In the Falling Dark

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 for a fuller, more rock-oriented sound with extensive use of bass, drums and percussion. 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.

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Track listing

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

Album credits

Personnel

• Bruce Cockburn – composer, vocals, guitar, dulcimer
• Dennis Pendrith - bass on 4 and 9
• Michael 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
• Jom Anderson - percussion on 3
• Kathyrn Moses - flutes 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

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