Further Adventures of is the eighth studio album by Canadian singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn. The album was released in 1978 by True North Records. The title of the album is not "Further Adventures of Bruce Cockburn" and the original album cover the title is simply "Further Adventures of".[1] The album cover displays a picture of a small globe of the Earth after the title, implying that the adventures referred to are those of the planet Earth, not of Cockburn.

Further Adventures Of
Studio album by
Released1978
RecordedApril – May 1978
GenreFolk, pop
Length42:14
LabelTrue North
ProducerEugene Martynec
Bruce Cockburn chronology
In the Falling Dark
(1976)
Further Adventures Of
(1978)
Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws
(1979)

In 1996, alternative rock group Primitive Radio Gods had a hit with the song "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand", but that song is different from the song with nearly the same name on this album.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide     [3]

In a retrospective review, AllMusic critic Brett Hartenbach wrote, "though it may contain Bruce Cockburn's usual mix of beautifully intricate acoustic work and pastoral mysticism, along with the occasional touches of anger and irony, continues the growth that was so evident on his last studio outing In the Falling Dark... it serves as another steppingstone to what would be the most impressive period of his career..."[2]

Track listing

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All songs written by Bruce Cockburn.

  1. "Rainfall" – 3:48
  2. "A Montréal Song" – 4:06
  3. "Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money In My Hand" – 4:53
  4. "Prenons La Mer" – 2:38
  5. "Red Ships Take Off In the Distance" – 5:15
  6. "Laughter" – 3:38
  7. "Bright Sky" – 4:01
  8. "Feast of Fools" – 6:42
  9. "Can I Go With You" – 2:30
  10. "Nanzen Ji" – 4:43

The 2002 release also contains the instrumental Mountain Call.

Album credits

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Personnel

  • Bruce Cockburn – composer, vocals, guitar
  • Robert Boucher – bass guitar
  • Bob DiSalle – drums
  • Eugene Martynec – guitar
  • Kathryn Moses – flute
  • Beverly Glenn-Copeland – backing vocals on 1, 3, 6–7, and 9
  • Marty Nagler – backing vocals on 6 and 7
  • Tommy Graham – backing vocals on 6 and 7
  • Brent Titcomb – backing vocals on 6 and 7
  • Shingoose – backing vocals on 2 and 6–8
  • Ronney Abramson – backing vocals on 4

Production

  • Marcel Mousette – translation
  • Eugene Martynec – producer
  • Ken Friesen – engineer
  • Peter Holcomb – engineer's assistant
  • Bart Schoales – art direction
  • Fred Bird – model photograph
  • Bernie Finkelstein – direction

References

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  1. ^ "Further Adventures Of - BRUCE COCKBURN". brucecockburn.com. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Hartenbach, Brett. "Further Adventures Of > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 146.