Mummy Dust

Description

Mummy Dust is a compilation album by the Canadian singer, songwriter, and guitarist Bruce Cockburn, released on True North Records in 1981, manufactured by CBS Records Canada. (Originally released only in Canada.)

Originally released only in Canada, this compilation was also an attractive buy for those who had all Cockburn’s releases, as four previously unavailable songs were also included. The previously released older tracks mostly hail from the early- to mid-’70s era of his career and are a good representation of his talents. Two of the previously unreleased songs were also recorded then (in 1976) and deal, respectively, with the Native American in today’s society («Red Brother Red Sister») and Cockburn’s conversion to Christianity («Dweller by a Dark Stream»). The other two new songs are the searing «Loner» (a different version than the one released on Inner City Front) and «The Coldest Night of the Year», a relatively bouncy song about loneliness. [Rob Caldwell, AMG]

> Apple Music (https://music.apple.com/us/album/mummy-dust/295183905)

LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “Silver Wheels” – 4:37 (from In the Falling Dark)
A2. “Loner” – 6:00 (a different version than the one released on Inner City Front)
A3. “Joy Will Find A Way” – 4:08 (from Joy Will Find a Way)
A4. “Thoughts On A Rainy Afternoon” – 3:45 (from Bruce Cockburn)
A5. “It’s Going Down Slow” – 3:31 (from Sunwheel Dance)

Side Two
B1. “The Coldest Night Of The Year” – 3:58
B2. “Laughter” – 3:35 (from Further Adventures of)
B3. “Red Brother Red Sister” – 4:11 (the song was first recorded on the live album Circles In The Stream)
B4. “You Don’t Have To Play The Horses” – 3:42 (from Night Vision)
B5. “Dweller By A Dark Stream” – 4:15
B6. “All The Diamonds In The World” – 2:40 (from Salt, Sun and Time)

Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and 12-inch vinyl LP by True North Records. Later re-issued on CD. Available at Bandcamp: https://brucecockburn.bandcamp.com/album/mummy-dust

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