Black Eyed Man

Black Eyed Man
Studio album by Cowboy Junkies
Released	February 11, 1992
Recorded	1991
Genre	Alternative country
Length	46:06
Label	RCA
Producer	Michael Timmins
Cowboy Junkies chronology
The Caution Horses (1990) Black Eyed Man (1992) Pale Sun Crescent Moon (1993)

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Black Eyed Man is the fourth studio album by Cowboy Junkies, released in 1992.

The album continues the band's evolution from a spare country blues style (exemplified by The Trinity Session (1988)) to a more mainstream country rock style. However, the album was better received by critics than The Caution Horses (1990).

American songwriter Townes Van Zandt wrote "Cowboy Junkies Lament" especially for the band. Michael Timmins returned the favor, penning "Townes' Blues" as a tribute to Van Zandt. The band also cover Van Zandt's "To Live is to Fly" at the end of the album.

John Prine appears as a guest vocalist on "If You Were the Woman and I Was the Man."

Track listing

All songs by Michael Timmins, except "Cowboy Junkies Lament" and "To Live is to Fly" by Townes Van Zandt.

1. "Southern Rain" – 4:49
2. "Oregon Hill" – 4:53
3. "This Street, That Man, This Life" – 3:13
4. "A Horse in the Country" – 3:48
5. "If You Were the Woman and I Was the Man" – 3:11
6. "Murder, Tonight, in the Trailer Park" – 4:31
7. "Black Eyed Man" – 3:14
8. "Winter's Song" – 2:57
9. "The Last Spike" – 4:22
10. "Cowboy Junkies Lament" – 3:06
11. "Townes' Blues" – 3:10
12. "To Live is to Fly" – 4:52

    Some import versions of the album also include the following tracks at the end of the disc:

13. "Lost My Driving Wheel" – 6:26, written by David Wiffen
14. "If You Gotta Go, Go Now" – 3:07, written by Bob Dylan

Personnel

Cowboy Junkies:

• Margo Timmins – lead vocals
• Michael Timmins – guitar
• Alan Anton – bass
• Peter Timmins – drums

with:

• Dave Allen - fiddle on 1, 8, 12
• Jeff Bird - harmonica on 2, 7, 8; mandolin on 8, 12
• Colin Couch - tuba on 2
• Jaro Czerwinec - accordion on 1, 2, 7, 8
• Bob Doidge - acoustic guitar on 7; cello on 8
• The Maureen Doidge Tambourine Orkestrah - tambourine on 2
• Spencer Evans - piano on 2, 3; clarinet on 5
• David Houghton - percussion on 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 12
• Lewis Melville - banjo on 9
• Ken Myhr - lead guitar on 1, 6, 7, 11
• John Prine - vocals on 5
• Tony Quarrington - lead guitar on 6
• Don Rook - lap steel on 7
• Rob Summerville - trombone on 2
• Tom Walsh - trombone on 2

External links

• Black Eyed Man at Discogs (list of releases)