Cowboy Junkies
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Cowboy Junkies are a Canadian
alternative country
/blues
/folk rock
band. The group was formed in Toronto
in 1985 by Margo Timmins
(vocalist), Michael Timmins (songwriter, guitarist), Peter Timmins (drummer) and Alan Anton (bassist).
The Junkies first performed publicly at the Beverley Tavern and other clubs in Toronto's Queen Street West
, including The Rivoli
. Their 1986 debut album, produced by Canadian producer Peter Moore
, was the blues
-inspired Whites Off Earth Now!!
, recorded using an ambisonic
microphone in the family garage.
The group's fame spread with their second album, The Trinity Session
, recorded in 1987 at Toronto's Church of the Holy Trinity. Their sound, again using the ambisonic microphone, and their mix of blues
, country
, folk
, rock
and jazz
earned them both critical attention and a cult following. The Los Angeles Times
named the recording as one of the ten best albums of 1988.
The band was nominated for Group of the Year at the Juno Awards in 1990 and 1991. In the early 1990s Margo Timmins was named "one of the fifty most beautiful people in the world" by People Magazine. The group has continued to tour North America, Europe, Japan and Australia with extensive North American and European tours following album releases in 2002 and 2004. In 2008, they released Trinity Revisited
in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the original recording of The Trinity Session.
, rose to fame as an actress on Ryan's Hope
. (The Timmins siblings are descendants of Noah Timmins
, a mining prospector who founded the Ontario
city of Timmins
.)
Cowboy Junkies formed in Toronto
in 1985. The band's name was chosen randomly as they approached their first gig.
The Trinity Session
was recorded live on a single Calrec stereo microphone at the Church of the Holy Trinity in downtown Toronto by producer Peter J. Moore
. This album also included a cover
of The Velvet Underground
's "Sweet Jane
" based on the 1969 Live
album version rather than the studio version from Loaded. The single featured in the films Natural Born Killers
and The Good Girl
.
None of the band's subsequent albums have been hits outside of Canada, although the band has maintained a dedicated following and have continued to have chart hits in their native country. Following their 1998 album Miles from Our Home
, Cowboy Junkies agreed to leave Geffen Records. They have continued to release albums on their own independent label, Latent Recordings, with distribution through other labels such as Rounder in the USA and Cooking Vinyl in the UK.
In June 2007, Cowboy Junkies performed alongside the Boston Pops at Boston Symphony Hall conducted by Keith Lockhart
. The program was titled Edgefest.
In 2007 they released Trinity Revisited
, a re-recording of the album featuring guest artists Ryan Adams
, Vic Chesnutt
, Natalie Merchant
and Jeff Bird. Both the album and the film Trinity Revisited were filmed and produced by Pierre and François Lamoureux. On 9 November 2007, CBC Television
aired Trinity Revisited: featuring Cowboy Junkies, which was filmed as the band recorded the new album.
Since their second album the band has performed and recorded with multi-instrumentalist Jeff Bird, whose current role includes acoustic and electric mandolins, harmonica, percussion, and samples.
2011 Sing In My Meadow
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
alternative country
Alternative country
Alternative country is a loosely defined sub-genre of country music, which includes acts that differ significantly in style from mainstream or pop country music...
/blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
/folk rock
Folk rock
Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s...
band. The group was formed in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
in 1985 by Margo Timmins
Margo Timmins
Margo Timmins is the lead vocalist of the Canadian band Cowboy Junkies. She is the sister of Michael Timmins, the band's lead guitarist and Peter Timmins, the band's drummer...
(vocalist), Michael Timmins (songwriter, guitarist), Peter Timmins (drummer) and Alan Anton (bassist).
The Junkies first performed publicly at the Beverley Tavern and other clubs in Toronto's Queen Street West
Queen Street West
Queen Street West describes both the western branch of Queen Street, a major east-west thoroughfare, and a series of neighbourhoods or commercial districts, situated west of Yonge Street in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Queen Street begins in the west at the intersection of King Street, The...
