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Gord's Gold
''Gord's Gold'' is a compilation album released by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot in 1975. Originally a vinyl double album, it was reissued on CD in 1987 (with one track, "Affair on 8th Avenue", omitted to allow the collection to fit onto a single disc). However, the track is included for digital downloads. The first Lightfoot compilation to feature music from his 1970s Reprise Records albums, ''Gord's Gold'' also includes re-recorded versions of several songs from his 1960s United Artists output (Sides 1 and 2). This served to update the earlier songs to the same style as his later work and gives the album a level of consistency often lacking in similar compilations. Lightfoot's reasons for re-recording the United Artists tracks were explained in the liner notes as being because "he doesn't like listening to his early work". Despite covering only the first decade of his career (and lacking one of his biggest hit singles, " The Wreck of the ''Edmund Fitzgerald''", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. (born November 17, 1938) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music. He is credited with helping to define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s. He has been referred to as Canada's greatest songwriter and is known internationally as a folk-rock legend. Lightfoot's biographer Nicholas Jennings said "His name is synonymous with timeless songs about trains and shipwrecks, rivers and highways, lovers and loneliness." Lightfoot's songs, including "For Lovin' Me", "Early Morning Rain", "Steel Rail Blues", " Ribbon of Darkness"—a number one hit on the U.S. country chart with Marty Robbins's cover in 1965—and "Black Day in July", about the 1967 Detroit riot, brought him wide recognition in the 1960s. Canadian chart success with his own recordings began in 1962 with the No. 3 hit Me) I'm the One", followed by recognition and charting abroad in the 1970s. He topped the US ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lightfoot!
''Lightfoot!'' is the debut album by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot. Although it was recorded in December 1964, the album was not released until January 1966 on the United Artists label. At the 2017 Polaris Music Prize, the album won the public vote for the Heritage Prize in the 1960–1975 category."Tragically Hip album makes Polaris Heritage Prize list" '''', October 25, 2017. Track listing All compositions by Gordon Lightfoot, except as indicated. Catalogue Number: UAS-6487 / Mono UAL 3487Personnel *Gordon Lightfoot - guitar, piano, ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer Side Of Life
''Summer Side of Life'' is Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot's seventh album. It was released in 1971 on the Reprise Records Label. The album marked a departure from the sound Lightfoot had established on ''Sit Down Young Stranger'' in its use of drums and electric instrumentation, to which he would later return in the second half of the decade. “Redwood Hill” contains elements of bluegrass music. The album reached #38 on the pop chart. "Summer Side of Life" peaked at #98 on the pop singles chart while "Talking in Your Sleep" peaked at #64. The singles reached #21 and #19 respectively in Canada. The track "Cotton Jenny" would later be covered by Anne Murray, for whom it would provide a top-twenty single on the U.S. country singles chart. The song "Love and Maple Syrup" was covered by Taylor Mitchell in 2009. She lost her life in a coyote assault later that year. Nanci Griffith covered "10 Degrees and Getting Colder" on her 1993 album, ''Other Voices, Other Rooms''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Quixote (album)
''Don Quixote'' is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's 8th original album, released in 1972 on the Reprise Records Label. The album reached #42 on the ''Billboard'' album chart. The album contains little innovation on Lightfoot's trademark folk sound, although it is notable for containing Lightfoot's third and fourth seafaring songs, "Christian Island (Georgian Bay)" and Ode to Big Blue (his first two being "Marie Christine" from '' Back Here on Earth'' and "Ballad of Yarmouth Castle" from ''Sunday Concert''). Lightfoot would continually revisit nautical themes over the next ten years. ''Don Quixote'' also contains a rare Lightfoot foray into the protest song genre in the form of the longest track on the album, "The Patriot's Dream", a ballad describing the enthusiasm of soldiers on a troop train "riding off to glory in the spring of their years", followed by the pathos of a woman receiving news that her husband's aircraft had been shot down in combat. The title track is a lyrica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beautiful (Gordon Lightfoot Song)
"Beautiful" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot. This song first appeared on Lightfoot's 1972 LP ''Don Quixote'', the first of two singles to be released. The album's title track appeared on the B-side. Reception It reached number 13 in Canada and peaked at number 58 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart in June 1972. The song also hit number one on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart, his second of seven to do so, and number 30 on the U.S. Easy Listening Easy listening (including mood music) is a popular music genre and radio format that was most popular during the 1950s to 1970s. It is related to middle-of-the-road (MOR) music and encompasses instrumental recordings of standards, hit songs, n ... chart. Chart performance References External links * {{authority control Gordon Lightfoot songs 1972 songs 1972 singles Songs written by Gordon Lightfoot Reprise Records singles Song recordings produced by Lenny Waronker Canadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundown (Gordon Lightfoot Album)
