Skydiggers – Restless

Restless, released in 1992, proved to be Skydiggers' most commercially successful album, peaking at #34 on the RPM Album Charts. Although AllMusic gave it only 3 stars out of 5, Restless garnered Skydiggers the Most Promising Group laurels at the 1993 Juno Awards.

I'm trying to remember when and where I saw Skydiggers live – probably at one of those outdoor festivals we used to drag the kids to on a summer day to hear the latest Canadian bands. The late 1980s/early 1990s were a great time for Canadian music, as Michael Barclay, Ian A.D. Jack and Jason Schneider ably argue in their glorious tome, Have Not Been the Same: The Can-Rock Renaissance 1985–1995, and as a perusal of the RPM Charts of the time reveals.

"A Penny More" (#27 Adult Contemporary, #36 Hit Singles) and "Feel You Closer" were released as singles, while "It's Sunday Pouring Down Rain" gets a spin on my stereo whenever it is and it is.

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Track Listing

1. "Accusations" (Skydiggers) – 2:42
2. "Feel You Closer" (Peter Cash) – 2:24
3. "A Penny More" (Josh Finlayson, Andy Maize) – 4:15
4. "Restless (It's Alright)" (Josh Finlayson, Andy Maize) – 2:33
5. "This Old Town" (Peter Cash) – 2:42
6. "Swamp Boogie" (Peter Cash) – 3:11
7. "Don't Blame it On Me" (Peter Cash) – 3:22
8. "I Don't Know Why" (Peter Cash) – 3:56
9. "I Don't Want To Talk About It" (Josh Finlayson, Andy Maize) – 4:54
10. "Just Before the Rain" (Peter Cash) – 2:34
11. "Slow Burning Fire" (Jan Buckingham) – 3:24
12. "It's Sunday Pouring Down Rain" (Peter Cash) – 2:42
13. "She'd Calm Down" (Skydiggers) – 3:02

Personnel

• Andy Maize – vocals
• Peter Cash – vocals, guitars
• Josh Finlayson – guitar, vocals
• Ronny Von Johnny – bass
• Wayne Stokes – drums, vocals