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Bruce Cockburn
Bruce Douglas Cockburn OC ( /ˈkoʊbərn/ KOH-bərn; born May 27, 1945) is a Canadian folk/rock guitarist and singer-songwriter. His most recent album was released in March 2011. He has written songs in styles ranging from folk to jazz-influenced rock to rock and roll.
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Molly's Women of Rock & Pop [2018]
Song | Duration |
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Luka | 3:52 |
20 #1’s: Singer-Songwriters [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Luka | 3:52 |
Bone on Bone [2017]
Song | Duration |
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States I'm In | 5:47 |
Stab at Matter | 3:46 |
40 Years in the Wilderness | 4:17 |
Forty Years in the Wilderness | 4:10 |
Cafe Society | 4:37 |
Looking and Waiting | 4:06 |
3 Al Purdy's | 6:08 |
Mon Chemin | 5:28 |
Jesus Train | 3:08 |
False River | 7:03 |
Twelve Gates to the City | 3:51 |
In Their Own Words, Vol. 2 [2015]
Song | Duration |
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Luka | 3:08 |
Silver Wheels | 4:54 |
Rumours of Glory [True North] [2014]
Classic Canadian Pop [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Wondering Where the Lions Are | 3:49 |
Classic Canadian Rock [2013]
Song | Duration |
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If I Had a Rocket Launcher | 5:00 |
Concert For St. Stephen's [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Tried and Tested/Good Night | 4:49 |
Playlist for the Planet [2011]
Song | Duration |
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If a Tree Falls | 5:45 |
The Six Sessions [2010]
Song | Duration |
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If I Had A Rocket Launcher | 5:01 |
Bruce Cockburn 45 [2009]
Song | Duration |
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If I Had a Rocket Launcher | 4:59 |
Lovers In a Dangerous Time | 4:09 |
Slice O Life: Bruce Cockburn Live Solo [2009]
Life is Music [2008]
Song | Duration |
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If I Had a Rocket Launcher | 4:56 |
Music Mix, Vol. 1: Golden [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Last Night of the World [DVD] |
At the Barricades, Vol. 1 [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Beautiful Creatures | 5:09 |
Good Music with Good People [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Closer to the Light | 4:06 |
KGSR Broadcasts, Vol. 15 [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Life Short Call Now |
Honor [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Wise Users |
J.D. Kroeske Presents Americana [2006]
Song | Duration |
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If I Had a Rocket Launcher | 5:09 |
Life Short Call Now [2006]
Live in Hope: The Wildlife Album, Vol. 2 [2006]
Song | Duration |
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If a Tree Falls | 5:42 |
Oh What a Feeling, Vol. 3 [2006]
Song | Duration |
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One Day I Walk | 3:09 |
Written By: The Best Of Singers & Songwriters [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Wondering Where The Lions Are | 3:43 |
2 Meter Sessies, Vol. 7 [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Pacing the Cage |
Canadian Christmas [2004]
Song | Duration |
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I Saw Three Ships |
Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees (Original Soundtrack Recording) [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Wondering Where the Lions Are (as used in "Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanz | 3:42 |
Rykodisc 20th Anniversary [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Pacing the Cage | 4:39 |
Singers And Songwriters: Allstars [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Last Night of the World |
Time 100, Vol. 2: 1980-1999 [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Wondering Where the Lions Are | 3:43 |
Time: A Sense of Place [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Coldest Night of the Year | 4:01 |
