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Chronicles is a double compilation album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1990. The collection was the band's first album to be released in the 1990s, though it was assembled without the participation of the band. A companion edition of Rush music videos from 1981 to 1987, titled Chronicles: The Video Collection, was also released on VHS and laserdisc on October 23, 1990. The video edition was re-released on a single DVD in 2001, titled Rush Chronicles – The DVD Collection, with two additional video tracks that are hidden Easter eggs.

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Finding My Way"Rush (1974)5:07
2."Working Man"Rush7:11
3."Fly by Night"Fly by Night (1975)3:21
4."Anthem"Fly by Night4:24
5."Bastille Day"Caress of Steel (1975)4:39
6."Lakeside Park"Caress of Steel4:10
7."2112": "Overture" (4:31)/"The Temples of Syrinx" (2:16)2112 (1976)6:47
8."What You're Doing" (live)All the World's a Stage (1976)5:41
9."A Farewell to Kings"A Farewell to Kings (1977)5:52
10."Closer to the Heart"A Farewell to Kings2:54
11."The Trees"Hemispheres (1978)4:40
12."La Villa Strangiato”"Hemispheres9:36
13."Freewill"Permanent Waves (1980)5:25
14."The Spirit of Radio"Permanent Waves4:57
Total length:74:46
Disc two
No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Tom Sawyer"Moving Pictures (1981)4:37
2."Red Barchetta"Moving Pictures6:09
3."Limelight"Moving Pictures4:22
4."A Passage to Bangkok" (live)Exit... Stage Left (1981)3:47
5."Subdivisions"Signals (1982)5:34
6."New World Man"Signals3:42
7."Distant Early Warning"Grace Under Pressure (1984)4:58
8."Red Sector A"Grace Under Pressure5:12
9."The Big Money"Power Windows (1985)5:35
10."Manhattan Project"Power Windows5:06
11."Force Ten"Hold Your Fire (1987)4:33
12."Time Stand Still"Hold Your Fire5:10
13."Mystic Rhythms" (live)A Show of Hands (1989)5:42
14."Show Don't Tell"Presto (1989)5:00
Total length:68:56

Personnel

  • Geddy Lee – bass, synthesizer, vocals
  • Alex Lifeson – acoustic and electric guitars
  • Neil Peart – drums, percussion (all tracks except "Finding My Way" and "Working Man")
  • John Rutsey – drums ("Finding My Way" and "Working Man" only)
  • Aimee Mann - backing vocals on "Time Stand Still"

Charts

Chart (1990)Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)38
UK Albums (OCC)42
US Billboard 20051

Video Track listing

  1. Closer to the Heart
  2. The Trees
  3. Limelight
  4. Tom Sawyer
  5. Red Barchetta
  6. Subdivisions
  7. Distant Early Warning
  8. Red Sector A
  9. The Big Money
  10. Mystic Rhythms
  11. Time Stand Still
  12. Lock and Key
  13. The Enemy Within
  14. Afterimage

Notes

Certifications

Album

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)2× Platinum200,000^
United States (RIAA)2× Platinum2,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

DVD

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)Gold5,000^
United States (RIAA)Platinum100,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.