Miles from Our Home

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Miles from Our Home
Studio album by Cowboy Junkies
Released	June 30, 1998
Recorded	January 1997 - January 1998
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Geffen Records
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Cowboy Junkies chronology
Studio: Selected Studio Recordings 1986-1995 (1996) Miles from Our Home (1998) Rarities, B Sides and Slow, Sad Waltzes (1999)

Miles from Our Home is a 1998 album by Cowboy Junkies. It was their second and final album for Geffen Records.

Like all of their albums after 1988's The Trinity Session, it was only a modest success internationally. However, the title track was a significant hit in their native Canada.

Following this album, the Junkies were dropped from their record label. This was a common occurrence in the late 1990s for bands and artists (most famously Aimee Mann) who had solid, loyal fan bases but did not enjoy multiplatinum sales. Like many such artists, the Junkies moved to an independent label, in this case Latent Records, for their subsequent albums.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Michael Timmins, except where noted.

1. "New Dawn Coming" (4:12)
2. "Blue Guitar" (6:09), written by Michael Timmins and Townes Van Zandt
3. "Miles From Our Home" (4:35)
4. "Good Friday" (4:02)
5. "Darkling Days" (4:21), written by Michael Timmins and Greg Clarke
6. "Hollow as a Bone" (3:26)
7. "Someone Out There" (3:00), written by Michael Timmins and Greg Clarke
8. "The Summer of Discontent" (4:35), written by Michael Timmins, Greg Clarke and Brodie Lodge
9. "No Birds Today" (4:19)
10. "Those Final Feet" (9:30, including hidden track "At the End of the Rainbow")