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The Caution Horses (Album) by Cowboy Junkies

Artist Biography For Cowboy Junkies

Cowboy Junkies Are A Canadian Alt-Country Band Formed By Three Siblings From The Timmins Entertainment Family Margo Timmins Vocals Michael Timmins Songwriter & Guitars Peter Timmins Drums Plus Alan Anton On Bass. The Group Formed In Toronto In 1986. The Band's Name Was Simply A Random Choice As They Approached Their First Ever Gig But It Has Come To Perfectly Represent Their Sound. Some Sources May Credit Townes Van Zandt's Song "Cowboy Junkies Lament" As The Source Of The Band's Name But That Song Was Written Especially For Cowboy Junkies Several Years After They Coined The Name. The Trinity Session Is Perhaps Their Best Known Record Recorded Live In A Single Day On A Single Microphone In A Church In Toronto. This Album Also Included A Unique Cover Version Of Lou Reed's "Sweet Jane". Reed Reportedly Liked The Junkies' Version Of The Song Better Than His Own And Began Performing Their Version In Concert. None Of The Band's Subsequent Albums Have Been Hits Outside Of Canada Although The Band Has Maintained A Dedicated Following And Have Continued To Have Chart Hits In Their Native Country. Following Their 1998 Album Miles From Our Home Cowboy Junkies Were Dropped From Their Major Label Contract. They Have Continued To Release Albums On Their Own Independent Label Latent Records.

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The Caution Horses Is The Third Studio Album By The Canadian Alt-Country Band Cowboy Junkies Released In 1990. The First Album Following Their 1988 Breakthrough The Trinity Session The Caution Horses Features A More Conventional Polished Sound Than The Earlier Album's Spare Haunting Country Blues. As A Consequence The Album Received Average Reviews From Music Critics Who Said That The Band Had Sacrificed Their Distinctive Style.