, including The Rivoli
The Rivoli
The Rivoli is a bar, restaurant and performance space, established in 1982, on Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario. The club originally earned a reputation as one of Canada's hippest music clubs, and many major Canadian comedy and musical performers have played on its stage, including The Kids in...
. Their 1986 debut album, produced by Canadian producer Peter Moore
Peter J. Moore
Peter Joseph Moore is a Canadian music producer who was first recognized for his innovative recordings of the Cowboy Junkies, produced on a shoestring budget.-Early life:...
, was the blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
-inspired Whites Off Earth Now!!
Whites Off Earth Now!!
Whites Off Earth Now!! is a 1986 album by Cowboy Junkies. It was the band's debut album, and is composed almost entirely of rock and blues covers. Only one song, "Take Me", is an original song by the band....
, recorded using an ambisonic
Ambisonics
Ambisonics is a series of recording and replay techniques using multichannel mixing technology that can be used live or in the studio. By encoding and decoding sound information on a number of channels, a 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional sound field can be presented...
microphone in the family garage.
The group's fame spread with their second album, The Trinity Session
The Trinity Session
The Trinity Session is a 1988 album by Cowboy Junkies, their second album.The music was recorded at Toronto, Ontario's Church of the Holy Trinity on , with the band circled around a single microphone...
, recorded in 1987 at Toronto's Church of the Holy Trinity. Their sound, again using the ambisonic microphone, and their mix of blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
, country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
, folk
American folk music
American folk music is a musical term that encompasses numerous genres, many of which are known as traditional music or roots music. Roots music is a broad category of music including bluegrass, country music, gospel, old time music, jug bands, Appalachian folk, blues, Cajun and Native American...
, rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
and jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
earned them both critical attention and a cult following. The Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
named the recording as one of the ten best albums of 1988.
The band was nominated for Group of the Year at the Juno Awards in 1990 and 1991. In the early 1990s Margo Timmins was named "one of the fifty most beautiful people in the world" by People Magazine. The group has continued to tour North America, Europe, Japan and Australia with extensive North American and European tours following album releases in 2002 and 2004. In 2008, they released Trinity Revisited
Trinity Revisited
Trinity Revisited is an album and a film by Cowboy Junkies, released on October 16, 2007. It is a 20th anniversary edition of their most famous album, The Trinity Session...
in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the original recording of The Trinity Session.
History
The band was formed by three siblings from the Timmins entertainment family. Another sibling, CaliCali Timmins
Carolyn "Cali" Timmins is a Canadian actress, best known for her work in the soap Ryan's Hope as Maggie Shelby, a role she played from 1983 to 1989....
, rose to fame as an actress on Ryan's Hope
Ryan's Hope
Ryan's Hope is an American soap opera, revolving around 13 years of trials and tribulations within a large Irish American family in the Riverside district of New York City. It aired from July 7, 1975 to January 13, 1989 on ABC...
. (The Timmins siblings are descendants of Noah Timmins
Noah Timmins
Noah Anthony Timmins was a Canadian mining developer and executive who is considered a founding father of Canada's mining industry.-Background and mining achievements:...
, a mining prospector who founded the Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
city of Timmins
Timmins, Ontario
Timmins is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada on the Mattagami River. At the time of the Canada 2006 Census, Timmins' population was 42,997...
.)
Cowboy Junkies formed in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
in 1985. The band's name was chosen randomly as they approached their first gig.
The Trinity Session
The Trinity Session
The Trinity Session is a 1988 album by Cowboy Junkies, their second album.The music was recorded at Toronto, Ontario's Church of the Holy Trinity on , with the band circled around a single microphone...
was recorded live on a single Calrec stereo microphone at the Church of the Holy Trinity in downtown Toronto by producer Peter J. Moore
Peter J. Moore
Peter Joseph Moore is a Canadian music producer who was first recognized for his innovative recordings of the Cowboy Junkies, produced on a shoestring budget.-Early life:...
