The word 'languid' was probably invented to describe the voice of Margo Timmins, lead singer of this mostly-Timminses musical enterprise... smoky, moody bluesy, evocative... and her distinguishing voice is probably responsible for the enormous cult following they've developed. This 2001 retrospective contains tracks from 4 of their albums:
The Trinity Sessions, The Caution Horses, Black Eyed Man, and
Pale Sun, Crescent Moon: over 70 minutes of their heady, honey-drippin' sound. Includes their great cover of Lou Reed's
Sweet Jane; the loneliest version of
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry ever recorded;
Cowboy Junkies Lament and 13 more.
Best of the Cowboy Junkies is a 2001 greatest hits compilation of Cowboy Junkies' songs recorded for RCA Records. It was compiled by the label without the band's authorization or approval, and most Internet fansites advise that the album should consequently be boycotted by fans. Such sites usually recommend the purchase of the band's 2000 release Waltz Across America, or the individual albums, instead.
RCA released a second compilation, Cowboy Junkies: The Platinum and Gold Collection, in 2003.
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.
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Cowboy Junkies are a Canadian alternative country/blues/folk rock band. The group was formed in Toronto in 1985 by Margo Timmins (vocalist), Michael Timmins (songwriter, guitarist) and Peter Timmins (drummer) and Alan Anton (bassist).
The Junkies first performed publicly at the Beverley Tavern and other clubs in Toronto's Queen Street West, including The Rivoli. Their 1986 debut album, produced by Canadian producer Peter Moore, was the blues-inspired Whites Off Earth Now
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