Watch This! [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Open | 3:57 |
92.9 WBOS: Live from the Archives, Vol. 1 [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Lovers in a Dangerous Time | 4:14 |
Peace Songs [2003]
Song | Duration |
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It's Going Down Slow | 3:49 |
Singers And Songwriters: Christmas [2003]
Song | Duration |
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God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen |
Singers And Songwriters: Pure & Simple [2003]
Song | Duration |
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If I Had a Rocket Launcher |
Singers and Songwriters: Diary [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Wondering Where the Lions Are |
You've Never Seen Everything [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Tried and Tested | 5:03 |
Tried And Tested [Éprouvé Et Suréprouvé] | 5:03 |
Open | 4:03 |
Open [Ouvert] | 4:03 |
You've Never Seen Everything [Bonus Track] [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Open | |
It's Going Down Slow |
Anything Anytime Anywhere (Singles 1979-2002) [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Wondering Where the Lions Are | 3:44 |
Tokyo | 3:29 |
The Coldest Night of the Year | 4:26 |
The Trouble with Normal | 3:37 |
Lovers in a Dangerous Time | 4:09 |
If I Had a Rocket Launcher | 4:59 |
Call It Democracy | 3:52 |
Waiting for a Miracle | 4:50 |
If a Tree Falls | 5:44 |
Night Train | 6:12 |
Pacing the Cage | 4:38 |
Last Night of the World | 4:50 |
Anything Anytime Anywhere (Singles 1979-2002) [Bonus Track] [2002]
Gascd [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Call It Democracy | 3:49 |
Songs in the Key of Cooking Vinyl [2002]
Song | Duration |
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If a Tree Falls | 5:45 |
Avalon Blues: A Tribute to the Music of Mississippi John Hurt [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Avalon, My Home Town | 4:19 |
Guitar Music for Small Rooms, Vol. 2 [2001]
Song | Duration |
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When It's Gone, Its Gone | 4:19 |
Live @ The World Café, Vol. 10 [Tenth Anniversary Edition] [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Wondering Where the Lions Are |
107.1 KGSR Broadcast, Vol. 8 [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Pacing the Cage |
Hear Music, Vol. 2: Songs for Long Narrow Stretches [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Last Night of the World |
Live at the World Cafe Vol. 10 [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Pacing the Cage | 4:46 |
Much More Music, Vol. 2 [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Last Night of the World |
Singers & Songwriters: 1980-1982 [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Wondering Where the Lions Are | 3:43 |
Ultimate Singer-Songwriter Col [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Lovers in a Dangerous Time |
Breakfast in New Orleans Dinner in Timbuktu [1999]
Song | Duration |
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When You Give It Away | 4:54 |
Mango | 5:00 |
Last Night of the World | 4:51 |
Isn't That What Friends Are For? | 5:23 |
Down to the Delta | 6:16 |
The Embers of Eden | 5:41 |
Embers of Eden | 5:39 |
Blueberry Hill | 5:05 |
Let the Bad Air Out | 5:50 |
Look How Far | 5:35 |
Deep Lake | 6:49 |
Use Me While You Can | 7:12 |
Live at the World Cafe Vol. 9 [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Last Night of the World | 4:39 |
Christmas Rocks [Sony] [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Go Tell It on the Mountain | 3:10 |
From the Heart of Studio A: The Folkscene Collection [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Pacing the Cage | 4:35 |
Live at the World Cafe Vol. 6 [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Wondering Where the Lions Are | 3:56 |
Live from the River Music Hall, Vol. 1 [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Night Train | 5:33 |
Much More Music [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Pacing the Cage | 4:40 |