. This album also included a cover
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground was an American rock band formed in New York City. First active from 1964 to 1973, their best-known members were Lou Reed and John Cale, who both went on to find success as solo artists. Although experiencing little commercial success while together, the band is often cited...
's "Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane
"Sweet Jane" is a song by The Velvet Underground, originally appearing on their 1970 album Loaded. The song was written by band's leader Lou Reed, who continued to incorporate the piece into live performances years later as a solo artist....
" based on the 1969 Live
1969: The Velvet Underground Live
1969: The Velvet Underground Live is a live album by The Velvet Underground. It was originally released as a double album in September 1974 by Mercury Records. The September 1988 CD re-release was issued as two separate single CD volumes, with one extra track per disc...
album version rather than the studio version from Loaded. The single featured in the films Natural Born Killers
Natural Born Killers
Natural Born Killers is a 1994 crime/black comedy film directed by Oliver Stone about two victims of traumatic childhoods who became lovers and psychopathic serial killers, and are irresponsibly glorified by the mass media...
and The Good Girl
The Good Girl
The Good Girl is a 2002 black comedy-drama film directed by Miguel Arteta from a script by Mike White, and stars Jennifer Aniston, Jake Gyllenhaal and John C. Reilly.-Plot:...
.
None of the band's subsequent albums have been hits outside of Canada, although the band has maintained a dedicated following and have continued to have chart hits in their native country. Following their 1998 album Miles from Our Home
Miles from Our Home
Miles from Our Home is an album by Canadian rock band Cowboy Junkies, which was released in 1998. It was their second and final album for Geffen Records. Like all of their albums after 1988's The Trinity Session, it was only a modest success internationally...
, Cowboy Junkies agreed to leave Geffen Records. They have continued to release albums on their own independent label, Latent Recordings, with distribution through other labels such as Rounder in the USA and Cooking Vinyl in the UK.
In June 2007, Cowboy Junkies performed alongside the Boston Pops at Boston Symphony Hall conducted by Keith Lockhart
Keith Lockhart
For the baseball player, see Keith Lockhart Keith Lockhart , to Newton Frederick and Marilyn Jean Woodyard Lockhart, is an American orchestral conductor....
. The program was titled Edgefest.
In 2007 they released Trinity Revisited
Trinity Revisited
Trinity Revisited is an album and a film by Cowboy Junkies, released on October 16, 2007. It is a 20th anniversary edition of their most famous album, The Trinity Session...
, a re-recording of the album featuring guest artists Ryan Adams
Ryan Adams
David Ryan Adams is an American alt-country/rock singer-songwriter, from Jacksonville, North Carolina. Initially part of the group Whiskeytown, Adams left the band and released his first solo album Heartbreaker in 2000...
, Vic Chesnutt
Vic Chesnutt
James Victor "Vic" Chesnutt was an American singer-songwriter from Athens, Georgia. His first album, Little, was released in 1990, but his breakthrough to commercial success didn't come until 1996 with the release of Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation, a tribute album of mainstream artists...
, Natalie Merchant
Natalie Merchant
Natalie Anne Merchant is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She joined the alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs in 1981 and left it to begin her solo career in 1993.-Early life:...
and Jeff Bird. Both the album and the film Trinity Revisited were filmed and produced by Pierre and François Lamoureux. On 9 November 2007, CBC Television
CBC Television
CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...
aired Trinity Revisited: featuring Cowboy Junkies, which was filmed as the band recorded the new album.
Personnel
Officially, there are four band members, all siblings except Anton, who was a member of Michael Timmins’s two previous bands.- Margo TimminsMargo TimminsMargo Timmins is the lead vocalist of the Canadian band Cowboy Junkies. She is the sister of Michael Timmins, the band's lead guitarist and Peter Timmins, the band's drummer...
(vocals) - Michael Timmins (guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
and chief songwriter) - Peter Timmins (drumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s) - Alan Anton (bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
)
Since their second album the band has performed and recorded with multi-instrumentalist Jeff Bird, whose current role includes acoustic and electric mandolins, harmonica, percussion, and samples.
