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Tom Cochrane

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Juno Award winner Tom Cochrane first caught the public's attention in the '80s when he was the lead singer of the popular Canadian rock group Red Rider. Other early members were guitarist Ken Greer, drummer Rob Baker, keyboardist Peter Boynton, and bassist Jeff Jones. The band recorded several well-received albums. By the next decade, Cochrane was taking the spotlight by turning to a prolific solo career that encompassed a heavy touring schedule that carried him across Canada and saw him find favor in the United States as well. He recorded a number of albums and had some big hits, such as "Life Is a Highway." All of the overnight success came from years of hard work that started in his childhood when he first began penning musical tunes.

Cochrane was born in 1953 in Lynn Lake, a mining town in Manitoba, Canada. His family moved to Ontario before he was of school age. It was there that he wrote his first song when he was only 11, and was the proud owner of his first guitar before he hit his teens. Once Cochrane was old enough to enter bars, he started landing jobs entertaining in them. In 1974, he signed a contact with Daffodil Records to record a debut album, Hang on to Your Resistance. The album didn't make even a tiny wave in the music world, probably for lack of promotion instead of quality. Cochrane didn't give up. He found gigs where he could, and worked day jobs like dishwasher, taxicab driver, and delivery man so he could eat and keep a roof over his head.

By 1980 Cochrane had earned plenty of experience and a spot as lead singer for a group known as Red Rider. That same year, the band released their debut album, Don't Fight It. The full-length offering sold better than hoped for, and brought in rave reviews and a gold hit single, "White Hot." Over the next few years, Red Rider recorded over half-a-dozen albums and pulled off several big hits, many written by Cochrane. There was serious trouble in the group by 1984, and things quickly fell apart. When the pieces were put back together, the band had a longer name, Tom Cochrane & Red Rider. In 1987, the group claimed a Juno Award for Group of the Year. Cochrane had grown a large enough fan base on his own by this point that his failed solo debut was re-released by Capitol Records. He went on to complete two more albums with Red Rider: Victory Day in 1988 and The Symphony Session in 1989.

In 1991, Cochrane once again stepped out on his own with the superb album Mad Mad World. Its success carried over from his homeland into the United States. In 1993, he switched to the EMI label for his next album, Ashes to Diamonds: A Collection. Through the '90s he completed other full-length offerings, such as Ragged Ass Road, Songs of a Circling Spirit, and X-Ray Sierra. Two compilations, Anthology and Trapeze: The Collection, arrived in 2002, followed by No Stranger in 2006. ~ Charlotte Dillon, Rovi

Total plays

203.5 million
Updated on 2025-04-13

Country

Canada

Monthly listeners

1,009,741

Followers

90,880

Top Cities

  1. Australia
    41,560 listeners
  2. Australia
    37,561 listeners
  3. Australia
    35,232 listeners
  4. Canada
    20,637 listeners
  5. Australia
    21,238 listeners

Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Life Is A Highway
Life Is A Highway
180,106,827 4:26 1991-09-19
Boy Inside The Man
Boy Inside The Man
4,486,726 5:17 1986-01-01
No Regrets - Remastered
No Regrets - Remastered
2,574,319 4:39 1991-09-19
The Untouchable One
The Untouchable One
2,341,861 4:32 1986-01-01
Sinking Like A Sunset
Sinking Like A Sunset
1,953,113 5:47 1992-01-01
I Wish You Well
I Wish You Well
1,338,683 4:24 1995-01-01
Life Is a Highway (2018 Version)
Life Is a Highway (2018 Version)
571,194 4:24 2018-07-27
Big League
Big League
538,471 4:37 2019-03-15
Mad Mad World - Remastered
Mad Mad World - Remastered
408,547 5:04 1991-09-19
Ocean Blues (Emotion Blue)
Ocean Blues (Emotion Blue)
371,240 4:39 1986-01-01
Washed Away
Washed Away
306,914 5:21 1992-01-01
Lunatic Fringe
Lunatic Fringe
295,742 4:25 2019-03-15
Sinking Like A Sunset - Remastered
Sinking Like A Sunset - Remastered
286,771 5:46 1991-09-19
Big League (For Humboldt)
Big League (For Humboldt)
265,140 4:59 2018-04-18
Washed Away - Remastered
Washed Away - Remastered
261,479 5:20 1991-09-19
Lunatic Fringe
Lunatic Fringe
256,070 4:39 1997-01-01
Citizen Cain
Citizen Cain
252,622 3:32 1986-01-01
Friendly Advice - Remastered
Friendly Advice - Remastered
242,949 4:36 1991-09-19
White Hot
White Hot
232,533 4:40 1997-01-01
Wildest Dreams
Wildest Dreams
208,171 4:12 1995-01-01
The Secret Is To Know When To Stop - Remastered
The Secret Is To Know When To Stop - Remastered
198,194 4:22 1991-09-19
No Regrets
No Regrets
194,058 4:42 2019-03-15
All The King's Men - Remastered
All The King's Men - Remastered
182,238 4:22 1991-09-19
Get Back Up - Remastered
Get Back Up - Remastered
176,732 4:41 1991-09-19
Ragged Ass Road
Ragged Ass Road
175,400 4:45 1995-01-01
Dreamer's Dream
Dreamer's Dream
161,970 4:58 1995-01-01
Lasting Song
Lasting Song
144,191 4:55 1986-01-01
Paper Tigers
Paper Tigers
144,060 3:56 1995-01-01
Boy Inside The Man
Boy Inside The Man
137,889 5:23 2019-03-15
Big League - Live
Big League - Live
131,333 5:34 1991-09-19
Everything Comes Around
Everything Comes Around
114,661 4:33 1992-01-01
Human Race
Human Race
111,655 2:59 2019-03-15
Love Under Fire
Love Under Fire
107,489 4:48 1986-01-01
Sunday Afternoon Hang
Sunday Afternoon Hang
105,515 3:46 2015-02-10
Bigger Man - Remastered
Bigger Man - Remastered
103,987 4:27 1991-09-19
Flowers In The Concrete
Flowers In The Concrete
101,073 4:03 1995-01-01
Avenue A - Symphony Sessions Version
Avenue A - Symphony Sessions Version
99,595 3:57 1989-11-15
Brave And Crazy - Remastered
Brave And Crazy - Remastered
99,435 5:52 1991-09-19
Boy Inside The Man
Boy Inside The Man
97,002 3:42 1997-01-01
Good Man, Feeling Bad
Good Man, Feeling Bad
90,715 4:12 1997-01-01
Wish You Well
Wish You Well
89,025 4:27 2019-03-15
Stonecutter's Arms
Stonecutter's Arms
83,186 4:55 1999-01-01
Emotional Truth - Remastered
Emotional Truth - Remastered
82,059 5:60 1991-09-19
Can't Stay Here
Can't Stay Here
77,663 3:39 2015-02-10
Crawl
Crawl
76,835 4:15 1995-01-01
Christmas All The Time - Acoustic
Christmas All The Time - Acoustic
76,818 3:24 2005-01-01
Untouchable One
Untouchable One
76,432 4:36 2019-03-15
All The King's Men
All The King's Men
75,102 4:13 1997-01-01
Just Scream
Just Scream
72,568 4:53 1995-01-01
One More Time (Some Old Habits)
One More Time (Some Old Habits)
70,921 4:26 1986-01-01
Bird On A Wire - Symphony Sessions Version
Bird On A Wire - Symphony Sessions Version
69,238 3:21 1989-11-15
White Hot
White Hot
66,492 5:21 2019-03-15
I Wish You Well
I Wish You Well
66,453 4:46 1997-01-01
Ashes To Diamonds
Ashes To Diamonds
66,352 4:39 1986-01-01
River Of Stone
River Of Stone
66,303 3:55 1986-01-01
Washed Away
Washed Away
63,849 5:22 1997-01-01
Human Race - Symphony Sessions Version
Human Race - Symphony Sessions Version
63,387 3:49 1989-11-15
Ocean Blue
Ocean Blue
61,633 4:43 2019-03-15
Dreamer's Dream
Dreamer's Dream
60,340 4:55 1997-01-01
Love Is A Highway - Remastered
Love Is A Highway - Remastered
59,257 4:06 1991-09-19
Pink Time
Pink Time
58,637 5:46 2015-02-10
Diamonds
Diamonds
58,429 3:53 2015-02-10
Brave And Crazy
Brave And Crazy
57,882 4:32 1997-01-01
Victory Day - Live
Victory Day - Live
57,734 5:47 1991-09-19
Sinking Like A Sunset
Sinking Like A Sunset
56,920 5:43 2019-03-15
Paper Tigers
Paper Tigers
56,733 3:41 1997-01-01
The Loading
The Loading
55,401 3:36 1986-01-01
Country Girls Never Get Old
Country Girls Never Get Old
55,213 4:24 2015-02-10
Calling America
Calling America
54,173 4:15 1988-01-01
Mr. Nobody (feat. Tom Cochrane)
Mr. Nobody (feat. Tom Cochrane)
53,917 4:01 2017-05-05
Best Waste Of Time
Best Waste Of Time
53,255 4:37 1995-01-01
Message (Rise Up Again)
Message (Rise Up Again)
51,377 4:33 1995-01-01
Good Times - Symphony Sessions Version
Good Times - Symphony Sessions Version
50,889 4:54 1989-11-15
Human Race
Human Race
49,988 3:19 1997-01-01
First Time Around
First Time Around
49,308 3:37 2015-02-10
