Nothing but a Burning Light

Nothing but a Burning Light is the seventeenth full-length album by Canadian singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn. The album was released in 1991 by True North Records.

Nothing but a Burning Light
Studio album by
Bruce Cockburn
Released1991
RecordedMay – July 1991
StudioOcean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA
Scream Studios, Los Angeles, CA
GenreFolk, pop
Length59:59
LabelTrue North
ProducerT-Bone Burnett
Bruce Cockburn chronology
Big Circumstance
(1988)		 Nothing but a Burning Light
(1991)		 Christmas
(1993)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

In a retrospective review, Allmusic critic Brett Hartenbach wrote of the album; "Throughout, Burnett's production is understated, allowing Cockburn's voice, guitar, and songs to lead the way over a solid foundation of bass, drums, and tasteful organ by Booker T. Jones. This sort of sympathetic production brings out the best in Cockburn and his material, which is consistently strong... Though it may lack the immediate power, Nothing but a Burning Light is Bruce Cockburn's best since his 1984 release Stealing Fire."[1]

Track listing

All songs written by Bruce Cockburn, except where noted.

  1. "A Dream Like Mine" – 3:53
  2. "Kit Carson" – 4:12
  3. "Mighty Trucks of Midnight" – 5:57
  4. "Soul of a Man" (Blind Willie Johnson, arr. Bruce Cockburn) – 3:52
  5. "Great Big Love" – 5:13
  6. "One of the Best Ones" – 6:57
  7. "Somebody Touched Me" – 4:16
  8. "Cry of a Tiny Babe" – 7:31
  9. "Actions Speak Louder" – 3:01
  10. "Indian Wars" – 6:58
  11. "When It's Gone, It's Gone" – 4:19
  12. "Child of the Wind" – 4:08

Personnel
  • Bruce Cockburn – electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11), acoustic guitar (5, 6, 10), resonator guitar (tracks 4, 12) and vocals
  • Booker T. Jones – organ (tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12)
  • Jim Keltner – drums (tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8), percussion (track 2), washboard (track 4)
  • Edgar Meyer – acoustic bass (tracks 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12), bass (track 11)
  • Larry Klein – bass (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9)
  • Michael Been – bass (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8)
  • Denny Fongheiser – drums (tracks 1, 5, 7, 9)
  • Michael Blair – percussion (tracks 1, 5, 11), tambourine (track 7)
  • Ralph Forbes – percussion (tracks 1, 5, 9, 11)
  • Mark O'Connor – violin (tracks 6, 10, 11, 12)
  • Sam Phillips – backing vocals (tracks 1, 5, 8)
  • T-Bone Burnett – electric guitar (track 5), acoustic guitar (track 7)
  • Jackson Browne – backing vocals (tracks 5, 10), resonator guitar (track 10)

Production
  • T-Bone Burnett – producer
  • Joe Henry – production assistant
  • Pat McCarthy – engineer, mixer
  • Dave Leonard – mixer (track 1)
  • Paula "Max" Garcia – second engineer
  • Chris Austopchuk – art direction
  • Anton Corbijn – photography
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References
  1. Hartenbach, Brett. "Stealing Fire > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
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