As Far as Siam
LP/CD by Red Rider
Released	June 1981
Recorded	1981 (?)
Genre	Rock
Length	34:52
Record label	Capitol Records
Producers	Richard Landis and Michael James Jackson
Professional reviews
All Music Guide review	4/5	link
Red Rider Chronology
Don't Fight It (1980)	As Far as Siam (1981)	Neruda (1983)

As Far as Siam is the second studio album by the Canadian rock band Red Rider, which was released in 1981 (see 1981 in music). The album was recorded at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles.

The album reached #65 on Billboard's Pop Albums chart in 1981.

"Lunatic Fringe", the band's most famous song, is about the assassination of John Lennon.

Track listing

1. "Lunatic Fringe" (Cochrane) - 4:20
2. "Cowboys in Hong Kong (As Far as Siam)" (Cochrane/Greer/Baker) - 4:06
3. "Only Game in Town" (Cochrane) - 3:18
4. "Thru the Curtain" (Cochrane/Baker/Jones/Boynton/Greer) - 3:17
5. "What Have You Got to do (To Get Off Tonight)" (Cochrane) - 3:18
6. "Ships" (Cochrane) - 4:36
7. "Caught in the Middle" (Cochrane) - 4:25
8. "Don't Let Go of Me" (Cochrane) - 3:56
9. "Laughing Man" (Cochrane/Jones) - 3:36

Personnel

• Tom Cochrane - lead vocals, rhythm, guitar
• Ken Greer - electric, steel and six string guitars, piano, organ
• Jeff Jones - bass guitar, background vocals
• Peter Boynton - piano, synthesizers, organ, vocals
• Rob Baker - drums, percussion, harmonica

studio musicians:

• Peter Wolf - synthesizers
• Jai Winding - keyboards
• George Doering - acoustic guitar
• Charlie Calello - string arrangements on "Ships"