Best of the Cowboy Junkies
Best of the Cowboy Junkies is a 2001 greatest hits compilation of Cowboy Junkies' songs recorded for RCA Records. All songs are drawn from the band's RCA Records albums: The Trinity Session, The Caution Horses, Black Eyed Man and Pale Sun, Crescent Moon.
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| Released | August 21, 2001[1] | |||
| Genre | Alternative country, blues rock | |||
| Length | 1:07:42[1] | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Paul Williams[2] | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Michael Timmins, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | From the album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blue Moon Revisited (Song for Elvis)" | Michael Timmins, Margo Timmins, Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart | The Trinity Session, 1988 | 4:31 |
| 2. | "Sweet Jane" | Lou Reed | The Trinity Session | 3:37 |
| 3. | "Misguided Angel" | Michael Timmins, Margo Timmins | The Trinity Session | 4:55 |
| 4. | "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" | Hank Williams | The Trinity Session | 5:28 |
| 5. | "Rock and Bird" | The Caution Horses, 1990 | 3:32 | |
| 6. | "Sun Comes Up, It's Tuesday Morning" | The Caution Horses | 3:59 | |
| 7. | "Escape Is So Simple" | The Caution Horses | 5:18 | |
| 8. | "Cause Cheap Is How I Feel" | The Caution Horses | 4:17 | |
| 9. | "To Live Is to Fly" | Townes Van Zandt | Black Eyed Man, 1992 | 4:27 |
| 10. | "Murder, Tonight, in the Trailer Park" | Black Eyed Man | 4:33 | |
| 11. | "Southern Rain" | Black Eyed Man | 4:53 | |
| 12. | "Cowboy Junkies Lament" | Townes Van Zandt | Black Eyed Man | 3:10 |
| 13. | "Anniversary Song" | Pale Sun, Crescent Moon, 1993 | 3:13 | |
| 14. | "Cold Tea Blues" | Pale Sun, Crescent Moon | 2:48 | |
| 15. | "Ring on the Sill" | Pale Sun, Crescent Moon | 4:24 | |
| 16. | "Hard to Explain" | Ray Agee | Pale Sun, Crescent Moon | 4:37 |
| Total length: | 67:42 | |||
| No. | Title | From the album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17. | "A Horse in the Country" | Black Eyed Man | 3:50 |
Fan reception
RCA assembled this greatest hits album without participation with the band, using the albums in the RCA catalog. Junkies fan sites suggest boycotting the album, and support the purchasing Waltz Across America instead.[5]
References
- "Best of Cowboy Junkies - Cowboy Junkies". AllMusic. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
- "Best of Cowboy Junkies - Cowboy Junkies | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 368. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- "Best of Cowboy Junkies". MusicBrainz. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
- "Cowboy Junkies Other Releases including download only releases from Latent Recordings | Best of the Cowboy Junkies". JunkiesFan. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
External links
- "Cowboy Junkies - Best of Cowboy Junkies". Discogs. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
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