Tom Cochrane

Tom Cochrane studied at Martingrove Collegiate Institute. The recorded working language is English. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are rock music and heartland rock. Residence is recorded at Oakville and Toronto. Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Order of Canada, Juno Award for Songwriter of the Year, Juno Award for Album of the Year and Juno Award for Single of the Year.

• Name — Tom Cochrane • Birth Name — Thomas William Cochrane • Born — 14 May 1953 • Birthplace — Lynn Lake, Manitoba, Canada • Origin — Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Genre — * Rock • heartland rock • Occupation — * Musician • singer • songwriter • Instrument — * Vocals • guitar • harmonica • Label — * Capitol • Universal Music • Years Active — 1973–present • Current Member Of — * Red Rider

Cochrane was born in the mining town of Lynn Lake, Manitoba. His father was a bush pilot. When he was four years old, he and his family moved to Acton, Ontario and then to Etobicoke (present-day Toronto).[6]

After meeting at the El Mocambo tavern in Toronto, Cochrane joined the Canadian rock band Red Rider in 1978 and served as their lead singer and main songwriter for more than ten years. Red Rider included Ken Greer, Jeff Jones, Peter Boynton, Rob Baker, Arvo Lepp, Steve Sexton, Bjorn Anderson, Ken Spider Sinnaeve, Kier Brownstone, Randall Correall, and Bill Bell. Bruce Allen managed the band from their debut until 1985. Cochrane recorded six studio albums with Red Rider plus a live album, a best-of album, and a box set. By 1986, the band was billed as "Tom Cochrane & Red Rider". He would later refer to this period of his career as a stretch of "manageable success" before the release of Mad Mad World.[7] In 2002, Cochrane reunited with his former Red Rider bandmates Greer and Jones and continues to perform with them.

• Illustration — Cochrane performing in 2003 Already a household name in Canada from his time with Red Rider, Cochrane launched his solo career in 1991 with the release of the song "Life Is a Highway".[9][11][16] The single became a global success and was followed by the release of his album Mad Mad World, which would reach the six million mark in worldwide sales. The albums Ragged Ass Road, Songs of a Circling Spirit, Xray Sierra, and No Stranger followed. Cochrane's current band consists of Bill Bell, Jeff Jones, and Davide Direnzo.

An avid golfer, pilot, and hockey buff, Cochrane lives in British Columbia, and spends summers at his cottage/studio on the shores of Georgian Bay in Northern Ontario. Cochrane has two daughters.[8] Cochrane continues to tour and perform in Canada. In 2006, the group Rascal Flatts charted in the top 10 of the Hot 100 with a cover of "Life Is a Highway", which they recorded for the Pixar film Cars. Although the song was not originally released to country radio, several country stations began playing the song, causing it to chart within the top 20 of Hot Country Songs. Chris LeDoux also had a country hit with "Life Is a Highway". In October 2016, Cochrane celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of his album Mad Mad World with an announcement of the release of a special edition of the album, featuring a demo recording of "Love is a Highway", the working title of "Life Is a Highway", as well as a second disc featuring a live performance from a 1992 Chicago stop on the tour supporting the album. In 2016, the Manitoba provincial government renamed a section of a highway near his hometown of Lynn Lake after the hit "Life Is a Highway". A stretch of Highway 391 was renamed Tom Cochrane's Life is a Highway.

• 1974: Hang On to Your Resistance • 1975: My Pleasure Is My Business (soundtrack) • 1991: Mad Mad World • 1995: Ragged Ass Road • 1999: Xray Sierra • 2006: No Stranger • 2015: Take It Home • 2016: Mad Mad World (Deluxe Edition with live disc)

• 1997: Songs of a Circling Spirit

• 1979: Don't Fight It • 1981: As Far as Siam • 1983: Neruda • 1984: Breaking Curfew • 1986: Tom Cochrane and Red Rider (as Tom Cochrane & Red Rider) • 1988: Victory Day (as Tom Cochrane & Red Rider) • 1989: The Symphony Sessions (as Tom Cochrane & Red Rider)

