Silver Sail is the first studio album by the Portland, Oregon

Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

 punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band the Wipers

Wipers

The Wipers were a punk rock group formed in Portland, Oregon in 1977 by guitarist Greg Sage, drummer Sam Henry and bassist Dave Koupal. Wipers were one of the earliest American purveyors of the genre, and the group's tight song structure and use of heavy distortion has been hailed as extremely...

 since their reunion, released in 1993. After disbanding The Wipers in around 1988 and releasing a solo album, Sacrifice (For Love)

Sacrifice (For Love)

Sacrifice is the second solo release of Wipers frontman Greg Sage. It was recorded and released in 1991.-Track listing:All tracks composed by Greg Sage unless otherwise noted.#"Stay by Me"#"Sacrifice "#"Know by Now"#"Forever"...

, in 1991, Sage decided to release a new album under the Wipers name. The album was written, produced and recorded by Greg Sage at his own Zeno Studios in Phoenix, Arizona. It was released by Tim/Kerr

Tim/Kerr

Tim/Kerr was a record label in Portland, Oregon, run by Thor Lindsay and Tim Kerr, who closed the business in Spring of 1999. Some of the better known bands that were on the label include Everclear and The Dandy Warhols. The label also released a collaboration between Kurt Cobain and author William S...

 Records in the USA and by Gift Of Life in Germany.

Track listing

All songs written by Greg Sage.

1. "Y I Came" - 2:40
2. "Back to the Basics" - 3:39
3. "Warning" - 4:05
4. "Mars" - 2:35
5. "Prisoner" - 5:56
6. "Standing There" - 3:13
7. "Sign of the Times" - 3:16
8. "Line" - 3:15
9. "On a Roll" - 3:22
10. "Never Win" - 2:16
11. "Silver Sail" - 4:05