Editing Breaking Curfew

{{Infobox album
| name       = Breaking Curfew
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Red Rider]]
| cover      = Red_Rider_Breaking_Curfew.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = September 1984
| recorded   = November 1983&nbsp;– February 1984
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| length     = {{duration|m=37|s=18}}
| label      = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| producer   = [[David Tickle]], [[Tom Cochrane]], [[Ken Greer]]<br><small>(except tracks 1 and 8: produced by Tom Cochrane and Ken Greer)</small>
| prev_title = [[Neruda (album)|Neruda]]
| prev_year  = 1983
| next_title = [[Tom Cochrane and Red Rider]]
| next_year  = 1986
| misc       = {{Singles
| name        = Breaking Curfew
| type        = studio
| single1     = [[Young Thing, Wild Dreams (Rock Me)]]
| single1date = 1984
| single2     = Breaking Curfew
| single2date = 1984
}}
}}

{{Album ratings | rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}} <ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r67777|pure_url=yes}}</ref>
| noprose = 
}}

'''''Breaking Curfew''''' is the fourth studio album by the [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[rock music|rock]] band [[Red Rider]], released in 1984 (see [[1984 in music]]). The album was recorded and mixed at ''[[Metalworks Studios]]'' and ''E.S.P. Studio'' in [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]] and ''Startling Studios'' in [[England]].

''Breaking Curfew'' reached #137 on Billboard's 200 chart in 1984 assisted by the single "[[Young Thing, Wild Dreams (Rock Me)]]"  which hit #44 on the Canadian charts and #71 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. "Breaking Curfew" also hit #93 in Canada.

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| all_writing     = [[Tom Cochrane]] except where noted
| title1          = Whipping Boy
| length1         = 3:12
| title2          = [[Young Thing, Wild Dreams (Rock Me)]]
| length2         = 3:32
| title3          = One Way Out
| writer3         = Cochrane, [[Ken Greer]], Goldenberg
| length3         = 3:53
| title4          = Among the Ruins (I'll Be Here)
| length4         = 4:34
| title5          = Breaking Curfew
| length5         = 3:43
| title6          = Someone's Watching
| length6         = 4:00
| title7          = Shake Monster
| length7         = 4:45
| title8          = Beacon Hill
| length8         = 4:51
| title9          = Hold Tight
| length9         = 4:38
}}

==Personnel==
* [[Tom Cochrane]] – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards
* [[Ken Greer]] – [[guitar]]s, keyboards, backing vocals
* Rob Baker – [[Drum kit|drums]], [[Percussion instrument|percussion]]
* [[Jeff Jones (bassist)|Jeff Jones]] – [[bass guitar]], backing vocals
* [[John Webster (musician)|John Webster]] – keyboards

;Additional personnel
* [[Steve Sexton (composer)|Steve Sexton]] – [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]]
* Earle Seymour – [[saxophone]]
* Rough Maids – backing vocals
* Norman Moore – art direction and design
* Beverly Parker – [[photography]]

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! Chart (1984)
! Peak<br/>position
|-
{{Album chart|Canada|45|chartid=6800|artist=Red Rider|album=Breaking Curfew|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 12, 2025}}
|-
{{Album chart|Billboard200|137|artist=Red Rider|rowheader=true|accessdate=March 12, 2025}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051025182341/http://www.tomcochrane.com/pages/lyrics/lyrics.htm Lyrics]
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[[Category:Red Rider albums]]
[[Category:1984 albums]]
[[Category:Capitol Records albums]]


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