Au nord de notre vie

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Au nord de notre vie (In the North of Our Lives) is an album by CANO, released in 1977.

Au nord de notre vie was the band's second album and its last with founding member André Paiement. The 1980 National Film Board documentary Cano - notes sur une expérience collective documents the recording of this album and highlights each member in the studio.

Track listing

1. "Che-Zeebe" (3:33) - (Rachel Paiement, Marcel Aymar)
2. "Automne" (4:37) - (Aymar)
3. "À la poursuite du nord (Suite)" (10:55)
   (a) "Au nord de notre vie" - (Robert Dickson, Michel Kendel, André Paiement, R. Paiement)
   (b) "En mouvement" - (Dickson, Kendel, A. Paiement, R. Paiement)
   (c) "Viens suivre" - (Dickson, David Burt)
4. "La Première fois" (4:41) - (A. Paiement)
5. "Mon pays" (12:10) - (A. Paiement, Burt, Kendel, John Doerr, Wasyl Kohut)
6. "Frère Jacques" (3:22) - (trad. arr. Burt)
7. "Spirit of the North" (5:59) - (Kohut)

Personnel

• Marcel Aymar - vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion
• David C. Burt - electric guitar, vocals
• Michel Dasti - percussion
• John Doerr - electric bass, synthesizer
• Michel Kendel - piano, synthesizer, vocals
• Wasyl Kohut - violins
• Rachel Paiement - vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion
• André Paiement vocals, acoustic guitar, electric bass, percussion
• Kim Deschamps - dobro
• Monique Paiement - flute, vocals
• Matt Zimbel - percussion
• Alison Reynolds - cello
• Rick Francis - guitar
• Don Oriolo - producer
• Ed Stasium - recording engineer