North Country solidifies the group's wholesome reputation. You can always count on The Rankins for at least one exquisite, stand-out pop melody per recording; that one here is the title track's tribute to Canadian wilderness. The voices of Cookie, Heather, and Raylene Rankin blend effectively with an intuitive sense of harmony. These are pure, attractive voices, but with a certain lack of emotional depth that parallels Jimmy and John Morris Rankin's sometimes over-sweetened, keyboard-dominated instrumentation. Three tracks rendered in Gaelic are pleasant, while Lisa Brown overdoses on the group's sugary, "golly-gee" side. For those who prefer eating the icing off the cake. ~ Roch Parisien, All Music Guide
North Country (1994)
01/01/1994
All Music Guide Review
North Country (1994) Track Listing
Credits of North Country (1994)
- Liam Ó Maonlaí
- Vocals
- Ray Parker, Jr.
- Organ, Synthesizer
- Boko Suzuki
- Synthesizer
- Tom Szczesniak
- Bass
- Howie MacDonald
- Fiddle
- John Morris Rankin
- Piano
- John Allan Cameron
- Sound Effects
- Cookie Rankin
- Sound Effects, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Heather Rankin
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Jimmy Rankin
- Guitar (Acoustic), Sound Effects, Vocals (Background)
- Raylene Rankin
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- John Aucoin
- Sound Effects
- Nina Aucoin
- Sound Effects
- Dave Maclsaac
- Guitar (Acoustic)
- Michele Silagy
- Sound Effects
- Wayne McDonald
- Sound Effects
- Ali Bennett
- Guitar (Bass)
- Alex Dan Cameron
- Sound Effects
- Angela Cameron
- Sound Effects
- Colleen MacDonald
- Sound Effects
- The Rankin Family
- Main Performer
- Claude Desjardins
- Synthesizer
- Michael Francis
- Guitar (Acoustic), Mandolin, Guitar (Electric)
- Chad Irschick
- Bass, Producer
- Brian Leonard
- Percussion, Drums
- Bob Lucier
- Lap Steel Guitar














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