You Pay Your Money and You Take Your Chance: Live [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Call It Democracy | 5:43 |
Stolen Land | 7:07 |
Strange Waters | 6:30 |
Fascist Architecture | 2:46 |
You Pay Your Money and You Take Your Chance | 4:31 |
You Pay Your Money... [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Call It Democracy | 5:43 |
Stolen Land | 7:06 |
Strange Waters | 6:30 |
Fascist Architecture | 2:46 |
You Pay Your Money and You Take Your Chance | 4:31 |
KFOG Live from the Archives, Vol. 4 [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Lovers in a Dangerous Time |
The Charity of Night [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Night Train | 6:15 |
Pacing the Cage | 4:40 |
Mistress of Storms | 6:11 |
Strange Waters | 5:49 |
Honor: A Benefit for the Honor the Earth Campaign [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Wise Users | 7:23 |
If a Tree Falls [1996]
Song | Duration |
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If a Tree Falls | 5:41 |
In Their Own Words, Vol. 2 [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Patches |
Oh What a Feeling, Vol. 2: A Vital Collection of Canadian Music [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Wondering Where the Lions Are | 3:44 |
Oh What a Feeling: A Vital Collection of Canadian Music [1996]
Song | Duration |
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If I Had a Rocket Launcher |
The Best of Columbia Records Radio Hour, Vol. 2 [1996]
Song | Duration |
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If I Had a Rocket Launcher | 6:12 |
Chimes of Freedom | 4:44 |
A Christmas Happening [1995]
Song | Duration |
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O Little Town of Bethlehem | 3:37 |
Live at the World Cafe, Vol. 2 [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Open Arms |
Radio Daze: Pop Hits of the 80s, Vol. 2 [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Wondering Where the Lions Are | 3:41 |
Rock 'n Roll Christmas [1995]
Song | Duration |
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O Little Town of Bethlehem | 3:36 |
Songbook: The Best of Singer/Songwriters [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Wondering Where the Lions Are |
The Acoustic Edge: Great Acoustic Music '90s [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Southland of the Heart |
The Best of Columbia Records Radio Hour, Vol. 1 [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Lovers in a Dangerous Time | 4:09 |
Cry of a Tiny Babe | 7:42 |
The Cities' Sampler Vol. 6: Gems [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Tie Me at the Crossroads |
Troubadours of Folk, Vol. 5: Singer-Songwriters of the 1980s [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Shipwrecked at the Stable Door [*] | 3:41 |
Dart to the Heart [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Bone in My Ear | 3:47 |
Scanning These Crowds | 3:51 |
Southland of the Heart | 4:50 |
Train in the Rain | 3:43 |
Love Loves You Too | 4:14 |
Sunrise on the Mississippi | 3:01 |
Closer to the Light | 4:11 |
Tie Me at the Crossroads | 2:50 |
Listen for the Laugh [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Southland of the Heart | |
Tie Me at the Crossroads |
Strong Hand of Love: A Tribute to Mark Heard [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Strong Hand of Love | 3:11 |
Upfront! Canadians Live from Mountain Stage [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Waiting for a Miracle | 6:10 |
Christmas [1993]
Best of Mountain Stage Live, Vol. 3 [1992]
Song | Duration |
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Waiting for a Miracle | 6:14 |
Stanley, Son of Theodore: Yet Another Alternative Music Sampler [1992]
Song | Duration |
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Kit Carson | 4:15 |
The Power of Love '92 [1992]
Song | Duration |
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Great Big Love | 4:09 |
Nothing But a Burning Light [1991]
Song | Duration |
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Kit Carson | 4:12 |
Mighty Trucks of Midnight | 5:57 |
Soul of a Man | 3:52 |
Great Big Love | 5:13 |
One of the Best Ones | 6:57 |
