Song:Sweet Jane
Album:Best Of Cowboy Junkies
Cowboy Junkies have been very successful in their native Canada. They are probably best known for this cover of the Lou Reed classic Sweet Jane because it appeared in the 1994 film Natural Born Killers. Cowboy Junkies are a family group. They were born in Montreal but their dad was a salesman and the family moved to the Toronto suburb of Etobicoke. They all went to high school at Richview Collegiate. Guitarist Michael Timmins and his bassist friend Alan Anton had a group called Hunger Project. They moved to England to play in the band Germinal. But they got tired of it and moved back to Toronto in 1984. The two started jamming with Michael's brother Peter Timmins on drums. They asked sister Margo Timmins to join. At the time, she was a social worker and had never sung professionally. Cowboy Junkies was born. They played Toronto clubs and released an album independently. It got them a deal with RCA Canada. The 1988 album The Trinity Sessions was recorded in one day at Toronto's Church of the Holy Trinity. This is a famous church that is frequently used as a concert venue. It's near The Eaton Center in downtown Toronto. Producer Peter Moore suggested using the church because he liked the acoustics. To convince the church to let them use it, he told them the group was The Timmins Family Singers and they were recording a Christmas album. The album was certified 2XPlatinum in Canada. Their cover of Sweet Jane was used in the 1994 film Natural Born Killers and that led to The Trinity Sessions being certified Platinum in the US. This budget comp is a good intro to their music. Cowboy Junkies are still around. They record on their own label. They are supposed to have a new album coming out followed by a tour. But Michael Timmins broke his wrist playing hockey and everything has been delayed until he recovers. Here's the video for Sweet Jane by Cowboy Junkies.
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