This is the discography for Canadian rock singer Bruce Cockburn.
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Release date |
| Bruce Cockburn | 1970 reissued in colored vinyl for True North Records 50th Anniversary box set in 2020 |
| High Winds, White Sky | 1971 reissued with additional tracks 2002–2003 |
| Sunwheel Dance | 1972 reissued with additional tracks 2002–2003 |
| Night Vision | 1973 |
| Salt, Sun and Time | 1974 |
| Joy Will Find a Way | 1975 |
| In the Falling Dark | 1976 reissued with additional tracks 2002–2003 |
| Further Adventures Of | 1978 reissued with additional tracks 2002–2003 |
| Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws | 1979 reissued with additional tracks 2002–2003 |
| Humans | 1980 reissued with additional tracks 2002–2003 |
| Inner City Front | 1981 reissued with additional tracks 2002–2003 |
| The Trouble with Normal | 1983 reissued with additional tracks 2002–2003 |
| Stealing Fire | 1984 reissued with additional tracks 2002–2003 |
| World of Wonders | 1986 |
| Big Circumstance | 1989 reissued with additional track 2005 |
| Nothing but a Burning Light | 1991 |
| Christmas | 1993 |
| Dart to the Heart | 1994 |
| The Charity of Night | 1997 reissued in colored vinyl for True North Records 50th Anniversary box set in 2020 |
| Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu | 1999 reissued in colored vinyl for True North Records 50th Anniversary box set in 2020 |
| You've Never Seen Everything | 2003 |
| Speechless | 2005 |
| Life Short Call Now | 2006 |
| Small Source of Comfort | 2011 |
| Bone On Bone | 2017 |
| Crowing Ignites | 2019 |
| Rarities | 2022 |
| O Sun O Moon | 2023 |
Live albums
edit| Title | Release date |
| Circles in the Stream | 1977 reissued by Rounder Records |
| Bruce Cockburn Live | 1990 reissued with additional tracks 2002–2003 |
| You Pay Your Money and You Take Your Chance | 1997 |
| Bruce Cockburn—Live on World Cafe | 2002 bonus disc from Borders Books and Music |
| Slice O Life—Solo Live | 2009 |
Compilations
edit| Title | Release date |
| Resume | 1981 US only |
| Mummy Dust | 1981 originally released in Canada only |
| Rumours of Glory | 1985 Germany only |
| Waiting for a Miracle: Singles 1970–1987 | 1987 Canadian version is two discs, US version is one |
| If a Tree Falls | 1990 Australia only |
| Anything Anytime Anywhere: Singles 1979–2002 | 2002 |
| Greatest Hits 1970-2020 | 2021 no new material was released on this album |
| Rarities | 2022 Collection of unreleased tracks and remastered tracks |
DVDs
edit| Title | Release date |
| Bruce Cockburn Full House 1986 Hamburg TV show | 2005 |
| Bruce Cockburn Pacing the Cage: The Feature Documentary | 2013 Issued by True North Records |
Other releases
edit- "Ribbon of Darkness", a track on Beautiful: A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot
- "Strong Hand of Love", a track on the Mark Heard tribute albums Strong Hand of Love (1994) and Orphans of God (1996)
- "Lord of the Starfields" (with Rob Wasserman), "Lovers in a Dangerous Time" (with Rob Wasserman), and "Cry of a Tiny Babe" (with Lou Reed, Rosanne Cash, and Rob Wasserman), all on The Best of the Columbia Records Radio Hour, Volume 1 (1995)
- "Last Night of the World" on the WXPN compilation album, Live at the World Café – Volume 9 (1999)
- "If I Had a Rocket Launcher", a track on the acoustic sessions album "2 Meter Sessies Volume 1" (1991).
- "Wise Users", a track on the 1996 album, Honor: A Benefit for the Honor The Earth Campaign
Chart singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | CAN AC |
AUS[2] | US | US Rock | |||
| 1970 | "Going to the Country" | — | 4 [1] | — | — | — | Bruce Cockburn |
| "Musical Friends" | — | 26 | — | — | — | ||
| 1971 | "One Day I Walk" | 64 | — | — | — | — | High Winds, White Sky |
| 1972 | "It's Going Down Slow" | — | 12 | — | — | — | Sunwheel Dance |
| "Up on the Hillside" | — | 21 | — | — | — | ||
| 1987 | "Burn" | — | — | — | — | — | Waiting for a Miracle |
| 1979 | "Wondering Where the Lions Are" | 39 | 7 | 92 | 21 | — | Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws |
| 1980 | "Tokyo" | 44 | 36 | — | — | — | Humans |
| 1981 | "Rumours of Glory" | — | 36 | — | 104 | — | |
| "Fascist Architecture (I'm Okay)" | — | 1 [2] | — | — | — | ||
| "Coldest Night of the Year" | 42 | — | — | — | — | Mummy Dust | |
| 1982 | "You Pay Your Money and You Take Your Chance" | — | 21 | — | — | — | Inner City Front |
| 1984 | "Lovers in a Dangerous Time" | 24 | 8 | — | — | 56 | Stealing Fire |
| "Making Contact" | 80 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "If I Had a Rocket Launcher" | 49 | — | — | 88 | 16 | ||
| 1986 | "People See Through You" | 37 | 4 | — | — | — | World of Wonders |
| "Peggy's Kitchen Wall" | 88 | — | — | — | — | Stealing Fire | |
| "See How I Miss You" | 81 | — | — | — | — | World of Wonders | |
| 1987 | "Waiting for a Miracle" | 50 | 12 | — | — | — | Waiting for a Miracle |
| 1989 | "If a Tree Falls" | 8 | — | 41 | — | 20 | Big Circumstance |
| "Don't Feel Your Touch" | 43 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Shipwrecked at the Stable Door" | 92 | 22 | — | — | — | ||
| 1991 | "A Dream Like Mine" | 16 | 5 | — | — | 22 | Nothing but a Burning Light |
| 1992 | "Great Big Love" | 27 | 12 | — | — | — | |
| "Mighty Trucks of Midnight" | 67 | 12 | — | — | — | ||
| "Somebody Touched Me" | 49 | 8 | — | — | — | ||
| 1994 | "Listen for the Laugh" | 18 | 9 | — | — | — | Dart to the Heart |
| "Scanning These Crowds" | 42 | 21 | — | — | — | ||
| 1995 | "Someone I Used to Love" | — | 36 | — | — | — | |
| 1997 | "Night Train" | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | The Charity of Night |
| 1999 | "Last Night of the World" | — | 28 | — | — | — | Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu |
[3] Notes
- 1 ^ "Going to the Country" peaked at No. 4 on the RPM Adult Contemporary (A/C) chart in November 1970. However, at the time, and for the Adult Contemporary chart only, RPM only charted A/C songs that qualified as Canadian Content. This policy was changed mid-way through the song's chart run, and all A/C records regardless of national origin were eligible for the chart. Under these new criteria, "Going to the Country" peaked at No. 11 in December 1970.
- 2 ^ The song "Fascist Architecture" was released to radio under the title "I'm Okay". It peaked at No. 1 on the RPM Adult Contemporary (A/C) chart in March 1981. However, at the time, and for the Adult Contemporary chart only, RPM once again only charted A/C songs that qualified as Canadian Content. This short-lived policy was again abandoned later in 1981.
References
edit- ^ Steve Huey. "Bruce Cockburn". AllMusic. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "Bruce Cockburn". Retrieved February 10, 2016.