Skyscraper Soul

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Skyscraper Soul
SkyscraperSoul.jpg
Studio album by Jim Cuddy
Released September 27, 2011
Genre Country rock
Length60:54
Label 5 Corners Productions
Producer Jim Cuddy, Colin Cripps, Chris Shreenan-Dyck [1]
Jim Cuddy chronology
The Light That Guides You Home
(2006)
Skyscraper Soul
(2011)
Constellation
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Skyscraper Soul is the third album by Jim Cuddy. It was released on September 27, 2011.

Jim Cuddy canadian singer-songwriter

James Gordon Cuddy, is a Canadian singer-songwriter primarily associated with the band Blue Rodeo.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Jim Cuddy.

  1. "Skyscraper Soul" — 5:02
  2. "Regular Days" — 3:55
  3. "Everyone Watched The Wedding" — 5:32
  4. "Still Want You" — 4:31
  5. "Wash Me Down" — 4:51
  6. "Watch Yourself Go Down" — 5:33
  7. "Don't Know That Much" — 1:48
  8. "Banks of the 49" — 5:12
  9. "What Is So Wrong" — 4:36
  10. "Ready To Fall" — 4:43
  11. "Water's Running High" — 4:24
  12. "How In The World" — 3:41
  13. "City Birds" (instrumental) — 2:05
  14. "With You" — 5:03

Track Trivia

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Chart performance

Chart (2011)Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [4] 8

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References

  1. "Skyscraper Soul: Jim Cuddy". JimCuddy.com.
  2. O'Brien, John. "Review: Skyscraper Soul". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  3. News Staff. "Blue Rodeo's Jim Cuddy on the Royal Wedding, country life and Neil Young". CityNews Toronto. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  4. "Jim Cuddy Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.