The Trouble With Normal

by Bruce Cockburn

The Trouble With Normal cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: March 1983
  • Label: True North
  • Country: Canada
  • Length: 42:22
  • Community rating: 3.19/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The Canadian songwriter infuses his acoustic roots with highly polished, modern pop-rock production on his thirteenth studio album. 'The Trouble With Normal' addresses heavy, politically charged themes of global injustice and social decay through a sophisticated, accessible musical framework. It represents a significant transitional phase in his career, embracing contemporary 1980s soundscapes while maintaining his sharp lyrical edge.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, political, progressive, melodic, atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. The Trouble With Normal (3:35)
  2. Candy Man's Gone (4:00)
  3. Hoop Dancer (7:48)
  4. Waiting For The Moon (4:22)
  5. Tropic Moon (4:38)
  6. Going Up Against Chaos (5:31)
  7. Put Our Hearts Together (4:25)
  8. Civilization And Its Discontents (4:16)
  9. Planet Of The Clowns (3:47)

Credits

  • Bruce Cockburn - primary artist, guitar [guitars], voice [voices], words by, music by, written-by [all songs]
  • Dennis Pendrith - bass, chapman stick [stick]
  • Bob Disalle - drums
  • Jon Goldsmith - keyboards
  • Dick Smith - percussion
  • Hugh Marsh - violin, mandolin
  • Colina Phillips - backing vocals
  • Sharon Lee Williams - backing vocals

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