Somebody Touched Me | 4:16 |
Cry of a Tiny Babe | 7:31 |
Actions Speak Louder | 3:01 |
Indian Wars | 6:58 |
When It's Gone, It's Gone | 4:19 |
Child of the Wind | 4:08 |
Live [1990]
Live [Bonus Tracks] [1990]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Silver Wheels | 6:11 |
World of Wonders | 4:47 |
Rumours of Glory | 5:54 |
See How I Miss You | 4:00 |
After the Rain | 3:58 |
Call It Democracy | 3:36 |
Tibetan Side of Town | 7:47 |
Wondering Where the Lions Are | 5:21 |
If I Had a Rocket Launcher [*] | 5:29 |
Stolen Land | 3:13 |
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life | 2:50 |
Big Circumstance [1989]
Song | Duration |
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If a Tree Falls | 5:44 |
Shipwrecked At the Stable Door | 3:40 |
Gospel of Bondage | 5:48 |
Don't Feel Your Touch | 4:50 |
Tibetan Side of Town | 7:02 |
Understanding Nothing | 4:29 |
Where the Death Squad Lives | 4:28 |
Radium Rain | 9:24 |
Pangs of Love | 5:18 |
The Gift | 6:08 |
Anything Can Happen | 4:36 |
If a Tree Falls [Acoustic] | 5:32 |
If a Tree Falls (Acoustic) | 5:32 |
Big Circumstance (Deluxe Edition) [1989]
Song | Duration |
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If a Tree Falls | 5:44 |
Shipwrecked At the Stable Door | 3:40 |
Gospel of Bondage | 5:48 |
Don't Feel Your Touch | 4:50 |
Tibetan Side of Town | 7:01 |
Understanding Nothing | 4:29 |
Where the Death Squad Lives | 4:25 |
Radium Rain | 9:24 |
Pangs of Love | 5:16 |
The Gift | 6:08 |
Anything Can Happen | 4:36 |
Big Circumstance [Bonus Track] [1989]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
If a Tree Falls | 5:44 |
Shipwrecked at the Stable Door | 3:40 |
Gospel of Bondage | 5:48 |
Don't Feel Your Touch | 4:50 |
Tibetan Side of Town | 7:01 |
Understanding Nothing | 4:29 |
Where the Death Squad Lives | 4:25 |
Radium Rain | 9:24 |
Pangs of Love | 5:16 |
The Gift | 6:08 |
Anything Can Happen | 4:36 |
Waiting for a Miracle: Singles 1970-1987 [1987]
Rumours of Glory [1986]
Song | Duration |
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The Trouble With Normal | |
Wondering Where the Lions Are | |
Tokyo | |
Grim Travellers | |
Wanna Go Walking | |
Rumours of Glory | |
Tropic Moon | |
The Coldest Night of the Year | |
Laughter |
Stereoplay Highlights, Vol. 12 [1986]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Lover's in a Dangerous Time | 4:08 |
World of Wonders [1986]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Call It Democracy | 3:53 |
Lily of the Midnight Sky | 4:42 |
World of Wonders | 4:55 |
Berlin Tonight | 7:07 |
People See Through You | 3:46 |
See How I Miss You | 4:05 |
Santiago Dawn | 4:51 |
Dancing in Paradise | 6:58 |
Down Here Tonight | 3:54 |
Stealing Fire [1984]
Song | Duration |
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Lovers in a Dangerous Time | 4:06 |
Sahara Gold | 4:30 |
Making Contact | 3:47 |
Peggy's Kitchen Wall | 3:46 |
If I Had a Rocket Launcher | 4:58 |
Dust and Diesel | 5:24 |
Stealing Fire [Bonus Tracks] [1984]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Lovers in a Dangerous Time | 4:08 |
Sahara Gold | 4:34 |
Making Contact | 3:49 |
Peggy's Kitchen Wall | 3:45 |
If I Had a Rocket Launcher | 4:58 |
Dust and Diesel | 5:30 |
Stealing Fire [International Version] [1984]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Lovers in a Dangerous Time | 4:07 |
Sahara Gold | 4:32 |
Making Contact | 3:48 |
Peggy's Kitchen Wall | 3:49 |
If I Had a Rocket Launcher | 4:58 |
Dust and Diesel | 5:25 |
The Trouble with Normal [1983]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
The Trouble With Normal | 3:37 |
Candy Man's Gone | 4:02 |
Tropic Moon | 4:38 |
The Trouble with Normal [Bonus Tracks] [1983]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
The Trouble with Normal [le Problème de l'État Normal] | 3:36 |
Candy Man's Gone [Papa Gáteau] | 4:01 |
Tropic Moon [Lune des Tropiques] | 4:10 |
Mummy Dust [1982]
Inner City Front [1981]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
You Pay Your Money and You Take Your Chance | 4:19 |
Wanna Go Walking | 2:53 |
Wanna Go Walking [Allons Nous Promener] | 2:55 |
