| Songs of the Recollection | ||||
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| Released | March 25, 2022 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 43:07 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Latent Recordings | |||
| Producer | Michael Timmins | |||
| Compiler | Cowboy Junkies | |||
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Songs of the Recollection is a 2022 studio album from Canadian rock band Cowboy Junkies, mostly made up of cover versions of songs from the band's formative years. It has received positive reviews for the band's ability to transform the originals to match their strengths as performers.
Several of the songs ("Ooh Las Vegas", "The Way I Feel", "Marathon", and "Seventeen Seconds") on this collection were previously on B-sides or various artists compilations. Cowboy Junkies have a history of incorporating covers into their repertoire, going back to their debut album, Whites Off Earth Now!! [1] By focusing on music from the late 1960s and early 1970s, the band wanted to recreate their experience listening to music as fans before they were ever professional performers themselves. [2]
The editorial staff of AllMusic Guide scored this album 3.5 out of five stars, with reviewer Mark Deming pointing out the excellence of each band member and noting that they "have maintained a creative vision that's served them beautifully" that allows them to "find unexplored landscapes in the work of other tunesmiths". [3] Liz Thomson of The Arts Desk gave it five out of five stars, pointing out the care the band exercised in choosing the songs and how "each is carefully thought-out and reworked". [4] In Hot Press , Pat Carty noted the ability of Cowboy Junkies to reinterpret all of the songs and calls this album "a worthy endeavour". [5] Sarah Bea Milner of Exclaim! rated Songs of the Recollection a seven out of 10 for the band putting "their stamp on iconic songs, transforming the music to match their signature style", calling it a "joy to listen to", but noting that "existing fans will love this about the album, but newcomers might be turned off by the uniform approach throughout". [6] Mojo 's Sylvie Simmons gave this album four out of five stars, noting that this album is not filler and wonderful to listen to. [7] Writing for Uncut , Nick Hasted rated this album a seven out of 10, noting the diversity of sounds on the recordings. [8] Lee Zimmerman of American Songwriter scored Songs of the Recollection three out of five for the band's ability to have good taste in music and an ability to make the songs their own, summing up that they have "corralled another winner". [9]
The album spent one week on the German charts at 86. [10]
Cowboy Junkies
Additional personnel
Cowboy Junkies are an alternative country and folk rock band formed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1985 by Alan Anton (bassist), Michael Timmins, Peter Timmins (drummer) and Margo Timmins (vocalist). The three Timminses are siblings, and Anton worked with Michael Timmins during their first couple of bands. John Timmins was a member of the band but left the group before the recording of their debut studio album. The band line-up has never changed since, although they use several guest musicians on many of their studio albums, including multi-instrumentalist Jeff Bird who has performed on every album except the first.
The Trinity Session is the second studio album by Canadian alternative country band Cowboy Junkies, released in early 1988 by Latent Recordings in Canada, and re-released worldwide later in the year on RCA Records. "Working on a Building" and "Blue Moon Revisited " did not appear on the Latent Records release. "Blue Moon Revisited" was originally released on It Came from Canada, Vol. 4 (1988), a compilation of Canadian independent bands.
The Caution Horses is the third studio album by the Canadian alt-country band Cowboy Junkies, released in 1990.
Black Eyed Man is the fourth studio album by Cowboy Junkies, released in 1992. The album continues the band's evolution from a spare country blues style to a more mainstream country rock style.
Pale Sun, Crescent Moon is the fifth studio album by Canadian country rock band Cowboy Junkies, released in 1993. It was the band's last album of new material for RCA Records, although a live album and a greatest hits compilation were subsequently released on the label. Canadian guitarist Ken Myhr appears on every track on this album.
Lay It Down is the sixth studio album by the Canadian alt-country band Cowboy Junkies. Released on February 27, 1996, it was the group's first album for Geffen Records after the end of their contract with RCA Records. It was the band's first album that could be described as straight-ahead rock, rather than country rock, country or blues. It was also their first album consisting entirely of original material, with no covers. "A Common Disaster" and "Speaking Confidentially" were notable hits for the band on Canadian radio.