Boy Inside The Man - Symphony Sessions Version
Boy Inside The Man - Symphony Sessions Version
47,210 9:50 1989-11-15
White Hot - Symphony Sessions Version
White Hot - Symphony Sessions Version
41,441 6:18 1989-11-15
Life Is A Highway - Live
Life Is A Highway - Live
40,811 6:52 1991-09-19
Napoleon Sheds His Skin
Napoleon Sheds His Skin
39,826 5:48 1997-01-01
Song Before I Leave
Song Before I Leave
39,064 4:34 1995-01-01
All Along the Watchtower (feat. Tom Cochrane) - Live
All Along the Watchtower (feat. Tom Cochrane) - Live
38,750 5:45 2009-03-01
When The Light Starts To Fade
When The Light Starts To Fade
35,950 3:36 2015-02-10
Big League - Symphony Sessions Version
Big League - Symphony Sessions Version
34,813 5:38 1989-11-15
I Wonder
I Wonder
34,644 3:45 1999-01-01
Son's Beat Down
Son's Beat Down
34,484 4:28 1988-01-01
Light In The Tunnel - Symphony Sessions Version
Light In The Tunnel - Symphony Sessions Version
33,286 2:29 1989-11-15
Lunatic Fringe - Symphony Sessions Version
Lunatic Fringe - Symphony Sessions Version
32,750 5:02 1989-11-15
Napoleon Sheds His Skin - Symphony Sessions Version
Napoleon Sheds His Skin - Symphony Sessions Version
29,823 6:20 1989-11-15
Everything Comes Around - Remastered
Everything Comes Around - Remastered
29,425 4:33 1991-09-19
The Party's Not Over
The Party's Not Over
28,656 3:31 2006-01-01
Will Of The Gun
Will Of The Gun
26,277 4:47 1995-01-01
Boy Inside The Man - Live
Boy Inside The Man - Live
26,084 10:30 1991-09-19
Can't Turn Back - Symphony Sessions Version
Can't Turn Back - Symphony Sessions Version
25,307 10:23 1989-11-15
A Prayer For Hope
A Prayer For Hope
24,033 4:25 2015-02-10
Good Man (Feeling Bad)
Good Man (Feeling Bad)
23,125 4:06 1988-01-01
The Ones That I've Known
The Ones That I've Known
22,097 4:24 2015-02-10
The Next Life
The Next Life
20,346 3:41 1989-11-15
Saved By The Dawn
Saved By The Dawn
19,731 2:48 1988-01-01
Art Of Listening
Art Of Listening
19,709 4:18 1999-01-01
Another Year
Another Year
19,269 3:09 2015-02-10
Didn't Mean
Didn't Mean
18,620 4:09 2006-01-01
Sinking Like A Sunset - Live
Sinking Like A Sunset - Live
18,490 6:55 1991-09-19
Willie Dixon Said
Willie Dixon Said
18,408 4:07 1999-01-01
Vacation (In My Mind)
Vacation (In My Mind)
17,631 4:27 1988-01-01
Calling America - Symphony Sessions Version
Calling America - Symphony Sessions Version
17,070 4:53 1989-11-15
Heartbreak Girl
Heartbreak Girl
16,962 4:22 1999-01-01
No Regrets - Live
No Regrets - Live
16,738 4:60 1991-09-19
Beautiful Day
Beautiful Day
16,184 4:54 1999-01-01
Boy Inside the Man
Boy Inside the Man
15,833 4:36 2019-09-20
Back In The Game
Back In The Game
15,378 3:12 2015-02-10
Rough and Tumble
Rough and Tumble
13,156 4:29 2006-01-01
Marianne And Lenny
Marianne And Lenny
12,462 5:25 1999-01-01
Life Is a Highway
Life Is a Highway
12,251 4:30 2019-09-20
Northern Star
Northern Star
11,732 4:45 2006-01-01
Out Of My Head
Out Of My Head
11,605 3:50 2006-01-01
White Horse
White Horse
11,432 4:34 2006-01-01
Lunatic Fringe
Lunatic Fringe
11,095 4:40 2019-09-20
Piece Of Your Soul
Piece Of Your Soul
11,093 4:12 1999-01-01
West Coast Saga
West Coast Saga
10,980 4:09 2005-01-01
Friendly Advice - Live
Friendly Advice - Live
10,834 5:03 1991-09-19
Get Back Up - Live
Get Back Up - Live
10,748 4:37 1991-09-19
Hang On To Your Resistance
Hang On To Your Resistance
10,564 3:39 2005-01-01
This Is The World
This Is The World
10,257 4:08 1999-01-01
Spirit In The Sky
Spirit In The Sky
10,190 3:13 2006-01-01
Windy Night In Fall
Windy Night In Fall
10,024 4:50 1999-01-01
I Wish That I (Could See You Now)
I Wish That I (Could See You Now)
9,913 4:54 2005-01-01
Brave And Crazy - Live
Brave And Crazy - Live
9,593 7:07 1991-09-19
Mad Mad World - Live
Mad Mad World - Live
9,509 5:20 1991-09-19
Northern Frontier
Northern Frontier
9,315 4:20 1999-01-01
Glide
Glide
9,055 4:13 2006-01-01
Another Page
Another Page
8,352 3:19 2005-01-01
Sunday Afternoon Hang
Sunday Afternoon Hang
8,055 3:12 2014-07-08
When I'm With You
When I'm With You
7,556 2:34 2005-01-01
While You Are Young
While You Are Young
7,406 3:55 2006-01-01
Deep Breath
Deep Breath
7,302 4:14 2006-01-01
Since You Left Me
Since You Left Me
6,794 3:33 2006-01-01
You're Driving Me Crazy (Faith Healers)
You're Driving Me Crazy (Faith Healers)
6,762 2:38 2005-01-01
Charlie Was A Dancer
Charlie Was A Dancer
6,731 3:06 2005-01-01
Pink Time
Pink Time
5,945 4:58 2019-09-20
Didn't I Lorraine
Didn't I Lorraine
5,796 4:25 2005-01-01
Dreamer's Dream
Dreamer's Dream
5,784 3:22 2019-09-20
Revelations: Visions In A Dream
Revelations: Visions In A Dream
5,206 3:29 2005-01-01
The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar
The Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar
5,185 4:43 2017-05-26
Colour Blue
Colour Blue
5,138 1:15 2006-01-01
What's In You?
What's In You?
4,565 3:48 2005-01-01
Voices at 4AM
Voices at 4AM
1,777 3:48 2017-05-21
Psycho Cabaret
Psycho Cabaret
1,072 4:18 2017-05-21

