Bruce Cockburn

"Bruce Cockburn" is Canadian singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn's debut album. The album was originally released in 1970 and is the first album to be released by True North Records. Initially supposed to be under a world distribution deal with CBS Records,it ended up being a Canadian release only. The album came out in the U.S in 1971 and that album was advertised as 'Bruce Cockburn's debut album "True North" ,the label & spine states album title as "True North". Cockburn states "the record company didn't even realize that True North was the name of another record company! It was a complete fiasco". The singles "Going to the Country" and "Musical Friends" both found their way onto the adult contemporary chart, and earned him a Juno the next year for top folk singer. The album received a Canadian gold record award in 1995.