Spirit of the North was a compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 by Canadian

Canada

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 progressive rock

Progressive rock

Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...

 band CANO

CANO

CANO were a Canadian progressive rock band in the 1970s and 1980s. They were the most popular and internationally successful musical group in Franco-Ontarian history.-Origins:...

, released in 1980. The album compiled tracks from the band's four studio albums.

It was the band's final release in its original form. In 1981, the few remaining original members released the album Camouflage

Camouflage (CANO album)

The Camouflage album was recorded by CANO members Aymar, Dasti, Burt, Kendell, Doerr and Kohut who called themselves, Masque.It was released on the A&M label...

under the new band name Masque.

On the RPM charts Carrie reached #78 on May 3, 1980.

Track listing

1. "Carrie"
2. "Au nord de notre vie"
3. "Spirit of the North"
4. "Long Way"
5. "Rendezvous"
6. "Sometimes the Blues"
7. "Baie Sainte-Marie"
8. "Rebound"