The album, originally released in 2004, draws together all the wisdom, passion, skill and insight collected during almost 20 years of playing, writing, touring, recording and living together as a band. Following the group"s acclaimed 2001 release Open, the 10 songs that make up One Soul Now marked an ambitious departure for the group; it was the first time Cowboy Junkies had recorded entirely on their own, without the mediation of an outside producer or engineer. One Soul Now was created in the band"s rehearsal space in their hometown of Toronto, which doubled as a recording studio for the project.[info sheet from distr.]