Description

City of Refuge is the sophomore album by the Canadian progressive hard rock band Love Chapter Band, released on Tunesmith Records in 1979.

Tunesmith is indeed the proper label for City Of Refuge as the band cuts loose even further and with more consistency. Although they’re not about to challenge powerhouse label-mates like Barnabas, Amaziah and Stronghold, one would be hard pressed to call this a bad album. Those two easy-grooved soft cuts with female vocals might cause a die-hard rocker to look the other way, but aggressive songs like «It’s Your Friends», «Don’t Pull That Trigger», «Give It Up» and the seven-minute title opus show the group in top form with progressive rock flourishes and exciting hard-rock guitar and synthesizer interaction. Comes in a very striking gate-fold cover. [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th edition]

LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “It’s Your Friends” – 5:23
A2. “Don’t Get Caught” – 3:32
A3. “What Does It Take” – 3:12
A4. “Don’t Pull That Trigger” – 5:00
A5. “Just When” – 2:49

Side Two
B1. “Stepping Stones” – 3:23
B2. “Give It Up” – 3:36
B3. “Learn To Lean” – 3:17
B4. “City Of Refuge” – 7:03