| Songs of a Circling Spirit | ||||
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| Released | September 23, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Heartland rock | |||
| Length | 53:29 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Tom Cochrane | |||
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Songs of a Circling Spirit is an album by Canadian musician Tom Cochrane released in 1997 (see 1997 in music). The album contains newly recorded acoustic versions of selected songs written by Cochrane, and previously recorded either by Cochrane or Red Rider.
All tracks are written by Tom Cochrane unless otherwise noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lunatic Fringe" | 4:37 | |
| 2. | "Paper Tigers" | 3:39 | |
| 3. | "Good Man, Feeling Bad" | 4:11 | |
| 4. | "Brave and Crazy" | 4:30 | |
| 5. | "All the King's Men" | 4:11 | |
| 6. | "Dreamer's Dream" | 4:53 | |
| 7. | "Human Race" | 3:18 | |
| 8. | "Napoleon Sheds His Skin" | 5:47 | |
| 9. | "White Hot" | Cochrane, Ken Greer | 4:39 |
| 10. | "Boy Inside the Man" | 3:40 | |
| 11. | "Washed Away" | 5:20 | |
| 12. | "I Wish You Well" | 4:44 |
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