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Helix - Breaking Loose



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Release date: 1979
Style: Hard rock, Heavy metal

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01. I Could Never Leave
02. Don't Hide Your Love
03. Down In The City
04. Crazy Women
05. Billy Oxygen
06. Here I Go Again
07. You're A Woman Now
08. Wish I Could Be There

Additional info
This was the first independent album, recorded in 1979 at Springfield Studios in Springfield, Ontario. It was an old schoolhouse which had been converted into a recording studio by Bob Leth and Brian Ferryman. (Brian Ferryman would later go on to be the manager of Michel Wright, the Canadian country star.) The album was financed by our manager Bill Seip, Brent's parents, Bob's parents, and Bob's grandmother.

Another interesting note about this album is that Lydia Taylor, who would later win a Canadian Juno award for "Female Vocalist of the Year" sang background vocals on "You're A Woman Now". This song would become our first U.S. "hit", although only in Texas, and would lead to our first tour of that state.

In 1999 the Breaking Loose album was released for the first time in it's original form on CD.

It is interesting to note that when Helix recorded this album it was unheard of to release an "Indie" album. They sold nearly 15,000 copies of this album from the stage between sets.



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