Upfront! Canadians Live from Mountain Stage is an album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 released in 1994 on Blue Plate Music and BMG Music Canada

BMG

Bertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann...

, which compiles live performances by Canadian artists who have appeared on the American radio series Mountain Stage

Mountain Stage

Mountain Stage is a two-hour music radio show, first aired in 1983, produced by WV Public Broadcasting and distributed worldwide by National Public Radio and the Voice of America's satellite radio service. Hosted by Larry Groce, the program showcases diverse music, from the traditional to modern...

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The album was intended as a Canadian-only introduction to Mountain Stage, which was not widely broadcast in Canada. The Best of Mountain Stage series of compilation albums, which had already been available in the United States, was subsequently released in Canada.

Track listing

1. Bruce Cockburn
   Bruce Cockburn
   Bruce Douglas Cockburn OC is a Canadian folk/rock guitarist and singer-songwriter. His most recent album was released in March 2011. He has written songs in styles ranging from folk to jazz-influenced rock to rock and roll.-Biography:...
   
   , "Waiting for a Miracle"
2. Barenaked Ladies
   Barenaked Ladies
   Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian alternative rock band. The band is currently composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, and Tyler Stewart. Barenaked Ladies formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario, then a suburban municipality outside the City of Toronto...
   
   , "What a Good Boy"
3. Crash Test Dummies
   Crash Test Dummies
   The Crash Test Dummies is a Canadian folk rock/alternative rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, widely known for their 1993 single "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm".The band is most identifiable through Brad Roberts and his distinctive bass-baritone voice...
   
   , "Superman's Song
   Superman's Song
   "Superman's Song" was the first single of the Canadian folk-rock group Crash Test Dummies and came from their 1991 debut album The Ghosts That Haunt Me. The single was the group's first hit, charting in both Canada and the United States...
   
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4. Cowboy Junkies
   Cowboy Junkies
   Cowboy Junkies are a Canadian alternative country/blues/folk rock band. The group was formed in Toronto in 1985 by Margo Timmins , Michael Timmins , Peter Timmins and Alan Anton ....
   
   , "Misguided Angel"
5. Stephen Fearing
   Stephen Fearing
   Stephen Fearing is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter.Fearing was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and raised in Dublin, Ireland. He returned to Canada in 1981 and began pursuing a career in music. In addition to his solo career, Fearing was one of the founding members of Blackie and the Rodeo...
   
   , "Blue Line"
6. 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...
   
   , "Feir a bhata"
7. Sarah McLachlan
   Sarah McLachlan
   Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. Known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range, as of 2006, she has sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is Surfacing, for which she won two Grammy Awards and four...
   
   , "Shelter"
8. Blue Rodeo
   Blue Rodeo
   Blue Rodeo is a Canadian pop and country rock band, which was formed in 1984 in Toronto, Ontario. They have been signed with Warner Music Group since their debut album Outskirts in March 1987...
   
   , "Already Gone"
9. Spirit of the West
   Spirit of the West
   Spirit of the West are a Canadian folk rock band, who were popular on the Canadian folk music scene in the 1980s before evolving a blend of hard rock, Britpop, and Celtic folk influences which made them one of Canada's most successful alternative rock acts in the 1990s.-Early years:The band began...
   
   , "Political
   Political (song)
   "Political" is song by Spirit of the West. One of the band's most famous songs, it originally appeared on the 1988 album Labour Day. The song was written by John Mann....
   
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10. Rick Danko
    Rick Danko
    Richard Clare "Rick" Danko was a Canadian musician and singer, best known as a member of The Band.-Early years :...
    
     and Garth Hudson
    Garth Hudson
    Eric Garth Hudson is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist. As the organist, keyboardist and saxophonist for Canadian-American rock group The Band, he was a principal architect of the group's unique sound...
    
    , "Twilight"
11. Moxy Früvous
    Moxy Früvous
    Moxy Früvous was a politically satirical folk-pop band from Thornhill, Ontario, Canada. The band was founded in 1989, and was active throughout the 1990s...
    
    , "The Greatest Man in America"