''In the Falling Dark'' is the seventh studio album by Canadian singer/songwriter
Bruce Cockburn. The album was released in 1976 by
True North Records
True North Records is a Canadian independent record label.
History
True North Records was founded in Mississauga, Ontario in 1969 by Bernie Finkelstein. By 1971, True North was producing albums for various Canadian musicians, including Bruce Coc ...
. It is considered a watershed moment in Cockburn's recording career, as he leaves behind the minimal acoustic arrangements of his earlier albums, presenting a fuller band sound. The album received a Canadian Gold Record Award, and was his first album to chart in the United States, reaching No. 191 in Cash Box.
Reception
In a retrospective review,
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...
critic Brett Hartenbach wrote, "As a whole, this record trumps anything that its predecessors had to offer, almost to the point where it's difficult to imagine that it followed the release of Joy Will Find a Way by only a year. The sound that was merely suggested on his previous recordings is fully realized here... His first U.S. release since 1972, In the Falling Dark may not have made Bruce Cockburn a household name, but it did mark his emergence as an important artist."
Track listing
All songs written by Bruce Cockburn except where noted.
#"Lord of the Starfields" – 3:22
#"Vagabondage" – 4:17
#"In the Falling Dark" (Bruce Cockburn, Marcel Moussette)– 4:50
#"Little Seahorse" – 4:30
#"Water into Wine" – 5:30
#"Silver Wheels" – 4:41
#"Giftbearer" – 4:39
#"Gavin's Woodpile" – 8:07
#"I'm Gonna Fly Some Day" – 4:02
#"Festival of Friends" – 4:38
2003 Deluxe Remaster Bonus Tracks
#"Red Brother Red Sister" – 4:16
#"Untitled Guitar" – 8:46
#"Shepherds" – 7:15
#"Dweller by a Dark Stream" – 4:18
Album credits
Personnel
* Bruce Cockburn – composer, vocals, guitar, dulcimer
* Dennis Pendrith – bass on 4 and 9
* Michel Donato – bass on 1–3 and 6–7
* Bob Disalle – drums on 1–4, 6–7, and 9
*
Bill Usher
Bill Usher is a Canadian drummer and percussionist. During the 1970s he was a member of the rock group Truck.
Background
He played on Bob McBride's ''Sea of Dreams'' album that was released in 1973.
He produced artist Mark Rust, whose recording ...
– percussion on 1–2, 4, 6–7, and 9
* Tom Anderson – percussion on 3
* Kathryn Moses – flute on 2, 4, and 7; piccolo on 9
*
Fred Stone – flugelhorn on 6 and 9; trumpet on 7
* Luke Gibson – backing vocals on 9
* Lynn MacDonald – backing vocals on 9
* Erin Malone – backing vocals on 9
Production
* Marcel Mousette – translation
* Eugene Martynec – producer
* Arnaud Maggs – front cover photo
* Ted Grant – back cover photo
* Bart Schoales – art direction
* Bernie Finkelstein – direction
References
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1976 albums
Bruce Cockburn albums
Albums produced by Gene Martynec
True North Records albums