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Tom Cochrane, whether on his own or with Red Rider, has long been an underrated rocker-poet-folkie. He's produced lots of hits in the Great White North - No Regrets, I Wish You Well, White Hot, Lunatic Fringe and (of course) Life Is A Highway - and they're all here.
It's the other tracks that should remind critics and casual fans alike that Cochrane is more than just a 1980s and '90s hitmaker. Check out Dreamer's Dream, Neruda and Ocean Blue to get a feel for how varied his sound can be.

Much of that sound was created with guitarist/pedal steel whiz Kenny Greer, who split with Cochrane before the recording of the mega-selling Mad Mad World CD. Fortunately, Greer is back and you hear his influence all over the two new tracks on this collection - Just Like Ali, a tribute to his father and the famous boxer (both of whom have Parkinson's Disease, and all the proceeds from this track go to fight the ailment) and Pictures From The Edge.

foobar2000 1.1.7 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2012-06-19 23:51:08
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Analyzed: Tom Cochrane & Red Rider / Trapeze - The Collection (Gates' DVD Audio)
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR14      -6.39 dB   -22.90 dB      5:05 01-White Hot
DR13      -6.55 dB   -21.89 dB      4:23 02-Lunatic Fringe
DR13      -6.30 dB   -21.66 dB      4:45 03-Light In The Tunnel - Human Race
DR13      -5.72 dB   -20.37 dB      3:32 04-Young Thing, Wild Dreams (Rock Me)
DR15      -6.21 dB   -23.31 dB      5:21 05-Boy Inside The Man
DR13      -7.12 dB   -21.10 dB      4:28 06-The Untouchable One
DR13      -6.13 dB   -20.74 dB      4:17 07-Ocean Blues (Emotion Blue)
DR13      -7.10 dB   -21.42 dB      4:16 08-Big League
DR13      -5.38 dB   -20.56 dB      4:24 09-Victory Day
DR12      -7.04 dB   -20.61 dB      3:55 10-Good Times
DR14      -6.42 dB   -21.28 dB      4:25 11-Life Is A Highway
DR13      -6.29 dB   -21.63 dB      4:08 12-Mad Mad World
DR14      -6.95 dB   -22.28 dB      4:40 13-No Regrets
DR14      -6.81 dB   -22.39 dB      4:59 14-Sinking Like A Sunset
DR14      -7.17 dB   -23.13 dB      4:13 15-Washed Away
DR10      -7.51 dB   -19.30 dB      4:21 16-I Wish You Well
DR11      -6.33 dB   -19.00 dB      4:08 17-Wildest Dream
DR13      -6.63 dB   -22.76 dB      4:09 18-Dreamer's Day
DR14      -7.37 dB   -22.46 dB      3:42 19-I Wonder
DR11      -5.44 dB   -18.66 dB      4:30 20-Just Like Ali
DR12      -6.39 dB   -19.97 dB      3:45 21-Pictures From The Edge
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Number of tracks:  21
Official DR value: DR13
Samplerate:        96000 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   24
Bitrate:           2683 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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