''Collection'' is the first greatest hits album by Canadian
folk music
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has b ...
group
The Rankin Family
The Rankin Family (originally known as The Rankins) are a Canadian musical family group from Mabou, Nova Scotia. The group has won many Canadian music awards, including 15 East Coast Music Awards, six Juno Awards, four Society of Composers, Author ...
. It was released by
EMI
EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British Transnational corporation, transnational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate founded in March 1 ...
in 1996. The album peaked at number 1 on the ''
RPM
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Standards
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'' Country Albums chart.
Track listing
#"
Roving Gypsy Boy Remix" (
Jimmy Rankin
James Kevin Rankin (born May 28, 1964) is a Canadian country and folk artist. A member of The Rankin Family, Rankin has also released seven solo albums: ''Song Dog'' (2001), '' Handmade'' (2003), ''Edge of Day'' (2007), ''Forget About the World' ...
) – 4:05
#"
Borders and Time" (J. Rankin) – 3:23
#"Down by the Sally Gardens" (Traditional,
William Butler Yeats
William Butler Yeats (13 June 186528 January 1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist, writer and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival and became a pillar of the Irish liter ...
) – 5:15
#"Christy Campbell Medley" (Traditional) – 4:37
#"
Orangedale Whistle" (J. Rankin) – 3:25
#"
Rise Again" (
Leon Dubinsky
Leon Dubinsky (4 July 1941 – 17 January 2023) was a Canadian actor, theatre director and composer from Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Dubinsky first became prominent in music with the regional touring band Buddy and the Boys in the 1970s and 1980s,"St ...
) – 3:47
#"You Feel the Same Way Too" (J. Rankin) – 4:50
#"Grey Dusk of Eve (Portobello)" (David Field, Rankin Family, Traditional) – 3:07
#"
North Country" (J. Rankin) – 3:35
#"Fail Il" (Traditional) – 2:37
#"
Gillis Mountain" (Raylene Rankin) – 3:04
#"
Fare Thee Well Love
''Fare Thee Well Love'' is the second studio album by Canadian folk music group The Rankin Family. The album was originally self-released by the siblings in 1990. It was re-issued by Capitol Records in 1992 and certified 5× Platinum by the CRIA ...
" (J. Rankin) – 4:29
#"Mull River Shuffle" (J. Rankin) – 7:50
Chart performance
References
{{The Rankin Family
1996 compilation albums
The Rankin Family albums
EMI Records compilation albums