011-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20121019081852/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.2118&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. 2012-10-19. dead.
- For "Music Man" Canadian Content (Cancon) - Volume 56, No. 19, November 07 1992. RPM. 2011-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023093735/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.1914&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. 2012-10-23. dead.
- For "You Don't Get Away (That Easy)" Canadian Content (Cancon) - Volume 57, No. 7, February 27, 1993. RPM. 2011-06-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20110921191845/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.1772&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. September 21, 2011. dead.
- For "We Are, We Pretend" Canadian Content (Cancon) - Volume 57, No. 26 Jul 10, 1993. RPM. July 15, 2021.
- Top Albums/CDs - Volume 55, No. 3, December 21, 1991 . RPM . 2010-09-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121023164149/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.1703&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5 . 2012-10-23 . dead .
