Black Eyed Man
The Cowboy Junkies Black-Eyed Man is an excellent return to form following their disappointing third LP, The Caution Horses Where Michael Timmins songwriting was stilted and overly self-conscious on the previous record, here his character studies are literate and finely-etched; like Robbie Robertson before him, Timmins Canadian roots allow him to view the rural American experience with unique objectivity, and narratives like the opening "Southern Rain" and "Murder, Tonight, in the Trailer Park" are told with compassion and cinematic detail. Black-Eyed Man also broadens the Junkies musical horizons: "If You Were the Woman and I Was the Man," a duet with John Prine is like a '50s-era love song intercepted from an alternate reality; while tracks like the lilting "A Horse in the Country" push the group closer to the folk-pop territory of 10,000 Maniacs At the same time, their country roots are further reinforced by a pair of outstanding Townes Van Zandt covers, "Cowboy Junkies Lament" and "To Live Is to Fly" sandwiched between them is Timmins own tribute, "Townes' Blues." ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
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Credits »
Cowboy Junkies - Main Performer
Cowboy Junkies - Mixing
Bob Doidge - Engineer
Dave Houghton - Art Direction
Peter Moore - Mastering
Peter Moore - Mixing
John Oliviera - Engineer
Michael Timmins - Producer
Rex Miller - Photography
Tom Henderson - Mixing
Kathy Robinson - Assistant Engineer
Matthew Cooper - Illustrations
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