See Forever Eyes

1978 studio album by Prism

See Forever Eyes

Studio album by

Prism

Released

June 1978

Recorded

January–May 1978

Studio

Mushroom Studios, Vancouver, Little Mountain Sound Studios, Vancouver, Pinewood Studios

Genre

Rock
pop rock
arena rock

Length

39:22

Label

GRT

Producer

Bruce Fairbairn

Prism chronology

Prism
(1977)

See Forever Eyes
(1978)

Live Tonite (1978 Radio Promo)
(1978)

Singles from See Forever Eyes

"Take Me Away"
Released: 1978
"Flyin'"
Released: 1978
"See Forever Eyes"
Released: 1978
"You're Like the Wind"
Released: 1978

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

See Forever Eyes is the second studio album by the Canadian rock band Prism.^[2] It was originally released in 1978 by GRT. The album was recorded over a period of five months in 1978, at Mushroom Studios, Vancouver, at Little Mountain Sound Studios, Vancouver, and at Pinewood Studios. It was produced by the future multi-award-winning producer Bruce Fairbairn.

The album was received negatively by music critics, while other reviewers noted good points to the album. It was also a commercial failure, peaking at number 158 on the Billboard 200. However, Prism found some moderate success with the song "Flyin'". The single peaked at 53 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

Composition

The songs "N-N-N-No!" and "You're Like The Wind" were both credited to Jim Vallance under the pseudonym Rodney Higgs as their songwriter. Their bassist Allan Harlow contributed two songs, "Flyin'" and "Take Me Away". Their keyboardist John Hall and guitarist Lindsay Mitchell joined to write the title track "See Forever Eyes".

Track listing

"Hello" (Clifford "Skip" Prest, Ken McColl) - 2:48
"Flyin'" (Al Harlow) - 4:33
"Nickels and Dimes" (Lindsay Mitchell, Harlow) - 4:08
"Crime Wave" (Mitchell) - 4:35
"You're Like The Wind" (Rodney Higgs) - 3:44
"N-N-N-No!" (Higgs) - 2:51
"Take Me Away" (Harlow) - 3:17
"You're My Reason" (Michael Koren) - 3:36
"Just Like Me" (Harlow, Mitchell, Rocket Norton, John Hall, Ron Tabak) - 4:40
"See Forever Eyes" (Mitchell, Hall) - 5:10

Personnel

Prism

Ron Tabak - lead vocals
Lindsay Mitchell - guitars, backing vocals
Rocket Norton - drums
John Hall - keyboards, backing vocals
Al Harlow - bass guitar, rhythm guitar, backing vocals

Production

Producer: Bruce Fairbairn
Engineers: Rolf Hennemann, Keith Stein, Jefferson Turner
Assistant engineers: Roger Monk, Jeff Tolman
Art direction: James O'Mara
Photography: Peter Beard, James O'Mara

Sales and chart performance

Peak positions

Album - Billboard (United States)

Year	Chart	Position
1978	Billboard 200	158

Singles - Billboard (United States)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1978	"Flyin'"	Billboard Hot 100	53^[3]

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[4]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "See Forever Eyes - Prism | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
^ LeBlanc, Larry (May 29, 1999). "Veteran producer Bruce Fairbairn dead at 49". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 22. p. 15.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 678.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Prism – See Forever Eyes". Music Canada.