Night Vision (Bruce Cockburn album) explained

Night Vision
Type:	studio
Artist:	Bruce Cockburn
Cover:	NIght_Vision_(Bruce_Cockburn_album)_front_cover.jpeg
Released:	1973
Recorded:	February–May 1973 Thunder Sound Studios Toronto
Genre:	Folk
Length:	40:39
Label:	True North
Producer:	Eugene Martynec
Prev Title:	Sunwheel Dance
Prev Year:	1972
Next Title:	Salt, Sun and Time
Next Year:	1974

Night Vision is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn released domestically on True North Records. The album earned Cockburn's first Canadian gold record award in 1979. It was the first full album that Cockburn recorded with a band.^[1] The album's artwork is an adaptation of a painting by Alex Colville entitled "Horse and Train".

Reception

AllMusic music critic James Chrispell, wrote retrospectively "A little darker this time out (hence the title), Bruce Cockburn's fourth album finds even greater rewards... No matter what type of music you're looking for, there's something here that will tickle your fancy."

Track listing

All songs by Bruce Cockburn

1. "Foxglove" – 1:29
2. "You Don't Have to Play the Horses" – 3:49
3. "The Blues Got the World..." – 1:52
4. "Mama Just Wants to Barrelhouse All Night Long" – 4:14
5. "Islands in a Black Sky" – 7:40
6. "Clocks Don't Bring Tomorrow – Knives Don't Bring Good News" – 6:49
7. "When the Sun Goes Nova" – 2:42
8. "Déjà Vu" – 5:36
9. "Light Storm" – 2:33
10. "God Bless the Children" – 4:17

Personnel

• Bruce Cockburn – vocals, guitar
• Pat Godfrey – piano
• Dennis Pendrith – bass
• John Savage – drums

Notes and References

1. Book: Cockburn, Bruce . Rumours of Glory . HarperCollins . 2014 . 978-1-44342-072-3 . 123–124.