• 1987: Over 60 Minutes with Red Rider • 1993: Ashes to Diamonds (3-CD boxed set) • 2002: Anthology 1980–1987 • 2002: Trapeze: The Collection

• Year — Title — Chart peak — Album • CAN — US — US Rock — AUS • 1973 — "You're Driving Me Crazy (Faith Healers)" — 71 — — — — — — — Hang on to Your Resistance • 1974 — "Hang On to Your Resistance" — — — — — — — — • "I Wish I Could See You Now" — — — — — — — — • 1975 — "Gabriella" — — — — — — — — — My Pleasure Is My Business soundtrack • "Softly Walk Away" — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles • 1976 — "Sail On" — — — — — — — — • 1989 — "Big League" — — — — — — — 155 — Non-album single • 1991 — "Life Is a Highway" — 1 — 6 — 6 — 2 — Mad Mad World • "No Regrets" — 3 — — — 7 — 26 • 1992 — "Sinking Like a Sunset" — 2 — — — — — — • "Mad Mad World" — 25 — — — — — — • "Washed Away" — 7 — 88 — — — 129 • "Bigger Man" — 45 — — — — — — • 1995 — "I Wish You Well" — 1 — — — — — 138 — Ragged Ass Road • "Wildest Dreams" — 5 — — — — — 199 • 1996 — "Dreamer's Dream" — 4 — — — — — — • "Crawl" — 11 — — — — — — • 1997 — "Lunatic Fringe" — 70 — — — — — — — Songs of a Circling Spirit • "Good Man Feeling Bad" — 46 — — — — — — • 1999 — "I Wonder" — 86 — — — — — — — X-Ray Sierra • "Willie Dixon Said" — 30 — — — — — — • "Stonecutter's Arms" — — — — — — — — • "Heartbreak Girl" — — — — — — — — • 2005 — "Christmas All the Time" — — — — — — — — — |Non-album single • 2006 — "Didn't Mean" — — — — — — — — — No Stranger • "The Party's Not Over" — — — — — — — — • 2007 — "Out of My Head" — — — — — — — — • "Northern Star" — — — — — — — — • 2014 — "Sunday Afternoon Hang" — — — — — — — — — Take It Home • "Diamonds" — — — — — — — — • 2018 — "Big League" — — — — — — — — — Non-album charity single • "—" denotes a single that didn't chart

• Year — Title — Chart peak — Album • CAN — US — US Rock • 1979 — "White Hot" — 20 — 48 — — — Don't Fight It • 1980 — "Don't Fight It" — 75 — — — — • 1981 — "What Have You Got to Do" — 42 — — — — — As Far as Siam • "Lunatic Fringe" — — — — — 11 • 1983 — "Human Race" — 29 — — — 11 — Neruda • "Power (Strength in Numbers)" — — — — — 13 • "Crack the Sky (Breakaway)" — — — — — 39 • 1984 — "Young Thing, Wild Dreams (Rock Me)" — 44 — 71 — 13 — Breaking Curfew • "Breaking Curfew" — 93 — — — — • 1986 — "Boy Inside the Man" — 25 — — — 17 — Tom Cochrane and Red Rider • "The Untouchable One" — 70 — — — 48 • 1987 — "One More Time (Some Old Habits)" — 85 — — — — • "Ocean Blues (Emotion Blue)" — 88 — — — — • 1988 — "Big League" — 4 — — — 9 — Victory Day • 1989 — "Good Times" — 2 — — — — • "Victory Day" — 32 — — — — • "Different Drummer" — 67 — — — — • "White Hot" (Live) — 50 — — — — — The Symphony Sessions • 1990 — "Bird on a Wire" (Live) — 88 — — — — • 2002 — "Just Like Ali" — 39 — — — — — Trapeze: The Collection • "Pictures from the Edge" — — — — — — • "—" denotes a single that didn't chart