New releases

Bare
Bare
2019-09-20
[Sky Is Falling Entertainment Inc.]
Tom Cochrane Revisited
Tom Cochrane Revisited
2019-03-15
[Primary Wave Music]
Life Is a Highway (2018 Version)
Life Is a Highway (2018 Version)
2018-07-27
[Sky Is Falling Entertainment inc.]
Big League (For Humboldt)
Big League (For Humboldt)
2018-04-18
[Sky Is Falling Inc.]
Take It Home
Take It Home
2015-02-10
[Sky Is Falling Inc.]
Sunday Afternoon Hang
Sunday Afternoon Hang
2014-07-08
[Sky Is Falling Inc.]
No Stranger
No Stranger
2006-01-01
[Universal Music Canada]
Didn't Mean
Didn't Mean
2006-01-01
[Universal Music Canada]
Hang On To Your Resistance (The Early Years)
Hang On To Your Resistance (The Early Years)
2005-01-01
[EMI Music Canada]
Xray Sierra
Xray Sierra
1999-01-01
[EMI Music Canada]
Songs Of A Circling Spirit
Songs Of A Circling Spirit
1997-01-01
[EMI Music Canada]
Songs Of A Circling Spirit
Songs Of A Circling Spirit
1997-01-01
[EMI Music Canada]
Ragged Ass Road
Ragged Ass Road
1995-01-01
[EMI Music Canada]
Mad Mad World
Mad Mad World
1992-01-01
[EMI Music Canada]
Mad Mad World
Mad Mad World
1992-01-01
[EMI Music Canada]
Mad Mad World (Deluxe)
Mad Mad World (Deluxe)
1991-09-19
[Universal Music Canada]
The Symphony Sessions
The Symphony Sessions
1989-11-15
[Universal Music Canada]
Tom Cochrane And Red Rider
Tom Cochrane And Red Rider
1986-01-01
[Capitol Records]