- Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws
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Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws Studio album by Bruce Cockburn Released 1979 Recorded May–June 1979 Genre Folk-rock Length 36:37 Label True North Records Producer Gene Martynec Bruce Cockburn chronology Further Adventures Of
(1978)Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws
(1979)Humans
(1980)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws is a 1979 studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn. The album has eight songs written around the acoustic guitar and "particularly showcased Cockburn's sparkling guitar work".[2] Cockburn's records had to that time been influenced by his Christianity; Third Way magazine wrote in 1987 that "in 1979 the simple Christian faith [Cockburn] had been celebrating was transformed with the release of his most popular ever album Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws, where, with the help of Charles Williams, his pre-Christian mysticism resurfaced after the baptism of faith as mature Christian mysticism. The poetry was astonishing, like no Christian musician had then, or would since, come even close to."[3]
The single "Wondering Where the Lions Are" reached No. 1 in the United States, and was important in bringing Cockburn attention outside Canada. The record peaked at No. 45 on the Billboard 200.
The album cover is a painting by Canadian aboriginal artist Norval Morrisseau (1932–2007). In 1992 a remastered edition was released by Rounder Records with two extra tracks, "Dawn Music" and "Bye Bye Idi".[2]
Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Creation Dream" Cockburn 4:00 2. "Hills of Morning" Cockburn 4:25 3. "Badlands Flashback" Cockburn 6:12 4. "Northern Lights" Cockburn 4:06 5. "After the Rain" Cockburn 3:59 6. "Wondering Where the Lions Are" Cockburn 3:42 7. "Incandescent Blue" Cockburn 4:35 8. "No Footprints" Cockburn 5:38 Personnel
- Bruce Cockburn - Guitar, chimes, synthesizer, dulcimer, voice
- Pat Godfrey - Piano, marimba, background vocal on "Wondering Where the Lions Are"
- Robert Boucher - Bass
- Bob Di Salle - Drums, congas
except on "Wondering Where the Lions Are"
- Larry "Sticky Fingers" Silvera - Bass, background vocal
- Ben Bow - Drums, güiro, background vocal
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b J.B. and Paoletta, Michael (ed). "Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws (Music release)." Billboard, December 12, 2002. Vol. 114, Issue 51.
- ^ Wrote, Martin. "Bruce Cockburn". Third Way, August 1987, vol. 10, no. 8, pp. 18–20.
Categories:- Bruce Cockburn albums
- 1979 albums
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