World of Wonders (album)

World of Wonders
Studio album by Bruce Cockburn
Released 1986
Recorded 1984–1985
Genre Folk, pop
Length 43:30
Label True North
Producer Jon Goldsmith, Kerry Crawford
Bruce Cockburn chronology
Stealing Fire
(1984)Stealing Fire1984		 World of Wonders
(1986)		 Big Circumstance
(1988)Big Circumstance1988

World of Wonders is the fifteenth full-length album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn. The album was released in 1986 by True North Records. A video for "Call it Democracy" was produced, and received a moderate amount of airplay on MTV.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

In a retrospective review, Allmusic critic Brett Hartenbach wrote the album, "Whereas that record's best moments centered around his time in Central America, World of Wonders takes you across the globe, through Berlin, Chile, parts of the Caribbean, and North America. Along the way, Cockburn, who has always been intrigued by life's contradictions, is both "dazzled... at this world of wonders" and troubled, "...when life isn't so sweet." Bruce Cockburn is a complex artist writing about complex times, and World of Wonders does a good job of capturing that."[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Bruce Cockburn.

  1. "Call it Democracy" – 3:50
  2. "Lily of the Midnight Sky" – 4:44
  3. "World of Wonders" – 4:45
  4. "Berlin Tonight" – 7:05
  5. "People See Through You" – 3:44
  6. "See How I Miss You" – 4:01
  7. "Santiago Dawn" – 4:47
  8. "Dancing in Paradise" – 5:40
  9. "Down Here Tonight" – 3:54

Personnel

  • Bruce Cockburn – vocals, guitar, and charango
  • Fergus Jemison Marsh – bass and stick
  • Hugh Marsh – violin
  • Jon Goldsmith – keyboards
  • Chi Sharpe – percussion
  • Michael Sloski – drums
  • Michael Alan White – trumpet, flugelhorn, and conch
  • Sharon Lee Williams – backing vocals
  • Shawn Jackson – backing vocals
  • Colina Philips – backing vocals
  • Kerry Crawford – backing vocals
  • Judy Cade – backing vocals

Production

  • Marcel Mousette – translation
  • Jon Goldsmith, Kerry Crawford – producer
  • George Whiteside – photography
  • Bart Schoales – art direction
  • Bernie Finkelstein – direction

References

  1. 1 2 Hartenbach, Brett. "World of Wonders > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.