Endless Seasons

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Endless Seasons
EndlessSeasons.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 29, 1995 (1995-08-29)
Genre Country, folk
Length45:47
Label EMI
Producer John Jennings
The Rankin Family
The Rankin Family chronology
Grey Dusk of Eve
(1995)
Endless Seasons
(1995)
Collection
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Endless Seasons is the fourth studio album by Canadian folk music group The Rankin Family. It was released by EMI on August 29, 1995. The album peaked at number 6 on the RPM Country Albums chart. [2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "As I Roved Out" (Traditional) – 3:37
  2. "The River" (Cookie Rankin) – 3:34
  3. "Natives" (Paul Doran) – 4:01
  4. "Òganaich an òr-Fhuilt Bhuidhe/Am Bràighe (Youth Whose Hair Is Golden)" (Malcolm Gillis, Traditional) – 3:31
  5. "Forty Days and Nights" (Jimmy Rankin) – 4:57
  6. "Eyes of Margaret" (John Morris Rankin) – 4:44
  7. "You Feel the Same Way Too" (Jimmy Rankin) – 4:50
  8. "Endless Seasons" (Jimmy Rankin) – 4:16
  9. "Padstow" (Traditional) – 3:08
  10. "Blue-Eyed Suzie" (John Morris Rankin) – 3:48
  11. "Your Boat's Lost at Sea" (Jimmy Rankin) – 5:21

Chart performance

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Canadian RPM Country Albums6
Canadian RPM Top Albums13

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References

  1. Carruthers, Sean. "Endless Seasons review". Allmusic . Retrieved 28 February 2011.
  2. "RPM Country Albums for January 8, 1996". RPM . Retrieved 28 February 2011.