Kick at the Darkness is a tribute album to Canadian

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...

 singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

 Bruce Cockburn

Bruce Cockburn

Bruce Douglas Cockburn OC 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.-Biography:...

, released in 1991. The title comes from a line in the song "Lovers in a Dangerous Time

Lovers in a Dangerous Time

"Lovers in a Dangerous Time" is a song by Bruce Cockburn, originally released on his 1984 album Stealing Fire. The song was a Top 40 hit for Cockburn, peaking at No. 25 on the Canadian charts the week of August 18, 1984....

", gotta kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight.

The album was released on Intrepid Records

Intrepid Records (Canada)

Intrepid Records was a Canadian independent record label in the late 1980s and early 1990s. People associated with the label included founder Stuart Ravenhill and A&R rep Graham Stairs....

. Due to the album's success, Intrepid compiled a Joni Mitchell

Joni Mitchell

Joni Mitchell, CC is a Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Saskatchewan and Western Canada and then busking in the streets and dives of Toronto...

 tribute album, Back to the Garden

Back to the Garden

Back to the Garden is a 1992 tribute album to Joni Mitchell .It was released on Intrepid Records, after the Canadian chart success of their 1991 Bruce Cockburn tribute, Kick at the Darkness....

, the following year.

It includes Barenaked Ladies

Barenaked Ladies

Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian alternative rock band. The band is currently composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, and Tyler Stewart. Barenaked Ladies formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario, then a suburban municipality outside the City of Toronto...

' rendition of "Lovers in a Dangerous Time", their first significant chart hit in Canada

Canada

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.

Track listing

1. "Lovers in a Dangerous Time
   Lovers in a Dangerous Time
   "Lovers in a Dangerous Time" is a song by Bruce Cockburn, originally released on his 1984 album Stealing Fire. The song was a Top 40 hit for Cockburn, peaking at No. 25 on the Canadian charts the week of August 18, 1984....
   
   " - Barenaked Ladies
   Barenaked Ladies
   Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian alternative rock band. The band is currently composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, and Tyler Stewart. Barenaked Ladies formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario, then a suburban municipality outside the City of Toronto...
   
   
2. "Lord of the Starfields" - Swing Gang
3. "Wondering Where the Lions Are
   Wondering Where the Lions Are
   "Wondering Where the Lions Are" is a song by Bruce Cockburn, from his 1979 album Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws. It was Cockburn's only Top 40 hit in the United States, peaking at No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100....
   
   " - B-Funn
4. "Stolen Land" - Chris Bottomley
5. "A Long Time Love Song" - Martin Tielli
   Martin Tielli
   Martin Tielli is a Canadian singer-songwriter. He was a member of the Rheostatics, and has also released material as a solo artist and with the side project Nick Buzz. As well, he has appeared as a guest musician on albums by Barenaked Ladies, Kevin Hearn, The Waltons, Jane Siberry, Ashley...
   
    and Jane Siberry
6. "One Day I Walk" - Skydiggers
   Skydiggers
   Skydiggers are a Canadian roots rock band from Toronto, Ontario.-Biography:Formed in 1987 by singer Andy Maize and lead guitarist Josh Finlayson, the band soon added rhythm guitarist Peter Cash, drummer Wayne Stokes and bassist Ron Macey to their lineup...
   
   
7. "Feet Fall on the Road" - Five Guys Named Moe
8. "If I Had a Rocket Launcher
   If I Had a Rocket Launcher
   "If I Had a Rocket Launcher" is a song by Bruce Cockburn, from his 1984 album Stealing Fire.The song was inspired by Cockburn's visit, sponsored by OXFAM, to Guatemalan refugee camps in Mexico following the counterinsurgency campaign of dictator Efraín Ríos Montt...
   
   " - Cottage Industry
9. "Call it Democracy" - Jellyfishbabies
   Jellyfishbabies
   Jellyfishbabies were an alternative rock band in Canada, active from 1986 to 1991. Although the band never attained mainstream success, they were one of the major influences on the Halifax Pop Explosion scene of the early 1990s....
   
   
10. "Waiting for the Moon" - Fat Man Waving
11. "Silver Wheels" - All Her Brothers are Drummers
12. "All the Diamonds in the World" - Rebecca Jenkins
    Rebecca Jenkins
    -Acting:She had starring roles in the 1990s CBC series Black Harbour, and the films Bye Bye Blues, Marion Bridge, Wilby Wonderful, Whole New Thing, South of Wawa and Supervolcano. She also had a supporting role in the 1992 film Bob Roberts, as Dolores Perrigrew...
    
    
13. "Red Ships Take Off in the Distance" - Bob Wiseman
    Bob Wiseman
    Bob Wiseman is a Juno winning Canadian musician, filmmaker, singer-songwriter, and actor. Wiseman was an original member of Blue Rodeo.-Career:Wiseman was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He studied piano at York University...