Tom Cochrane – Mad Mad World

Tom Cochrane's first post-Red Rider solo album, Mad Mad World, was a massive success, selling over 1 million copies in Canada and spawning six hit singles: "Life Is a Highway" (#1), "No Regrets" (#3), "Sinking Like a Sunset" (#2), "Mad Mad World" (#25), "Washed Away" (#7) and "Bigger Man" (#45).

Mad Mad World earned Cochrane four Juno awards in 1992 for Album of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year and Single of the Year (for "Life Is a Highway") and received 4 stars out of 5 from AllMusic. It ranked 92nd in Bob Mersereau's 2007 book, The Top 100 Canadian Albums.

During 1991-92, when we lived in Fort Frances, it seemed that the airwaves were full of Tom Cochrane and Bryan Adams, and I definitely preferred the former, though these songs haven't aged for me as well as some of the stuff he did with Red Rider.

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Track Listing

1. "Life Is a Highway" (Tom Cochrane) – 4:24
2. "Mad Mad World" (Tom Cochrane) – 4:56
3. "No Regrets" (Tom Cochrane) – 4:38
4. "Sinking Like a Sunset" (Annette Ducharme) – 5:45
5. "Washed Away" (Tom Cochrane) – 5:20
6. "Everything Comes Around" (Tom Cochrane) – 4:32
7. "The Secret Is To Know When To Stop" (Tom Cochrane, John Cody) – 4:19
8. "Brave and Crazy" (Tom Cochrane) – 5:51
9. "Bigger Man" (Tom Cochrane) – 4:26
10. "Friendly Advice" (Tom Cochrane) – 4:27
11. "Get Back Up" (Tom Cochrane) – 4:39
12. "Emotional Truth" (Tom Cochrane) – 5:59
13. "All the Kings Men" (Tom Cochrane) – 4:33

Personnel

• Tom Cochrane – vocals, electric guitars, harmonica (on 1, 7), slide guitars (on 2, 3, 5, 8, 9, 11), acoustic guitars (on 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13), piano (on 5, 13), E3 (on 5, 13), prophet 2000 (on 12), keyboard (on 13), percussion (on 13)
• Spider Sinnaeve – bass
• Mickey Curry – drums
• John Webster – organ (on 1, 9), percussion (on 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11), keyboards (on 2, 3, 4, 6, 10, 12), piano (on 7), 808 (on 7)
• Molly Johnson – backing vocals (on 1, 3, 5, 10)
• John Cody – backing vocals (on 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13)
• Mladen – solo guitar (on 2, 11)
• David "Boots" Gogo – vamp guitar (on 2, 11)
• Joe Hardy – percussion (on 2, 4, 8, 9, 11), acoustic 12-string guitar (on 11)
• Great Southern Memphis Section – horns (on 2, 3)
• Sue Holiday – backing vocals (on 2)
• Keith Scott – solo guitar (on 4)
• Dave Harding – viola (on 5, 7, 13)
• Annette Ducharme – backing vocals (on 4)
• Memphis Po' Boys – backing vocals (on 6, 11, 12, 13)
• Martin Beaver – violin (on 7)
• Peter Schenkman – cello (on 7, 13)
• Kim Mitchell – lead guitar (on 8)
• Kathy Cochrane – backing vocals (on 8)
• Brian Carson – backing vocals (on 8)
• Marc Andre Savoie – violin (on 13)