Name: The Trouble with Normal [Bonus Tracks] [Remaster]
Brand: Rounder Select
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The Trouble with Normal [Bonus Tracks] [Remaster]

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Album: The Trouble with Normal [Bonus Tracks] [Remaster]
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Trouble with Normal [le ProblŠme de l'tat Normal], The
2)	Candy Man's Gone [Papa G teau]
3)	Hoop Dancer [le Danseur aux Cerceaux]
4)	Waiting for the Moon [en Attendant La Lune]
5)	Tropic Moon [Lune des Tropiques]
6)	Going Up Against Chaos [Se Dressant Contre le Chaos]
7)	Put Our Heart's Together
8)	Civilization and Its Discontents [La Civilisation et Ses Malaises]
9)	Planet of the Clowns [PlanŠte des Clowns]
10)	Cala Luna - (TRUE instrumental)
11)	I Wanna Dance with You - (bonus track)

Album: The Trouble with Normal [Bonus Tracks] [Remaster]
#	Song Title	Time
1)	Trouble with Normal [le ProblŠme de l'tat Normal], The
2)	Candy Man's Gone [Papa G teau]
3)	Hoop Dancer [le Danseur aux Cerceaux]
4)	Waiting for the Moon [en Attendant La Lune]
5)	Tropic Moon [Lune des Tropiques]
6)	Going Up Against Chaos [Se Dressant Contre le Chaos]
7)	Put Our Heart's Together
8)	Civilization and Its Discontents [La Civilisation et Ses Malaises]
9)	Planet of the Clowns [PlanŠte des Clowns]
10)	Cala Luna - (TRUE instrumental)
11)	I Wanna Dance with You - (bonus track)

Performer Notes

Personnel: Bruce Cockburn (vocals, guitar); Hugh Marsh (violin, mandolin); Jon Goldsmith (keyboards); Dennis Pendrith (bass, Chapman stick); Dick Smith (percussion); Bob DiSalle (drums); Sharon Lee Williams, Shawn Jackson, Colina Phillips (background vocals).
Recorded at Manta Sound, Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 1982 & January 1983. Includes liner notes by Nicholas Jennings.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Like his two previous efforts in the '80s, The Trouble With Normal places Bruce Cockburn yet another step further from his days as Canada's resident mystic folky. And while he had touched on similar musical themes on earlier recordings, the eclectic blend of folk, rock, and world music here is much more defined and realized. The use of synths, electric guitar, violin, and Chapman Stick, along with the occasional keyboard and drum sequences, complement the weighty, ominous nature of his lyrical concerns, which seem to paint a picture of a world, though teetering on the edge, still filled with beauty ("Hoop Dancer"), hope ("Put Our Hearts Together"), and contentment ("Waiting for the Moon to Show"). Amidst the "chaos" and "fashionable fascism," Cockburn's message, though cloaked in frustration and cynicism, and not nearly as overt as it has been in the past, is still one of faith and love. There is the tendency to get heavy-handed at times, but still, The Trouble With Normal contains some of Cockburn's most beautifully imagistic writing to date and is another strong effort. The U.S. release contains an alternate, yet inferior take of the title track, which makes the Canadian (True North) version preferable. ~ Brett Hartenbach