Description
Résumé is a compilation album by the Canadian singer, songwriter, and guitarist Bruce Cockburn, released in the US on Millennium in 1981, manufactured and distributed by RCA Records.
Recognized as an unmitigated superstar in his homeland of Canada and critically acclaimed in the U.S., Cockburn is still far from getting the attention he deserves in America. His last album, ‘Humans‘, pretty much explains his appeal, since his sincere and “for everyman” songs are hard to resist once heard. ‘Resume’ is more or less a Cockburn primer, as it features prime material from his Canadian work circa 1976-1978. [CashBox Magazine, May 2, 1981]
A compilation album, somewhat similar to the Mummy Dust compilation of Cockburn songs issued the same year by True North. Resume is a decent introduction to his late-’70s work, and also features the previously unreleased «Coldest Night of the Year» (included also on Mummy Dust). The song selection shows many of the sides of Cockburn the artist: the spiritual seeker («Can I Go With You», «Lord of the Starfields»), the guitar virtuouso («Water Into Wine»), the rock musician («Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money in My Hand»), and the intimate live performer («Dialogue With the Devil»). [Rob Caldwell, AMG]
LP tracklist:
Side One
A1. “Silver Wheels” – 4:41 (from In the Falling Dark)
A2. “The Coldest Night Of The Year” – 4:00 (previously unreleased)
A3. “Can I Go With You” – 2:30 (from Further Adventures Of…)
A4. “Laughter” – 3:38 (from Further Adventures Of…)
A5. “Water Into Wine” – 5:30 (from In the Falling Dark)
Side Two
B1. “Mama Just Wants To Barrelhouse All Night Long” – 4:23 (from Circles in the Stream)
B2. “Lord Of The Starfields” – 3:22 (from In the Falling Dark)
B3. “Outside A Broken Phone Booth With Money In My Hand” – 4:53 (from Further Adventures Of…)
B4. “Dialogue With The Devil” – 8:50 (from Circles in the Stream)
Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and 12-inch vinyl LP by True North Records, with the vinyl edition housed in a gatefold sleeve. Later re-issued on CD.
Bruce Cockburn was featured on the front cover of the May 2, 1981 issue of CashBox Magazine.
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