Ipso Facto (album)

Ipso Facto
Studio album by Rik Emmett
Released	October 10, 1992 (1992-10-10)
Recorded	Phase One Studios, 1992
Genre	Rock
Length	60:34
Label	MCA
Producer	Rik Emmett
Rik Emmett chronology
Absolutely (1990) Ipso Facto (1992) The Spiral Notebook (1995)

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Ipso Facto is a studio album by the Canadian rock guitarist Rik Emmett, released in 1992. It was Emmett's second solo studio album.

The album was certified gold in the US by the RIAA, with sales of over 500,000 copies, on April 24, 1993^{[citation needed]} and Platinum, with sales of over one million copies, on July 27, 1999^{[citation needed]}.

Track listing[]

1. "Straight Up" (Rik Emmett) – 5:14
2. "Bang On" (Rik Emmett) – 3:51
3. "Let Love Conquer All" (Rik Emmett) – 4:09
4. "Heaven in Your Heart" (Rik Emmett) – 4:54
5. "Dig a Little Deeper" (Rik Emmett) – 5:11
6. "Lickity Bit" (Rik Emmett) – 2:22
7. "Rainbow Man" (Rik Emmett) – 6:13
8. "Out of the Blue" (Rik Emmett) – 5:42
9. "Meet You There" (Rik Emmett) – 4:50
10. "Can't Lie to Myself" (Rik Emmett) – 4:26
11. "Do Me Good" (Rik Emmett) – 4:36
12. "Calling St. Cecilia" (Rik Emmett) – 3:58
13. "Transition" (Rik Emmett) – 2:06
14. "Woke Up This Morning (Blues In My Fingers)" (Rik Emmett) – 3:01

Personnel[]

• Rik Emmett - Guitars, Synthesizers, Vocals
• Richard Evans - Keyboards
• Colleen Allen - Backing Vocals and Soprano Sax
• Peter Cardinali, Tom Lewis - bass
• Randy Cooke - Percussion
• Greg Critchley - Drums
• Ross Munro - Drum ad Percussion Programming
• Brian Leonard - Shaker, Pandero, Percussion
• Debbie Fleming, Rebecca Jenkins - Backing Vocals
• Dick Armin - Cello

Production[]

• Rik Emmett – producer
• Ed Stone – engineer
• Hugh Cooper – mixing
• Noel Golden – assistant engineer
• Tom Trafalski – assistant engineer
• George Marino – mastering
• Chris Chapman – photography
• Dean Motter – art direction, illustration, design

Singles[]

• "Out of the Blue/Meet You There" - Polystar PSDW 3004; released November 12, 1992 (Japan)
• "Straight Up/Open-ended Interview Rik Emmett" - Duke DSRDS-9232; released October 8, 1992 (Canada)
• "Bang On/Open-ended Interview Rik Emmett" - Duke DSRDS-8121; released October 15, 1992 (Canada)
• "Out of the Blue (Radio Edit)" - Duke Street DSRDS-9265; released January 18, 1993 (Canada)
• "Out of the Blue (Radio Edit)" - Alert Music Inc. DPRO 234; released January 18, 1993 (Canada)
• "Let Love Conquer All" - Alert Music Inc. DPRO 229; released January 11, 1993 (Canada)

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External links[]

• Ipso Facto Entry at the Official Rik Emmett Homepage