Young and Restless (Prism album)

1980 studio album by Prism

Young and Restless

Studio album by

Prism

Released| May 1980
Studio| Little Mountain Sound Studios (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
Genre|

* Rock
* arena rock
* soft rock

Length| 37:48
Label| Capitol
Producer|

* Bruce Fairbairn
* Prism

Prism chronology
| Armageddon
(1979)  | Young and Restless
(1980)  | All the Best From Prism
(1980)

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Singles from  Young and Restless

1. "Young and Restless"
Released: 1980
2. "American Music"
Released: 1980

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]

Young and Restless is the fourth studio album by Canadian rock band Prism, released in May 1980 by Capitol Records. The album is notably the band's last studio album to feature lead vocalist Ron Tabak, and it is also the last album to feature their long-time producer, Bruce Fairbairn.

The album was viewed negatively by the majority of music critics. It was also a commercial disappointment, being their first album failing to chart on the Billboard 200. However, in 1980, Young and Restless did achieve Platinum status in Canada (in excess of 100,000 copies sold).

## Critical reception

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In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Mike DeGagne wrote of the album "The solid instrumental sound and confident songwriting that they produced on their last recording have somehow disappeared, and even John Hall's synthesizers can't muster any redemption amongst the album's filler. Young & Restless showed signs of the band declining in all aspects, which was later confirmed on Prism's future releases."[1]

## Track listing

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Side one

1. "American Music" (Lindsay Mitchell) – 3:55
2. "Young and Restless" (Al Harlow, Mitchell) – 3:23
3. "Satellite" (Harlow, Mitchell) – 3:26
4. "Party Line" (Mitchell) – 3:23
5. "Acid Rain" (Mitchell) – 4:35

Side two

1.   2. "Another World" (Harlow, Mitchell) – 4:38
3. "The Visitor" (Mitchell) – 2:59
4. "Deception" (Harlow) – 3:46
5. "Hideaway" (Harlow) – 3:57
6. "Runnin' for Cover" (Rocket Norton, Timothy McHugh) – 3:38

Renaissance Records bonus tracks (2019)

1.   2. "Cover Girl"
3. "See Forever Eyes (live)"
4. "Spaceship Superstar (live)"
5. "Take Me to the Kaptin (live)"
6. "Flyin' (live)"

## Personnel

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Credits are adapted from the Young and Restless liner notes.[2]

Prism

* Ron Tabak — lead vocals
* John Hall — keyboards
* Lindsay Mitchell — guitars, backing vocals
* Rocket Norton — drums
* Al Harlow — bass guitar, guitars, backing vocals

Additional musician

* Bruce Fairbairn — horn section

Production

* Bruce Fairbairn — producer
* Prism — producer
* Bob Rock — engineer
* Mike Fraser — engineer
* Doug Grover — engineer

## Charts

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Chart (1980)  | Peak
position

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Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[3] | 9

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Canada (Music Canada)[4] | Platinum  | 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Young & Restless - Prism | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
2. ^ Young and Restless (CD booklet). Prism. Capitol Records. 1980.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
3. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0212a". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
4. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Prism – Young and Restless". Music Canada.

* https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_paged=791

## External links

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* Young and Restless at Discogs (list of releases)

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Prism

* Al Harlow
* Gary Grace
* Marc Gladstone
* Tad Goddard

Former members

Jim Vallance
Ron Tabak
John Hall
Lindsay Mitchell
Tom Lavin
Ab Bryant
Rocket Norton
Henry Small
Paul Warren
John Trivers
Robyn Robbins
Doug Maddick
Darcy Deutsch
Andy Lorimer
Steve-O
Timothy B. Hewitt

Studio albums|

* Prism (1977)
* See Forever Eyes (1978)
* Armageddon (1979)
* Young and Restless (1980)
* Small Change (1981)
* Beat Street (1983)
* Jericho (1993)
* Big Black Sky (2008)

Live albums|

* Live Tonite (1978)

Compilations|

* All the Best from Prism (1980)
* Over 60 Minutes with... Prism (1988)

Singles|

* "Spaceship Superstar"
* "Take Me to the Kaptin"
* "Take Me Away"
* "Don't Let Him Know"
* "Turn On Your Radar"

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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