Ipso Facto (album)

Ipso Facto is a studio album by the Canadian rock guitarist Rik Emmett, released in 1992. It was Emmett's second solo studio album.

Ipso Facto
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 10, 1992 (1992-10-10)
RecordedPhase One Studios, 1992
GenreRock
Length60:34
LabelMCA
ProducerRik Emmett
Rik Emmett chronology
Absolutely
(1990)
Ipso Facto
(1992)
The Spiral Notebook
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The album was certified gold in the US by the RIAA, with sales of over 500,000 copies, on April 24, 1993 and Platinum, with sales of over one million copies, on July 27, 1999.

Track listing

  1. "Straight Up" (Rik Emmett) 5:14
  2. "Bang On" (Rik Emmett) 3:51
  3. "Let Love Conquer All" (Rik Emmett) 4:09
  4. "Heaven in Your Heart" (Rik Emmett) 4:54
  5. "Dig a Little Deeper" (Rik Emmett) 5:11
  6. "Lickity Bit" (Rik Emmett) 2:22
  7. "Rainbow Man" (Rik Emmett) 6:13
  8. "Out of the Blue" (Rik Emmett) 5:42
  9. "Meet You There" (Rik Emmett) 4:50
  10. "Can't Lie to Myself" (Rik Emmett) 4:26
  11. "Do Me Good" (Rik Emmett) 4:36
  12. "Calling St. Cecilia" (Rik Emmett) 3:58
  13. "Transition" (Rik Emmett) 2:06
  14. "Woke Up This Morning (Blues In My Fingers)" (Rik Emmett) 3:01

Personnel

  • Rik Emmett - Guitars, Synthesizers, Vocals
  • Richard Evans - Keyboards
  • Colleen Allen - Backing Vocals and Soprano Sax
  • Peter Cardinali, Tom Lewis - bass
  • Randy Cooke - Percussion
  • Greg Critchley - Drums
  • Ross Munro - Drum ad Percussion Programming
  • Brian Leonard - Shaker, Pandero, Percussion
  • Debbie Fleming, Rebecca Jenkins - Backing Vocals
  • Dick Armin - Cello

Production

  • Rik Emmett producer
  • Ed Stone engineer
  • Hugh Cooper mixing
  • Noel Golden assistant engineer
  • Tom Trafalski assistant engineer
  • George Marino mastering
  • Chris Chapman photography
  • Dean Motter art direction, illustration, design

Singles

  • "Out of the Blue/Meet You There" - Polystar PSDW 3004; released November 12, 1992 (Japan)
  • "Straight Up/Open-ended Interview Rik Emmett" - Duke DSRDS-9232; released October 8, 1992 (Canada)
  • "Bang On/Open-ended Interview Rik Emmett" - Duke DSRDS-8121; released October 15, 1992 (Canada)
  • "Out of the Blue (Radio Edit)" - Duke Street DSRDS-9265; released January 18, 1993 (Canada)
  • "Out of the Blue (Radio Edit)" - Alert Music Inc. DPRO 234; released January 18, 1993 (Canada)
  • "Let Love Conquer All" - Alert Music Inc. DPRO 229; released January 11, 1993 (Canada)

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
October 18, 1992 Canada 33
November 8, 1992 The Billboard 200 88

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1992 "Dig a Little Deeper" Pop Singles 66
1992 "Straight Up" Pop Singles
1992 "Out of the Blue" Pop Singles 88
1992 "Heaven in Your Heart" Pop Singles 44
1992 "Bang On" Pop Singles 48

Notes

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