The Coldest Night of the Year | 4:04 |
Inner City Front [Bonus Tracks] [1981]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Wanna Go Walking [Allons Nous Promener] | 2:55 |
The Coldest Night of the Year [*] | 4:04 |
Resume [1981]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Silver Wheels | 4:41 |
The Coldest Night of the Year | 4:00 |
Laughter | 3:38 |
Mama Just Wants to Barrelhouse All Night Long | 4:23 |
Humans [1980]
Humans [Bonus Track] [1980]
Selected Cuts from 1980 U.S. Tour [1980]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
After the Rain | 4:25 |
Wondering Where the Lions Are | 4:28 |
Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws [1979]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
After the Rain | 4:01 |
Wondering Where the Lions Are | 3:47 |
Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws [Bonus Tracks] [1979]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
After the Rain | 4:01 |
Wondering Where the Lions Are | 3:47 |
Pumping Vinyl [1979]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Laughter |
Further Adventures of Bruce Cockburn [1978]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Laughter | 3:39 |
Further Adventures of Bruce Cockburn [Bonus Track] [1978]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Laughter | 3:39 |
Circles in the Stream [1977]
In the Falling Dark [1976]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Vagabondage | 4:19 |
Silver Wheels | 4:45 |
I'm Gonna Fly Some Day | 4:04 |
In the Falling Dark [Bonus Tracks] [1976]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Vagabondage | 4:19 |
Silver Wheels | 4:45 |
I'm Gonna Fly Some Day | 4:04 |
Joy Will Find a Way [1975]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
January in the Halifax Airport Lounge | 3:22 |
Lament for the Last Days | 5:27 |
Burn | 4:09 |
Skylarking | 3:23 |
A Life Story | 6:15 |
Salt, Sun and Time [1974]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
All the Diamonds in the World | 2:42 |
Salt, Sun and Time | 3:10 |
Don't Have to Tell You Why | 4:33 |
Rouler Sa Bosse | 3:47 |
Seeds on the Wind | 7:04 |
It Won't Be Long | 3:48 |
Night Vision [1973]
Sunwheel Dance [1972]
Sunwheel Dance [Bonus Tracks] [1972]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
My Lady and My Lord | 2:17 |
Feet Fall on the Road | 2:43 |
Fall | 3:02 |
Sunwheel Dance | 1:45 |
Up on the Hillside | 2:52 |
Life Will Open | 4:10 |
It's Going Down Slow | 3:33 |
When the Sun Falls | 2:28 |
My Lady and My Lord [Solo Version][*] | 2:20 |
High Winds White Sky [1971]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Happy Good Morning Blues | 2:42 |
Let Us Go Laughing | 5:23 |
One Day I Walk | 3:10 |
Golden Serpent Blues | 3:38 |
High Winds White Sky | 3:04 |
You Point to the Sky | 2:59 |
Shining Mountain | 5:24 |
High Winds White Sky [Bonus Tracks] [1971]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Happy Good Morning Blues | 2:42 |
Let Us Go Laughing | 5:23 |
One Day I Walk | 3:10 |
Golden Serpent Blues | 3:38 |
High Winds White Sky | 3:04 |
You Point to the Sky | 2:59 |
Shining Mountain | 5:24 |
Bruce Cockburn [1970]
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Thoughts on a Rainy Afternoon | |
The Bicycle Trip | |
The Thirteenth Mountain | |
Musical Friends | |
Change Your Mind | |
Man of a Thousand Faces | |
Keep It Open |
Best of 1987: 20th Century Masters
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Luka | 3:51 |
CMJ New Music, Vol. 54
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Call It Democracy |
Iconic Woman in Music
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Luka | 3:51 |
Onxrt: Live from the Archives, Vol. 2
Song | Duration |
---|---|
If I Had a Rocket Launcher | 6:21 |
Speechless
Song | Duration |
---|---|
Foxglove | 1:27 |
Train in the Rain | 3:44 |
Mistress of Storms | 6:09 |
Rouler Sa Bosse | 3:47 |
Salt Sun and Time | 3:10 |
Islands in a Black Sky | 7:40 |
Rise and Fall | 8:17 |
Sunrise on the Mississippi | 3:00 |
When It's Gone, It's Gone | 4:19 |
When It's Gone It's Gone | |
Deep Lake | 6:48 |
Sunwheel Dance | 1:46 |
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