In the Falling Dark

In the Falling Dark
Studio album by
Released1976
RecordedSeptember – November 1976
GenreFolk
Length48:29
LabelTrue North
ProducerEugene Martynec
Bruce Cockburn chronology
Joy Will Find a Way
(1975)
In the Falling Dark
(1976)
Further Adventures Of
(1978)

In the Falling Dark is the seventh studio album by Canadian singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn. The album was released in 1976 by True North Records. It is considered a watershed moment in Cockburn's recording career, as he leaves behind the minimal acoustic arrangements of his earlier albums, presenting a fuller band sound. The album received a Canadian Gold Record Award, and was his first album to chart in the United States, reaching No. 191 in Cash Box.[citation needed]

Reception

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Professional ratings
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AllMusic[1]

In a retrospective review, AllMusic critic Brett Hartenbach wrote, "As a whole, this record trumps anything that its predecessors had to offer, almost to the point where it's difficult to imagine that it followed the release of Joy Will Find a Way by only a year. The sound that was merely suggested on his previous recordings is fully realized here... His first U.S. release since 1972, In the Falling Dark may not have made Bruce Cockburn a household name, but it did mark his emergence as an important artist."[1]

Track listing

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All songs written by Bruce Cockburn except where noted.

  1. "Lord of the Starfields" – 3:22
  2. "Vagabondage" – 4:17
  3. "In the Falling Dark" (Bruce Cockburn, Marcel Moussette)– 4:50
  4. "Little Seahorse" – 4:30
  5. "Water into Wine" – 5:30
  6. "Silver Wheels" – 4:41
  7. "Giftbearer" – 4:39
  8. "Gavin's Woodpile" – 8:07
  9. "I'm Gonna Fly Some Day" – 4:02
  10. "Festival of Friends" – 4:38

2003 Deluxe Remaster Bonus Tracks

  1. "Red Brother Red Sister" – 4:16
  2. "Untitled Guitar" – 8:46
  3. "Shepherds" – 7:15
  4. "Dweller by a Dark Stream" – 4:18

Album credits

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Personnel

  • Bruce Cockburn – composer, vocals, guitar, dulcimer
  • Dennis Pendrith – bass on 4 and 9
  • Michel Donato – bass on 1–3 and 6–7
  • Bob Disalle – drums on 1–4, 6–7, and 9
  • Bill Usher – percussion on 1–2, 4, 6–7, and 9
  • Tom Anderson – percussion on 3
  • Kathryn Moses – flute on 2, 4, and 7; piccolo on 9
  • Fred Stone – flugelhorn on 6 and 9; trumpet on 7
  • Luke Gibson – backing vocals on 9
  • Lynn MacDonald – backing vocals on 9
  • Erin Malone – backing vocals on 9

Production

  • Marcel Mousette – translation
  • Eugene Martynec – producer
  • Arnaud Maggs – front cover photo
  • Ted Grant – back cover photo
  • Bart Schoales – art direction
  • Bernie Finkelstein – direction

References

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  1. ^ a b Hartenbach, Brett. "In the Falling Dark > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved December 15, 2011.