Studio Albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications | ||||
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| CAN | CAN Country | UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
US | CAN | US | ||
| 1986 | Whites Off Earth Now!! Whites Off Earth Now!! Whites Off Earth Now!! is a 1986 album by Cowboy Junkies. It was the band's debut album, and is composed almost entirely of rock and blues covers. Only one song, "Take Me", is an original song by the band.... |
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| 1988 | The Trinity Session The Trinity Session The Trinity Session is a 1988 album by Cowboy Junkies, their second album.The music was recorded at Toronto, Ontario's Church of the Holy Trinity on , with the band circled around a single microphone... |
28 | 30 | 26 | 2× Platinum | Platinum | |
| 1990 | The Caution Horses The Caution Horses The Caution Horses is a 1990 album by the Canadian country rock band Cowboy Junkies.The first album following their 1988 breakthrough The Trinity Session, The Caution Horses features a more conventional, polished sound than that album's spare, haunting country blues... |
11 | 33 | 47 | Platinum | ||
| 1992 | Black Eyed Man Black Eyed Man Black Eyed Man is a 1992 album by Cowboy Junkies.The album continues the band's evolution from a spare country blues style to a more mainstream country rock style... |
8 | 21 | 76 | Gold | ||
| 1993 | Pale Sun Crescent Moon Pale Sun Crescent Moon Pale Sun Crescent Moon is a 1993 album by Cowboy Junkies.Canadian guitarist Ken Myhr appears on every track on this album. It is generally viewed as the band's best 1990s work... |
25 | 114 | Gold | |||
| 1996 | Lay It Down | 20 | 55 | Gold | |||
| 1998 | Miles from Our Home Miles from Our Home Miles from Our Home is an album by Canadian rock band Cowboy Junkies, which was released in 1998. It was their second and final album for Geffen Records. Like all of their albums after 1988's The Trinity Session, it was only a modest success internationally... |
98 | |||||
| 2001 | Open Open (Cowboy Junkies album) Open is an album by the Canada band Cowboy Junkies, released in 2001.It was their third independent release after the end of their contract with Geffen Records, and the first of those to feature new material.... |
104 | 107 | ||||
| 2004 | One Soul Now One Soul Now One Soul Now is a 2004 album by the Canadian rock band Cowboy Junkies. It is their first album of new material since Open in 2001.It was released on Latent Records in Canada, and Zoe Records internationally.-Track listing:... |
127 | |||||
| 2005 | Early 21st Century Blues Early 21st Century Blues Early 21st Century Blues is an album by the Canadian rock band Cowboy Junkies, released in 2005.The album features two original songs and covers of material by Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, George Harrison and Richie Havens... |
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| 2007 | At the End of Paths Taken At the End of Paths Taken At the End of Paths Taken is an album by the Canadian rock band Cowboy Junkies, released in 2007.-Track listing:# "Brand New World" – 5:31# "Still Lost" – 4:45# "Cutting Board Blues" – 4:05# "Spiral Down" – 3:33# "My Little Basquiat" – 3:51... |
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| Trinity Revisited Trinity Revisited Trinity Revisited is an album and a film by Cowboy Junkies, released on October 16, 2007. It is a 20th anniversary edition of their most famous album, The Trinity Session... |
94 | ||||||
| 2010 | Renmin Park Renmin Park (album) Renmin Park is an album by the Canadian rock band Cowboy Junkies, released in 2010.It is Volume One of the Nomad Series.-Track listing:# "Into" – 1:09# "Renmin Park" – 3:59# "Sir Francis bacon At The Net" – 3:59# "Stranger Here" – 3:17... |
169 | |||||
| 2011 | Demons Demons (Cowboy Junkies album) Demons is an album by the Canadian rock band Cowboy Junkies, released in 2011. It contains eleven Vic Chesnutt covers. It is Volume Two of the Nomad Series.-Track listing:# "Wrong Piano"# "Flirted With You All My Life"# "See You Around"... |
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2011 Sing In My Meadow
Live Albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | CAN Country | UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
US | CAN | US | ||
| 1995 | 200 More Miles: Live Performances 1985-1994 | ||||||
| 2002 | The Radio One Sessions | ||||||
