- folk, folk rock, pop, pop rock
- 42 min
- 9 tracks
The Trouble with Normal is a 1983 studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn. The album contains nine songs. It marks a continuing shift from Cockburn's early folk-influenced and "mystic" acoustic works, featuring electric guitar and synthesizers, but the lyrical themes build on earlier albums.
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- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
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Tracks
- 1The Trouble With Normal3:36
- 2Candy Man's Gone4:01
- 3Hoop Dancer7:51
- 4Waiting for the Moon4:25
- 5Tropic Moon4:10
- 6Going Up Against Chaos5:30
- 7Put Our Hearts Together4:26
- 8Civilization and Its Discontents4:18
- 9Planet of the Clowns3:47
9 tracks, 42 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Bruce Cockburn
- Released
- 1983
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
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