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Released
  
October 12, 1999

Artist
  
Cowboy Junkies

Producer
  
Cowboy Junkies

Length
  
47:04

Release date
  
12 October 1999

Label
  
Valley Entertainment

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Rarities, B-Sides and Slow, Sad Waltzes (1999)
  
Waltz Across America (2000)

Genres
  
Alternative country, Alternative rock

Similar
  
Cowboy Junkies albums, Alternative country albums

Rarities, B-Sides and Slow, Sad Waltzes is an album by the Canadian rock band Cowboy Junkies, released in 1999. It was the band's first independent release after the end of their contract with Geffen Records.

Contents

The album is a compendium of tracks that the band had recorded but not previously released on an album. Two tracks has been released earlier as B-sides on Cowboy Junkies' singles, 'If you Gotta Go, Go Now' on 'Southern Rain' and 'Leaving Normal' on 'Anniversary Song'. It was released on both True North Records and Latent Records in Canada, and on Valley Records in the United States.

Track listing

All songs by Michael Timmins, except where noted.

  1. "I Saw Your Shoes" – 3:15
  2. "Five Room Love Story" – 5:19
  3. "Sad to See the Season Go" – 5:15
  4. "If You Gotta Go, Go Now" (Bob Dylan) – 3:07
  5. "Love's Still There" (Michael Timmins, Margo Timmins) – 3:32
  6. "To Lay Me Down" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 5:16
  7. "A Few Simple Words" (Michael Timmins, Margo Timmins) – 3:39
  8. "River Waltz" – 4:04
  9. "Leaving Normal" – 3:59
  10. "The Water is Wide" (Traditional) – 5:15
  11. "My Father's House" (Bruce Springsteen) – 4:23

Personnel

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

  • Ken Myhr – guitar
  • Richard Bell – piano
  • Jeff Bird – harmonica, mandolin
  • Jaro Czerwinec – accordion
  • Kim Deschamps – dobro, pedal steel guitar
  • Spencer Evans – piano
  • Dave Houghton– percussion
  • Songs

    1I Saw Your Shoes3:16
    2Five Room Love Story5:19
    3Sad to See the Season Go5:15

    References

    Rarities, B-Sides and Slow, Sad Waltzes Wikipedia