| Open Road Open Road (Cowboy Junkies album) Open Road is a CD and DVD release by the Canadian band Cowboy Junkies. It is a four-hour CD/DVD documentary of performances from 2001.-CD:# "Murder, Tonight, In the Trailer Park" – 6:27# "Lay It Down" – 10:48# "This Street, That Man, This Life" – 3:42... (CD/DVD) |
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| 2003 | In the Time Before Llamas In the Time Before Llamas In the Time Before Llamas is an album by the Canadian rock band Cowboy Junkies, released in 2003. It is a live album, compiling tracks from two concerts in the United Kingdom... |
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| 2006 | Long Journey Home (Live) Long Journey Home (Live) Long Journey Home is an album by the Canadian rock band Cowboy Junkies, released in 2007- Track listing :# "Sweet Jane"# "Cause Cheap Is How I Feel"# "200 More Miles"# "Why This One"# "Pale Sun"# "He Will Call You Baby"... |
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| 2009 | Acoustic Junk (limited edition) | ||||||
Compilation Albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | CAN Country | UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
US | CAN | US | ||
| 1996 | Studio: Selected Studio Recordings 1986-1995 Studio: Selected Studio Recordings 1986-1995 Studio: Selected Studio Recordings 1986–1995 is an album by the Canadian rock band Cowboy Junkies, released in 1996. It is a greatest hits compilation of singles from the band's albums on RCA Records, and their last official release for that label... |
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| 1999 | Rarities, B Sides and Slow, Sad Waltzes | ||||||
| 2001 | Best of the Cowboy Junkies Best of the Cowboy Junkies Best of the Cowboy Junkies is a 2001 greatest hits compilation of Cowboy Junkies' songs recorded for RCA Records. It was compiled by the label without the band's authorization or approval, and most Internet fansites advise that the album should consequently be boycotted by fans... |
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| 2003 | Cowboy Junkies: The Platinum and Gold Collection Cowboy Junkies: The Platinum and Gold Collection The Platinum and Gold Collection is a 2003 compilation of Cowboy Junkies songs recorded for RCA Records. It was compiled by the label without the band's authorization or approval, and most Internet fansites advise that the album should consequently be boycotted by fans... |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
CAN AC RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
US Modern Rock | US Radio | |||
| 1989 | "Sweet Jane" | 75 | — | — | — | 5 | — | The Trinity Session |
| "Misguided Angel" | 24 | — | 39 | — | — | — | ||
| "Blue Moon Revisited" | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | ||
| 1990 | "Sun Comes Up, It's Tuesday Morning" | 22 | 5 | 78 | 90 | 11 | — | The Caution Horses |
| "'Cause Cheap Is How I Feel" | 68 | 15 | 30 | 93 | — | — | ||
| "Rock and Bird" (with Lyle Lovett Lyle Lovett Lyle Pearce Lovett is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Active since 1980, he has recorded thirteen albums and released 21 singles to date, including his highest entry, the number 10 chart hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, "Cowboy Man"... ) |
34 | 11 | — | — | — | — | single only | |
| 1992 | "Southern Rain" | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | — | Black Eyed Man |
| "A Horse in the Country" | 52 | 23 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Murder, Tonight, in the Trailer Park" | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | ||
| "If You Were the Woman and I Was the Man" | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993 | "Hard to Explain" | 22 | 19 | — | — | — | — | Pale Sun Crescent Moon |
| 1994 | "Anniversary Song" | 11 | 3 | — | — | 28 | — | |
| "Sweet Jane" (live re-recording) | — | — | — | — | 9 | 52 | single only | |
| 1996 | "A Common Disaster"A | 11 | 12 | — | — | 20 | 75 | Lay It Down |
| "Angel Mine" | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Speaking Confidentially" | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997 | "Come Calling" | 67 | 35 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | "Miles from Our Home" | 64 | 28 | — | — | — | — | Miles from Our Home |
| 2001 | "I'm So Open" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Open |
| 2004 | "Stars of Our Stars" | — | — | — | — | — | — | One Soul Now |
- A"A Common Disaster" also peaked at #11 on the Canadian Rock Singles chart.
