If you wanna know what Colin James is listening to, just put on one of his CDs. Last year, the Canadian blues-rocker was into Lennon and Hendrix, both of whom he covered on Traveler.

This year, Colin's been digging on Rockpile and Dylan, judging by the versions of When I Write the Book and Watching the River Flow that show up on his 10th album Limelight. But the guy who seems to be in heavy rotation on Colin's iPod these days is Van Morrison.

If the reworkings of It Fills You Up and Into the Mystic here aren't enough of a hint, the horn-flecked soul of James' own Better Way to Heaven and the title cut (which is, sadly, not a Rush cover) oughta do it.

Of course, there's more to Limelight than that. Between the covers, James offers up a nicely varied slate of gritty electric blues-rockers, laid-back acoustic numbers and even some straight-up guitar-pop, all punctuated with his vibrant, ice-pick axe work.

And hey, just be happy he's not listening to the new Backstreet Boys album.

Track Listing:

1. Better Way To Heaven
2. Watchin' The River Flow
3. Limelight
4. Far Away Like A Radio
5. On My Way Back To You
6. When I Write The Book
7. Misplaced Heart
8. Speakeasy
9. Healing Time
10. Travelin'
11. Shadow Of Love
12. It Fills You Up
13. Weeping Willow Tree
14. Into The Mystic