Ariel Records

Ariel Records was a Toronto-based Canadian independent label active from the late 1970s through the 1980s. Closely associated with songwriter, musician, and producer Timothy Chipman, the label issued releases by Darkstar, The Foxrun Band, Joey Barnett, Sierra Blue, The Play, Chimera, and Shadowdance Theatre.

The catalogue reflects a self-contained Toronto studio circle, with many of the same musicians, songs, and production connections appearing across different projects. Though modest in commercial reach, Ariel Records documented a distinctive run of independent Canadian rock, pop, AOR, and studio-based recordings outside the major-label system.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Darkstar	Postcard from Jamaica	Escape Routines	04:06
Darkstar	Magical Girl	Into the Heartland	03:12
Timothy Chipman	The Colour of Midnight	Shadowdance Theatre	03:32
The Play	Waiting for Nancy Drew	Love Can be a Friend b/w Waiting for Nancy Drew	03:09
Sierra Blue	Crazy Rumours	Crazy Rumours b/w Tell Him	03:24
The Foxrun Band	Such Delight	Embrace	04:12
The Foxrun Band	You're Invited	You're Invited	03:37
The Foxrun Band	Spend the Night With Me	Embrace	03:30
The Foxrun Band	Thrill of a Lifetime	Thief in the Night b/w Thrill of a Lifetime	03:40
The Foxrun Band	Thief in the Night	Thief in the Night b/w Thrill of a Lifetime	03:27
Sierra Blue	Quiet Nights With You	Fool For Your Lovin' b/w Quiet Nights With You	03:39
Darkstar	Into the Heartland	Into the Heartland	03:24
Sierra Blue	Crazy Rumours	Don't Take Chances b/w Crazy Rumours	03:24
Ariel	Love Not the World	ST	04:46
The Foxrun Band	Mixed Feelings	Embrace	03:27
The Foxrun Band	Too Much Love	Embrace	03:52
Ariel	The Gathering	ST	04:24
Darkstar	The Good Fortune to Please	Into the Heartland	03:29
Darkstar	Gonna Be a Fool	Into the Heartland	03:14
Ariel	Set Me On Fire	ST	03:12
Ariel	Prince of Life	ST	03:10
Sierra Blue	Do What You Have to Do	Do What You Have to Do b/w Winter Roses	03:14
Timothy Chipman	Old Shoes, New Dreams	Ghost Parade	01:33
Joey Barnett	Keep Searching	Right From the Beginning	03:59
Darkstar	The Night is Still Young	Escape Routines	04:44
Joey Barnett	Keeping Out of Mischief	Right From the Beginning	03:59
Sierra Blue	Don't Take Chances	Don't Take Chances b/w Crazy Rumours	02:58
Joey Barnett	Heart Full of Lovin'	Right From the Beginning	03:19
Timothy Chipman	Joy to the World	Ghost Parade	01:32
The Foxrun Band	Don't Hang Up On Me	You're Invited	03:46
The Foxrun Band	Living in Toronto	You're Invited	03:00
Timothy Chipman	China Doll	Ghost Parade	02:31
Darkstar	Haunted Love	Escape Routines	03:23
Darkstar	Jitterbug	Escape Routines	03:13
Ariel	The Second Coming	ST	04:00
The Foxrun Band	What the Hell	What the Hell b/w Never Turn Your Loving Away	03:17
Timothy Chipman	Ghost Parade	Ghost Parade	02:25
The Foxrun Band	Embrace	Embrace	04:21
The Foxrun Band	Mystery News	Embrace b/w Mystery News	03:59
Sierra Blue	Winter Roses	Do What You Have to Do b/w Winter Roses	03:42
Ariel	Fight For Your Life	ST	04:55
Joey Barnett	Hard Times	Right From the Beginning	02:55
Sierra Blue	I'm Not Surprised	What Would I Do b/w I'm Not Surprised	04:00
The Foxrun Band	Untouchable Heart	Embrace	03:20
Ariel	Draw Close	ST	03:00
The Foxrun Band	Magical Girl	You're Invited	03:33
Sierra Blue	Tell Him	Crazy Rumours b/w Tell Him	03:15
Darkstar	Never Keep a Lady Waiting for Love	Escape Routines	03:27
Timothy Chipman	Ghosts	Shadowdance Theatre	02:49
Joey Barnett	Feeling Fragile	Right From the Beginning	04:43
Darkstar	Come and Go	Escape Routines	03:00
Darkstar	Intro (One More Time)	Into the Heartland	04:09
The Foxrun Band	Is It Too Late Now	Embrace	04:25
Darkstar	Get Away	Into the Heartland	03:26
Darkstar	Night People	Escape Routines	02:36
The Foxrun Band	Different Ways	You're Invited	04:36
Timothy Chipman	Strange Days	Strange Days b/w Night Patrol	02:48
Darkstar	Straw in the Wind	Into the Heartland	04:11
Joey Barnett	Crazy	Right From the Beginning	03:46
Ariel	Take Hold	ST	05:00
Joey Barnett	Right from the Beginning	Right From the Beginning	02:38
Darkstar	Travelling Sad	Into the Heartland	03:47
Sierra Blue	Straw in the Wind	Magical Girl b/w Straw in the Wind	03:02
Sierra Blue	What Would I Do	What Would I Do b/w I'm Not Surprised	03:29
Darkstar	Reprise (Into the Heartland)	Into the Heartland	01:19
The Foxrun Band	Do It In The Dark	You're Invited	04:52
Timothy Chipman	Night Patrol	Strange Days b/w Night Patrol	02:22
The Foxrun Band	Out On a Limb	You're Invited	04:24
The Foxrun Band	Never Turn Your Loving Away	What the Hell b/w Never Turn Your Loving Away	03:44
Darkstar	Won't be Disappointed	Escape Routines	03:41
Darkstar	Same Old Me	Escape Routines	04:08
Joey Barnett	Dancing Tonight	Right From the Beginning	01:55
The Foxrun Band	Mystery News	Embrace	04:04
The Play	Line of Fire	Line of Fire b/w Whispers in the Air	03:45
Darkstar	One More Time	Into the Heartland	03:35
The Play	Midnight Dreams	Midnight Dreams b/w Atlantic City	03:12
The Play	Whispers in the Air	Line of Fire b/w Whispers in the Air	03:50
The Foxrun Band	You Got Style	You're Invited	04:01
Joey Barnett	First Snow	Right From the Beginning	02:38
Sierra Blue	Fool For Your Lovin'	Fool For Your Lovin' b/w Quiet Nights With You	03:18
Joey Barnett	Mystics	Right From the Beginning	03:07
The Foxrun Band	Keeping Company (With The Past)	You're Invited	03:00
Darkstar	Hit and Run Lover	Into the Heartland	02:57
Ariel	Psalm 139	ST	03:21
The Foxrun Band	Embrace	Embrace b/w Mystery News	03:33
The Play	Love Can be a Friend	Love Can be a Friend b/w Waiting for Nancy Drew	03:43
The Play	Whatever it Takes	Running Out of Time b/w Whatever it Takes	03:25
The Play	Running Out of Time	Running Out of Time b/w Whatever it Takes	03:15
The Foxrun Band	Summermoon	You're Invited	04:19
Darkstar	You Need a Holiday	Escape Routines	03:24
The Foxrun Band	Cops And Robbers	Embrace	03:22
Sierra Blue	Magical Girl	Magical Girl b/w Straw in the Wind	03:16
The Play	Atlantic City	Midnight Dreams b/w Atlantic City	03:30