Compilation appearances
- It Came from Canada, Vol. 4It Came from Canada, Vol. 4It Came from Canada, Vol. 4 was the fourth album in the It Came from Canada series of compilation albums, released in 1988 on Og Music.-Track listing:# The Dik Van Dykes, "Beachcombers"# Color Me Psycho, "What's Your Phobia?"...
, 1988 ("Blue Moon Revisited (Song for Elvis)Blue Moon (song)"Blue Moon"'s first crossover recording to rock and roll came from Elvis Presley in 1956. His cover version of the song was included on his self-titled debut album Elvis Presley....
") - Pump Up the VolumePump Up the Volume (film)Pump Up the Volume is a 1990 comedy-drama film written and directed by Allan Moyle and starring Christian Slater and Samantha Mathis.- Plot summary :...
, 1990 ("Me and the Devil Blues") - The Cities' Sampler Vol. 2: CollectiblesCities 97 SamplerThe Cities 97 Sampler is a series of albums containing "live in studio" recordings from radio station Cities 97 in Minneapolis, Minnesota...
, 1990 ("Decoration Day") - DeadicatedDeadicated: A Tribute to the Grateful DeadDeadicated: A Tribute to the Grateful Dead is a 1991 tribute album with music from the Grateful Dead performed by various artists. According to the sleeve notes, the compilation is a rainforest benefit album, with significant proceeds from its sale being donated to the Rainforest Action Network and...
1991 ("To Lay Me Down") - Born to ChooseBorn to ChooseBorn to Choose is a compilation album, released in 1993 on Rykodisc. It was released as a benefit album, with proceeds going to support NARAL, the Brooklyn Women's Anti-Rape Exchange and Women's Health Action and Mobilization.-Track listing:# R.E.M...
, 1993 ("Lost My Driving Wheel") - Upfront! Canadians Live from Mountain StageUpfront! Canadians Live from Mountain StageUpfront! Canadians Live from Mountain Stage is an album released in 1994 on Blue Plate Music and BMG Music Canada, which compiles live performances by Canadian artists who have appeared on the American radio series Mountain Stage....
, 1994 ("Misguided Angel") - Natural Born KillersNatural Born Killers (soundtrack)Natural Born Killers is the soundtrack to the film Natural Born Killers, produced by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. Reznor reportedly produced the soundtrack using a portable Pro Tools in his hotel room while on tour...
, 1994 ("Sweet Jane") - Borrowed Tunes: A Tribute to Neil YoungBorrowed Tunes: A Tribute to Neil YoungBorrowed Tunes is a tribute album to Neil Young, released in 1994. The album was released as a two-CD set, one compiling acoustic songs and one compiling rock-oriented ones, although the two discs were also each sold individually. The album features a variety of Canadian musicians covering songs...
, 1994 ("Tired Eyes") - Oh What a Feeling: A Vital Collection of Canadian MusicOh What a Feeling: A Vital Collection of Canadian MusicOh What a Feeling: A Vital Collection of Canadian Music is a 4-CD box set released in 1996 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Juno Awards...
, 1996 ("Misguided Angel") - The Truth About Cats & DogsThe Truth About Cats & Dogs (soundtrack)The Truth About Cats & Dogs is the soundtrack from the 1996 film The Truth About Cats & Dogs, released by A&M Records in 1996. The album features a variety of music such as rock, R&B, and pop.-Track listing:#"For Once in My Life" - Dionne Farris...
, 1996 ("Angel Mine") - Cities' Sampler Vol. 10Cities 97 SamplerThe Cities 97 Sampler is a series of albums containing "live in studio" recordings from radio station Cities 97 in Minneapolis, Minnesota...
