World of Wonders (album)

World of Wonders
Studio album by
Bruce Cockburn
Released1986
RecordedOctober–November 1985
GenreFolk, pop
Length43:30
LabelTrue North
ProducerJon Goldsmith, Kerry Crawford
Bruce Cockburn chronology
Stealing Fire
(1984) 		World of Wonders
(1986) 		Big Circumstance
(1988)

World of Wonders is the fifteenth full-length album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn. The album was released in 1986 by True North Records. A video for "Call it Democracy" was produced, and received a moderate amount of airplay on MTV.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

In a retrospective review, Allmusic critic Brett Hartenbach wrote the album, "Whereas that record's best moments centered around his time in Central America, World of Wonders takes you across the globe, through Berlin, Chile, parts of the Caribbean, and North America. Along the way, Cockburn, who has always been intrigued by life's contradictions, is both "dazzled... at this world of wonders" and troubled, "...when life isn't so sweet." Bruce Cockburn is a complex artist writing about complex times, and World of Wonders does a good job of capturing that."[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Bruce Cockburn.

  1. "Call it Democracy" – 3:50
  2. "Lily of the Midnight Sky" – 4:44
  3. "World of Wonders" – 4:45
  4. "Berlin Tonight" – 7:05
  5. "People See Through You" – 3:44
  6. "See How I Miss You" – 4:01
  7. "Santiago Dawn" – 4:47
  8. "Dancing in Paradise" – 5:40
  9. "Down Here Tonight" – 3:54

Personnel

  • Bruce Cockburn – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, and charango
  • Fergus Jemison Marsh – bass, Chapman stick
  • Hugh Marsh – violin
  • Jon Goldsmith – keyboards
  • Chi Sharpe – percussion
  • Michael Sloski – drums
  • Michael Alan White – trumpet, flugelhorn, and conch
  • Sharon Lee Williams – backing vocals
  • Shawne Jackson – backing vocals
  • Colina Philips – backing vocals
  • Kerry Crawford – backing vocals
  • Judy Cade – backing vocals

Production

  • Marcel Mousette – translation
  • Jon Goldsmith, Kerry Crawford – producer
  • George Whiteside – photography
  • Bart Schoales – art direction
  • Bernie Finkelstein – direction

References

  1. ^ a b Hartenbach, Brett. "World of Wonders > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 15, 2011.