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Recorded
  
2008

Artist
  
Burton Cummings

Producer
  
Burton Cummings

Length
  
74:00

Release date
  
4 November 2008

Genres
  
Rock music, Rock and roll

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Released
  
November 4, 2008 (2008-11-04)

Studio
  
Blue Moon StudiosAgoura, CaliforniaFontom Finger StudiosToronto

Label
  
Sony BMG Music Entertainment

Similar
  
Plus Signs, Up Close and Alone, Woman Love, Jukebox, Wheatfield Soul

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Above the Ground is the eighth studio album by Burton Cummings released in late 2008 on Sony Music Entertainment Canada. It was his first solo recording since 1996, and also was his newest studio album since his 1990 release Plus Signs.

Contents

In 2010, New Door Records (a Universal Music Group label) released Above the Ground in the United States.

The CD release included a "behind the scenes" DVD that documented the recording process in early 2008. The album cover was designed by Ernie Cefalu.

Track listing

All songs written by Burton Cummings.

  1. "Crazy If You Mess with the Gods" – 3:49
  2. "Junior Won't Behave" – 3:37
  3. "TPOS (The Pissed Off Song)" – 3:29
  4. "Any Minor Miracle" – 4:08
  5. "Powers at Play" – 4:42
  6. "Ponderlust" – 4:48
  7. "Rollaway" – 1:47
  8. "We Just Came from the U.S.A." – 3:35
  9. "Pretty Pictures" – 3:38
  10. "Look Out Charlie (There's a New Bartender in Town)" – 3:13
  11. "Kurt's Song" (a tribute to "Guess Who" bandmate Kurt Winter) – 4:45
  12. "Whatever Happened to Richard" – 4:49
  13. "Dream" – 3:44
  14. "Up in the Canyon" – 3:09
  15. "A Touch of Morning" – 3:48
  16. "Revelation" – 4:24
  17. "Invisible" – 3:31
  18. "Retribution" – 5:24
  19. "Above the Ground" – 4:18

Personnel

  • Burton Cummings – lead vocals, keyboards
  • Tim Bovaconti – electric & acoustic guitars, background vocals
  • Sean Fitzsimons – drums, percussion, background vocals
  • Jeff Jones – bass guitar, background vocals
  • David Love – electric & acoustic guitars, background vocals
  • Nick Sinopoli – background vocals, percussion
  • Joe Vannelli – Engineer, Hammond organ
  • Ross Vannelli – background vocals on "Any Minor Miracle", additional guitar on "Junior Won't Behave"

    • Songs

    1Crazy If You Mess With the Gods3:50
    2Junior Won't Behave3:38
    3TPOS3:30

    References

    Above the Ground Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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