, 1998 ("Miles from Our Home") - WXRV Presents: Live from the River Music Hall Vol. 1, 1998 ("Come Calling")
- Return of the Grievous Angel: A Tribute to Gram ParsonsReturn of the Grievous Angel: A Tribute to Gram ParsonsReturn of the Grievous Angel: A Tribute to Gram Parsons is a 1999 tribute album to pioneering country-rock musician Gram Parsons, co-produced by his one-time singing partner, Emmylou Harris and featuring cover versions of songs written/co-written by or popularized by Parsons, performed by Harris,...
, 1999 ("Ooh Las Vegas") - 107.1 KGSR Radio Austin - Broadcasts Vol.10, 2002 ("Something More Besides You")
- WYEP Live and Direct: Volume 4 - On Air PerformancesWYEP Live and Direct: Volume 4 - On Air PerformancesWYEP Live and Direct: Volume 4 - On Air Performances is a compilation album made of songs that were performed by various artists live on WYEP. WYEP is a non-commercial, community-supported radio station that specializes in eclectic music and programming...
, 2002 ("Thousand Year Prayer") - Beautiful: A Tribute to Gordon LightfootBeautiful: A Tribute to Gordon LightfootBeautiful: A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot is a tribute album to Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, released in 2003 on Borealis Records.-Track listing:# Cowboy Junkies, "The Way I Feel"# Jesse Winchester, "Sundown"# Ron Sexsmith, "Drifters"...
, 2003 ("The Way I Feel") - This Bird Has Flown - A 40th Anniversary Tribute to the Beatles' Rubber SoulThis Bird Has Flown - A 40th Anniversary Tribute to the Beatles' Rubber SoulThis Bird Has Flown – A 40th Anniversary Tribute to the Beatles' Rubber Soul is an indie tribute album by a variety of artists that commemorates, as the title suggests, the fortieth anniversary of the release of The Beatles' 1965 album Rubber Soul. It was released on October 25, 2005 by Razor & Tie...
, 2005 ("Run for Your LifeRun For Your Life"Run for Your Life" is a song recorded by The Beatles for their 1965 album Rubber Soul. The song, while credited to "Lennon–McCartney", was primarily a John Lennon composition.-Background:...
") - Northern Songs: Canada's Best and BrightestNorthern Songs: Canada's Best and BrightestNorthern Songs: Canada's Best and Brightest is a compilation album of songs performed by some of Canada's "best and brightest" musicians, released in September 2008 under Rhino Records and sold exclusively at Starbucks locations through their Hear Music label.-Track listing:#Feist -...
, 2008 ("Sweet Jane")
Reviews/articles
- Cowboy Junkies: Covered in Blues by Jason Gonulsen, Glide Magazine
See also
- Canadian rockCanadian rockCanadian rock describes a wide and diverse variety of music produced by Canadians, beginning with American style rock 'n' roll in the mid-20th century. Since then Canada has had a considerable impact on the development of the modern popular music called rock...
- Music of CanadaMusic of CanadaThe music of Canada has influences that have shaped the country. Aboriginals, the British, and the French have all made unique contributions to the musical heritage of Canada. The music has subsequently been heavily influenced by American culture because of its proximity and migration between...
- :Category:Canadian rock music groups
- List of Canadian musicians
- List of bands from Canada
External links
- Official web site
- Official press release for Cowboy Junkies' 'Demons' album
- Cowboy Junkies at The Canadian EncyclopediaThe Canadian EncyclopediaThe Canadian Encyclopedia is a source of information on Canada. It is available online, at no cost. The Canadian Encyclopedia is available in both English and French and includes some 14,000 articles in each language on a wide variety of subjects including history, popular culture, events, people,...
- Cowboy Junkies official download site
- The Live Music Archive has a large collection of Cowboy Junkies concerts available to stream or for free download.
- XX: Lyrics and Photographs of the Cowboy Junkies, with watercolors by Enrique Martínez Celaya, 2006