Miles from Our Home is the seventh studio album by Canadian alt-country band Cowboy Junkies, which was released in 1998. It was their second and final album for Geffen Records. The title track was a significant hit in their native Canada. Following this album, the Junkies were dropped from the Geffen record label. The Junkies moved to an independent label, Latent Recordings, for their subsequent albums.
Rarities, B-Sides and Slow, Sad Waltzes is an album by the Canadian alt-country band Cowboy Junkies, released in 1999. It was the band's first independent release after the end of their contract with Geffen Records. The album is a compendium of tracks that the band had recorded but not previously released on an album. Two tracks have been released earlier as B-sides on Cowboy Junkies' singles, "If You Gotta Go, Go Now" on "Southern Rain" and "Leaving Normal" on "Anniversary Song". It was released on both True North Records and Latent Recordings in Canada, and on Valley Records in the United States.
Open is an album by the Canadian band Cowboy Junkies, released in 2001. It was the band's third independent release after the end of their contract with Geffen Records, and the first of those to feature new material. The album was released on Latent Recordings in Canada, and on Zoë Records internationally.
One Soul Now is a 2004 album by the Canadian alt-country band Cowboy Junkies. It is their first album of new material since Open in 2001. It was released on Latent Recordings in Canada, and Zoë Records internationally.
Margo Timmins is the lead vocalist of Canadian alternative country and folk rock band Cowboy Junkies. She is the sister of Michael Timmins, the band's lead guitarist, and Peter Timmins, the band's drummer. Her ethereal vocals, paired with the band's spare and low-key instrumentation played at a relaxed pace, lend the band its unique atmospheric sound.
Early 21st Century Blues is an album by the Canadian alt-country band Cowboy Junkies, released in 2005. The album features two original songs and covers of material by Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, George Harrison and Richie Havens. The record has a very strong anti-war message, while also protesting public apathy towards the political process.
Trinity Revisited is an album and a film by the Cowboy Junkies, released on October 8, 2007. It is a remake of the Junkies' most famous album, The Trinity Session. The new album was recorded in the fall of 2006 at Toronto's Church of the Holy Trinity, the same venue where the original album was recorded.
Renmin Park is an album by the Canadian alt-country band Cowboy Junkies, released in 2010. It is Volume One of the Nomad Series. The album's name translates in Chinese as "People's Park".
Demons is an album by the Canadian alt-country band Cowboy Junkies, released in 2011. It contains eleven Vic Chesnutt covers. It is Volume Two of the Nomad Series.
The Wilderness is an album by the Canadian alt-country band Cowboy Junkies, released in 2012. It is Volume Four of the Nomad Series. This volume is the introspection of winter after Sing in My Meadow's joyful visitation of spring.
The Nomad Series is a box set by the Canadian alt-country band Cowboy Junkies, collecting the four individual albums of the Nomad series, Renmin Park, Demons, Sing in My Meadow, and The Wilderness on the first four discs, and, on the final disc, six of the seven songs from the Demons digital bonus disc plus four previously unreleased songs worked on during the creation of the series.
All That Reckoning is an album by the Canadian alt-country band Cowboy Junkies, released in 2018. The album features eleven new songs to focus on "empty hearts, empty nests, lost paths, lost lives, and all the reckoning that brings about the end of things, and the beginnings of something else. [The] songs are about reckoning on a personal level and reckoning on a social level," as stated by Michael Timmins.
Ghosts is an album by the Canadian alt-country band Cowboy Junkies, released digitally on March 30, 2020. The album features eight songs that process the loss of the Timmins siblings' mother who died in 2018. The album was also released on vinyl as a limited edition combined package with All That Reckoning on March 10, 2021.
Such Ferocious Beauty is a 2023 studio album by Canadian rock band Cowboy Junkies. Exploring themes of grief, the work has received positive reviews from critics.
