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Best of the Cowboy Junkies

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Best of the Cowboy Junkies
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedAugust 21, 2001[1]
GenreAlternative country, blues rock
Length1:07:42[1]
LabelRCA
ProducerPaul Williams[2]
Cowboy Junkies chronology
Open
(2001)
Best of the Cowboy Junkies
(2001)
The Radio One Sessions
(2002)
Alternative Cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

Best of the Cowboy Junkies is a 2001 greatest hits compilation of Cowboy Junkies' songs recorded for RCA Records. All songs are drawn from the band's RCA Records albums: The Trinity Session, The Caution Horses, Black Eyed Man and Pale Sun, Crescent Moon.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Michael Timmins, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)From the albumLength
1."Blue Moon Revisited (Song for Elvis)"Michael Timmins, Margo Timmins, Richard Rodgers, Lorenz HartThe Trinity Session, 19884:31
2."Sweet Jane"Lou ReedThe Trinity Session3:37
3."Misguided Angel"Michael Timmins, Margo TimminsThe Trinity Session4:55
4."I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"Hank WilliamsThe Trinity Session5:28
5."Rock and Bird" The Caution Horses, 19903:32
6."Sun Comes Up, It's Tuesday Morning" The Caution Horses3:59
7."Escape Is So Simple" The Caution Horses5:18
8."Cause Cheap Is How I Feel" The Caution Horses4:17
9."To Live Is to Fly"Townes Van ZandtBlack Eyed Man, 19924:27
10."Murder, Tonight, in the Trailer Park" Black Eyed Man4:33
11."Southern Rain" Black Eyed Man4:53
12."Cowboy Junkies Lament"Townes Van ZandtBlack Eyed Man3:10
13."Anniversary Song" Pale Sun, Crescent Moon, 19933:13
14."Cold Tea Blues" Pale Sun, Crescent Moon2:48
15."Ring on the Sill" Pale Sun, Crescent Moon4:24
16."Hard to Explain"Ray AgeePale Sun, Crescent Moon4:37
Total length:67:42
Bonus track on UK version[4]
No.TitleFrom the albumLength
17."A Horse in the Country"Black Eyed Man3:50

Fan reception

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RCA assembled this greatest hits album without participation with the band, using the albums in the RCA catalog. Junkies fan sites suggest boycotting the album, and support the purchasing Waltz Across America instead.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Best of Cowboy Junkies - Cowboy Junkies". AllMusic. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
  2. ^ "Best of Cowboy Junkies - Cowboy Junkies | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 368. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Best of Cowboy Junkies". MusicBrainz. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  5. ^ "Cowboy Junkies Other Releases including download only releases from Latent Recordings | Best of the Cowboy Junkies". JunkiesFan. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
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