Ariel Records

Tracks

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Joey Barnett - Right From the Beginning

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Sierra Blue - What Would I Do b/w I'm Not Surprised

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Sierra Blue - Fool For Your Lovin' b/w Quiet Nights With You

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Sierra Blue - Magical Girl b/w Straw in the Wind

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Sierra Blue - Don't Take Chances b/w Crazy Rumours

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Sierra Blue - Do What You Have to Do b/w Winter Roses

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Sierra Blue - Crazy Rumours b/w Tell Him

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Timothy Chipman - Shadowdance Theatre

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Darkstar - Escape Routines

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Darkstar - Into the Heartland

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The Foxrun Band - Thief in the Night b/w Thrill of a Lifetime

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The Foxrun Band - What the Hell b/w Never Turn Your Loving Away

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The Foxrun Band - Embrace

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The Foxrun Band - Embrace b/w Mystery News

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The Foxrun Band - You're Invited

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Ariel - ST

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Timothy Chipman - Strange Days b/w Night Patrol

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Timothy Chipman - Ghost Parade

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The Play - Line of Fire b/w Whispers in the Air

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The Play - Midnight Dreams b/w Atlantic City

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The Play - Love Can be a Friend b/w Waiting for Nancy Drew

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The Play - Running Out of Time b/w Whatever it Takes

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