Rush - Rush (1974)
Tracklist front / back album covers
Tracks / lyrics written by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson
Side one
1. "Finding My Way" 5:03
2. "Need Some Love" 2:16
3. "Take a Friend" 4:27
4. "Here Again" 7:30
Side two
5. "What You're Doing" 4:19
6. "In the Mood" (Lee) 3:36
7. "Before and After" 5:33
8. "Working Man" 7:07
Geddy Lee – lead vocals, bass
Alex Lifeson – guitars, backing vocals
John Rutsey – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Rush is the debut studio album by the Canadian rock band Rush, released on March 1, 1974, by the band's own label Moon Records in Canada and by Mercury Records in the United States and internationally. This first release shows much of the hard rock sound typical of many of the popular rock bands emerging earlier in the decade. Rush were fans of such bands as Led Zeppelin and Cream, and these influences can be heard in most of the songs on the album.
Original drummer John Rutsey performed all drum parts on the album, but was unable to go on extended tours because of complications with his diabetes and so he retired from the band after the album was released. Rutsey contributed to the album's lyrics, but never submitted the work to the other members of the band. The lyrics were instead entirely composed by vocalist/bassist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson. Rutsey was soon replaced by Neil Peart, who remained the band's drummer as well as its primary lyricist.
