Limelight (Colin James album)

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Limelight
Colin James Limelight.jpg
Studio album by
Released4 October 2005
Recorded2005
Genre Soul
Length50:13
Label MapleMusic Recordings
Producer Colin Linden
Colin James chronology
Traveler
(2003)
Limelight
(2005)
Colin James & The Little Big Band 3
(2006)

Limelight is the ninth studio album by Canadian blues/rock musician Colin James, released on 4 October 2005. The song "Into the Mystic" was penned by Van Morrison.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Better Way to Heaven"
  2. "Watchin' the River Flow" (Bob Dylan)
  3. "Limelight"
  4. "Far Away Like a Radio" (Colin James, Craig Northey, Tom Wilson)
  5. "On My Way Back to You"
  6. "When I Write the Book" (Nick Lowe and Rockpile)
  7. "Misplaced Heart"
  8. "Speakeasy"
  9. "Healing Time"
  10. "Travelin'"
  11. "Shadow of Love"
  12. "It Fills You Up"
  13. "Weeping Willow Tree"
  14. "Into the Mystic" (Van Morrison)

Personnel

Certifications

Certifications for Limelight
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [1] Gold50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. "Canadian album certifications – Colin James – Limelight". Music Canada . Retrieved September 7, 2024.