| Nothing but a Burning Light | ||||
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | May – July 1991 | |||
| Studio | Ocean Way, Hollywood; Scream, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Folk, pop | |||
| Length | 59:59 | |||
| Label | True North | |||
| Producer | T-Bone Burnett [1] | |||
| Bruce Cockburn chronology | ||||
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Nothing but a Burning Light is an album by Canadian singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn. [2] [3] It was released in 1991 by Columbia Records. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [5] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B [7] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
In a retrospective review, AllMusic critic Brett Hartenbach wrote of the album: "Throughout, Burnett's production is understated, allowing Cockburn's voice, guitar, and songs to lead the way over a solid foundation of bass, drums, and tasteful organ by Booker T. Jones. This sort of sympathetic production brings out the best in Cockburn and his material, which is consistently strong... Though it may lack the immediate power, Nothing but a Burning Light is Bruce Cockburn's best since his 1984 release Stealing Fire." [4] The New York Times called the album the finest of Cockburn's career, writing that he "has returned to a simpler, more reflective folk-rock mode." [2] Trouser Press wrote that the album "contains some of Cockburn’s best loved songs ('A Dream Like Mine', 'Great Big Love') but falls a notch or two below great." [9]
All songs written by Bruce Cockburn, except where noted.
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