Truest Inspiration

Truest Inspiration
Studio album by The Northern Pikes
Released	2001
Recorded	August – October 2000, The Rogue, Toronto, ON
Genre	Rock
Label	Square Dog (Independent)
Producer	David Baxter
The Northern Pikes chronology
Live (2000) Truest Inspiration (2001) It's a Good Life (2003)

Truest Inspiration is the sixth studio album by The Northern Pikes released in 2001. This was their first album of new music since they reformed in 1999 after a 6-year break.

Following the release of

, but found themselves enjoying the more relaxed independence of making their own schedule that they continued touring.

After a live album called Live released in 2000, the band decided to record a new album in the latter half of 2000. No longer signed to Virgin Records, the album was released independently by the band's Square Dog management group.

Track listing

1. "Echo Off The Beach" (Bryan Potvin) - 4:13
2. "Little Boy Kelly" (Merl Bryck & Neil Morgan) - 2:37
3. "Swirl" (Jay Semko) - 5:56
4. "Christ" (Bryck) - 4:08
5. "I Can't Compare" (Potvin) - 3:53
6. "Favourite Cousin (Still In Prison)" (Semko) - 4:21
7. "Out Of Love" (Bryck) - 3:52
8. "Michigan" (Potvin) - 4:41
9. "Head First" (Semko) - 4:02
10. "Colour Into Colour" (Bryck) - 4:21
11. "Beautiful Music" (Semko) - 5:28

Album credits

Personnel

• Jay Semko - vocals, bass
• Bryan Potvin - vocals, guitars
• Merl Bryck - vocals, rhythm guitar
• Don Schmid - drums, percussion

Additional Personnel

• Melanie Doane - vocals, violin on 10
• Jack Lenz - piano, hammond organ on 2,11
• Bob Egan - pedal steel on 4,6
• Jim McGrath - programming on 1,5,7,8
• David Baxter - additional guitar, bass, keyboards & other cool stuff

Production

• David Baxter - Producer
• James Paul & J Elliot - Engineers
• James Paul - Mixer
• Phil Demetro - mastering at The Lacquer Channel

References

• Liner notes from The Northern Pikes:Truest Inspiration.