Night Vision (Bruce Cockburn album)

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Night Vision is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn released domestically on True North Records. The album earned Cockburn's first Canadian gold record award in 1979. It was the first full album that Cockburn recorded with a band.[1][2] The album's artwork is an adaptation of a painting by Alex Colville entitled Horse and Train.

Released1973
RecordedFebruary–May 1973
StudioThunder, Toronto
GenreFolk
Quick facts Studio album by Bruce Cockburn, Released ...
Night Vision
Studio album by
Bruce Cockburn
Released1973
RecordedFebruary–May 1973
StudioThunder, Toronto
GenreFolk
Length40:39
LabelTrue North
ProducerEugene Martynec
Bruce Cockburn chronology
Sunwheel Dance
(1972)		 Night Vision
(1973)		 Salt, Sun and Time
(1974)
Singles from Night Vision
  1. "Mama Just Wants to Barrelhouse All Night Long"
    Released: 1973
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Reception

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AllMusic music critic James Chrispell wrote retrospectively, "A little darker this time out (hence the title), Bruce Cockburn's fourth album finds even greater rewards... No matter what type of music you're looking for, there's something here that will tickle your fancy."[3]

Track listing

All songs by Bruce Cockburn

  1. "Foxglove" – 1:29
  2. "You Don't Have to Play the Horses" – 3:49
  3. "The Blues Got the World..." – 1:52
  4. "Mama Just Wants to Barrelhouse All Night Long" – 4:14
  5. "Islands in a Black Sky" – 7:40
  6. "Clocks Don't Bring Tomorrow – Knives Don't Bring Good News" – 6:49
  7. "When the Sun Goes Nova" – 2:42
  8. "Déjà Vu" – 5:36
  9. "Light Storm" – 2:33
  10. "God Bless the Children" – 4:17

Personnel

  • Bruce Cockburn – vocals, guitar
  • Pat Godfrey – piano
  • Dennis Pendrith – bass
  • John Savage – drums

References

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