North Country is the third studio album by Canadian folk music

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

 group The Rankin Family

The Rankin Family

The Rankin Family is a Canadian musical family group from Mabou, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. The group has won many Canadian music awards, including 15 East Coast Music Awards, six Juno Awards, four SOCAN Awards, three Canadian Country Music Awards and two Big Country Music Awards.- Career...

. It was released by EMI

EMI

The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...

 on August 24, 1993. The album peaked at number 1 on the RPM

RPM (magazine)

RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...

Country Albums chart. A revised version was released in the United States in 1994. This version contained material from the original North Country album, 1992's Fare Thee Well Love

Fare Thee Well Love

Fare Thee Well Love is the second studio album by Canadian folk music group The Rankin Family. The album was originally self-released by the siblings in 1990...

and the Grey Dusk of Eve

Grey Dusk of Eve

Grey Dusk of Eve is a limited-edition EP by Canadian folk music group The Rankin Family, released by EMI in 1995. It peaked at number 29 on the RPM Top Albums chart...

EP.

Original release

1. "North Country" (Jimmy Rankin
   Jimmy Rankin
   Jimmy Rankin is a Canadian country and folk artist. A member of The Rankin Family, Rankin has also released four solo studio albums. As a solo artist, Rankin was named Roots Artist of the Year in 2002 by the Canadian Country Music Association...
   
   ) - 3:36
2. "Oich U Agus H-Iuraibh Éile (Love Song)" (Traditional) - 3:01
3. "Borders and Time" (Jimmy Rankin) - 3:23
4. "Mull River Shuffle" (Donald Angus Beaton
   Donald Angus Beaton
   Donald Angus Beaton was a blacksmith and a fiddler. He was the son of Angus R. Beaton and Annie Belle Campbell.He composed for the violin and his work may be heard on the Rounder LP 7011 The Beatons Of Mabou - Marches, Jigs, Strathspeys & Reels of the Highland Scot ...
   
   , J. S. Skinner, Jimmy Rankin, Wilfred Gillis) - 4:54
5. "Lisa Brown" (Jimmy Rankin) - 3:03
6. "Ho Ro Mo Nighean Donn Bhòidheach" (Traditional) - 4:41
7. "Tramp Miner" (Jimmy Rankin) - 3:18
8. "Rise Again" (Leon Dubinsky) - 3:47
9. "Leis An Lurgainn" (Traditional) - 3:04
10. "Christy Campbell Medley" (Traditional) - 4:40
11. "Saved in the Arms" (Jimmy Rankin) - 3:45
12. "Johnny Tulloch: Betty Lou's Reel" (Beaton, Jimmy Rankin) - 3:02
13. "Turn That Boat Around" (Jimmy Rankin) - 3:33

Revised release

1. "North Country" (Jimmy Rankin) – 3:35
2. "Borders and Time" (Jimmy Rankin) – 3:23
3. "Orangedale Whistle" (Jimmy Rankin) – 3:25
4. "Ho Ro Mo Nighean Down Bhóidheach" (Traditional) – 4:41
5. "Gillis Mountain" (Raylene Rankin) – 3:04
6. "Fare Thee Well Love" (Jimmy Rankin) – 4:29
7. "Christy Campbell Medley" (John Morris Rankin, Traditional) – 3:05
8. "Tramp Miner" (Jimmy Rankin) – 3:18
9. "Rise Again" (Leon Dubinsky) – 3:47
10. "Grey Dusk of Eve" (Dave Field, The Rankin Family) – 3:07
11. "Fisherman's Son" (Jimmy Rankin) – 3:30
12. "Tell My Ma" (Traditional) – 2:15
13. "Turn That Boat Around" (Jimmy Rankin) – 3:33

Chart performance

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Canadian RPM Country Albums	1
Canadian RPM Top Albums	7