Night Vision (Bruce Cockburn album)

Night Vision
Studio album by Bruce Cockburn
Released	1973
Recorded	February–May 1973 Thunder Sound Studios Toronto
Genre	Folk
Length	40:39
Label	True North
Producer	Eugene Martynec
Bruce Cockburn chronology
Sunwheel Dance (1972) Night Vision (1973) Salt, Sun and Time (1974)
Singles from Night Vision
"Mama Just Wants to Barrelhouse All Night Long" Released: 1973

Night Vision is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn released domestically on True North Records. The album earned Cockburn's first Canadian gold record award in 1979. It was the first full album that Cockburn recorded with a band.^[1][2] The album's artwork is an adaptation of a painting by Alex Colville entitled Horse and Train.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

AllMusic music critic James Chrispell, wrote retrospectively "A little darker this time out (hence the title), Bruce Cockburn's fourth album finds even greater rewards... No matter what type of music you're looking for, there's something here that will tickle your fancy."^[3]

All songs by Bruce Cockburn

1. "Foxglove" – 1:29
2. "You Don't Have to Play the Horses" – 3:49
3. "The Blues Got the World..." – 1:52
4. "Mama Just Wants to Barrelhouse All Night Long" – 4:14
5. "Islands in a Black Sky" – 7:40
6. "Clocks Don't Bring Tomorrow – Knives Don't Bring Good News" – 6:49
7. "When the Sun Goes Nova" – 2:42
8. "Déjà Vu" – 5:36
9. "Light Storm" – 2:33
10. "God Bless the Children" – 4:17

• Bruce Cockburn – vocals, guitar
• Pat Godfrey – piano
• Dennis Pendrith – bass
• John Savage – drums