Rarities, B-Sides and Slow, Sad Waltzes

Rarities, B-Sides and Slow, Sad Waltzes
Compilation album by Cowboy Junkies
Released	October 12, 1999
Genre	Alternative country
Length	47:04
Label	True North Records, Latent Records (Canada) Valley Records (United States)
Producer	Michael Timmins
Cowboy Junkies chronology
Miles from Our Home (1998) Rarities, B-Sides and Slow, Sad Waltzes (1999) Waltz Across America (2000)

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Allmusic	[1]

Rarities, B-Sides and Slow, Sad Waltzes is an album by the Canadian rock band Cowboy Junkies, released in 1999. It was the band's first independent release after the end of their contract with Geffen Records.

The album is a compendium of tracks that the band had recorded but not previously released on an album. Two tracks has been released earlier as B-sides on Cowboy Junkies' singles, 'If you Gotta Go, Go Now' on 'Southern Rain' and 'Leaving Normal' on 'Anniversary Song'. It was released on both True North Records and Latent Records in Canada, and on Valley Records in the United States. ^[2]

Track listing

All songs by Michael Timmins, except where noted.

1. "I Saw Your Shoes" – 3:15
2. "Five Room Love Story" – 5:19
3. "Sad to See the Season Go" – 5:15
4. "If You Gotta Go, Go Now" (Bob Dylan) – 3:07
5. "Love's Still There" (Michael Timmins, Margo Timmins) – 3:32
6. "To Lay Me Down" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 5:16
7. "A Few Simple Words" (Michael Timmins, Margo Timmins) – 3:39
8. "River Waltz" – 4:04
9. "Leaving Normal" – 3:59
10. "The Water is Wide" (Traditional) – 5:15
11. "My Father's House" (Bruce Springsteen) – 4:23

Personnel

• Margo Timmins – lead vocals
• Michael Timmins – guitar
• Alan Anton – bass
• Peter Timmins – drums

Additional musicians

• Ken Myhr – guitar
• Richard Bell – piano
• Jeff Bird – harmonica, mandolin
• Jaro Czerwinec – accordion
• Kim Deschamps – dobro, pedal steel guitar
• Spencer Evans – piano
• Dave Houghton– percussion

Production notes

• Michael Timmins – producer
• Bob Cobban – engineer
• Bob Doidge – engineer
• Dale Morningstar – engineer
• John Oliviera – engineer
• Tom Heron – engineer
• Michael Halbwachs – digital imaging
• Dave Houghton – art direction
• Peter J. Moore – mastering
• Peter Moore – mastering

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Latent Recordings". Rarities Album History.

External links

• Rarities, B-Sides And Slow, Sad Waltzes at Discogs (list of releases)