Heads or Tales

Heads or Tales is the fifth studio album by the Canadian progressive rock band Saga and was originally released in 1983. The album was the second of the band's to be produced by Rupert Hine. Although it did not receive the commercial success of the previous collaboration between the band and Hine, both "The Flyer" and "Cat Walk" became respectable radio hits for the band with the album eventually securing gold status in Canada (50,000) and Germany (250,000). A third single from the album, "Scratching the Surface", making a regular appearance in the band's concert line-up during the late-1990s and 2000s as a piano solo played by singer Jim Gilmour during a break by the other band members. The song reached #45 in the Canadian Singles charts, April 1984.

Heads or Tales
Studio album by
Saga
ReleasedSeptember 1983
RecordedThe Farmyard, Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, England
GenreProgressive rock, new wave
Length40:23 (vinyl) / 47:47 (CD)
LabelPortrait, Maze
ProducerRupert Hine
Saga chronology
In Transit
(1982)		 Heads or Tales
(1983)		 Behaviour
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Track listing
Side One
No.TitleLyricsLength
1."The Flyer"Jim Crichton, Michael Sadler3:47
2."Cat Walk"J. Crichton, Jim Gilmour, Ian Crichton4:24
3."The Sound of Strangers"Sadler, J. Crichton, Gilmour, I. Crichton, Steve Negus4:09
4."The Writing"J. Crichton, Sadler4:14
5."Intermission"Sadler, J. Crichton, I. Crichton5:28
Side Two
No.TitleLyricsLength
6."Social Orphan"Sadler, J. Crichton3:24
7."The Vendetta (Still Helpless)"Sadler, J. Crichton, Gilmour, I. Crichton3:55
8."Scratching the Surface"Gilmour, J. Crichton5:26
9."The Pitchman"J. Crichton, Sadler, I. Crichton, Gilmour, Negus5:46
Bonus track (CD only)
No.TitleLength
1."Cat Walk" (Unabridged)7:44

Personnel

Saga:[2]

Production:[2]

  • Judith Salavetz, Spencer Drate – art direction, design
  • Stephen Durke – front and back illustrations artwork
  • Andrew Scarth – assistant engineer
  • Stephen W Tayler – recording and mixing engineer
  • Larry Williams – inner sleeve photography
  • Producer – Rupert Hine
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References
  1. "allmusic ((( Heads or Tales > Overview )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  2. "Saga (3) – Heads Or Tales (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
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