''Sundown'' is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's ninth studio album, released in 1974 on the Reprise Records label. It was the only Lightfoot album to reach No. 1 on the pop chart in the US. In his native Canada, it topped the ''RPM 100'' for five consecutive weeks, first hitting No. 1 on June 22, 1974, the same day it reached the top of the chart south of the border. The album marked the pinnacle of Lightfoot's acoustic folk-country blend before he embarked on an increasing use of electric instruments, although he did include some electric guitar, notably on the title track. As for singles, the title track reached No. 1 on the pop and adult contemporary charts as well as #13 on the country chart, while "Carefree Highway" reached No. 10 on the pop chart, No. 1 on the AC chart and No. 81 on the country chart. Track listing All compositions by Gordon Lightfoot. Side 1 (LP) #"Somewhere U.S.A." – 2:50 #"High and Dry" – 2:12 #"Seven Island Suite" – 6:00 #"Circle of Steel" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundown (Gordon Lightfoot Song)
"Sundown" is a song by Canadian folk artist Gordon Lightfoot, from the titular album, released as a single in March 1974. "Sundown" reached No. 1 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and easy listening charts and No. 13 on the Hot Country singles chart, as well as No. 1 in Canada on ''RPM''s national singles chart. It was Lightfoot's only single to reach No. 1 on the Hot 100. Content The song's lyrics seem to describe a troubled romantic relationship (often cited as Cathy Smith), with the narrator recounting an affair with a "hard-loving woman ho'sgot me feeling mean". In a 2008 interview, Lightfoot said: Chart performance Weekly charts Year-end charts Other versions * Scott Walker covered the song on his 1974 album ''We Had It All''. * Nana Mouskouri recorded a French version, "L'Amour, c'est comme l'été", on her 1974 album ''Que Je Sois Un Ange''. * Los Angeles alternative hard rock band Claw Hammer covered the song on its 1990 self-titled album. * The musical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sit Down Young Stranger
''Sit Down Young Stranger'' is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's fifth studio album and his best-selling original album. Shortly after its 1970 release on the Reprise Records label, it was renamed ''If You Could Read My Mind'' when the song of that title reached #1 on the ''RPM'' Top Singles chart in Canada and #5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the US. The album itself reached #12 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. In Canada, the album was on the charts from April 18, 1970, to November 27, 1971. It peaked at #8 on March 13, 1971 after an earlier peak at #12 on June 20, 1970. Its last 24 weeks were spent in the 90s, except for appearances at #88 and #100. History ''Sit Down Young Stranger'' was Lightfoot's first recording for his new label, Reprise Records. He had left United Artists because he believed they did not adequately promote his albums. On this album, Lightfoot included more orchestration, which is particularly evident on "If You Could Read My Mind". It was also the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Early Morning Rain
"Early Morning Rain," sometimes styled as "Early Mornin' Rain," is a song written, composed, and recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot. The song appears on his 1966 debut album '' Lightfoot!'' and, in a re-recorded version, on the 1975 compilation '' Gord's Gold.'' Background Lightfoot wrote and composed the song in 1964, but its genesis took root during his 1960 sojourn in Westlake, Los Angeles. Throughout this time, Lightfoot sometimes became homesick and would go out to the Los Angeles International Airport on rainy days to watch the approaching aircraft. The imagery of the flights taking off into the overcast sky was still with him when, in 1964, he was caring for his 5-month-old baby son and he thought, "I’ll put him over here in his crib, and I’ll write myself a tune." "Early Morning Rain" was the result. The lyrics suggest someone down on his luck, standing at an airport fence and observing the thunderous takeoff of a Boeing 707 jet airliner. The ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bitter Green
"Bitter Green" is a song by Gordon Lightfoot, first released in 1968 on his album '' Back Here on Earth''. The single reached #44 in Canada. Lightfoot also included the song on his 1969 live album ''Sunday Concert'', and recorded a second studio version for his 1975 compilation album '' Gord's Gold''. A cover version by Ronnie Hawkins reached #36 in 1970. The Idle Race recorded a version of the song on their 1971 album '' Time Is''. Content The song is a ballad A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French ''chanson balladée'' or ''ballade'', which were originally "dance songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and ... about a woman who roams the hillsides above the town for years waiting for her lover to come home: "Waiting for her master to kiss away her tears" No one knows the identity or fate of her lover, but the woman is well known and loved. Years later, on one cold autumn day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back Here On Earth
''Back Here On Earth'' is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's fourth studio album, released in 1968 on the United Artists label. Apart from his eponymous debut album, it is Lightfoot's only studio album not to derive its title from a song on the album. ''Back Here on Earth'' was Lightfoot's last studio recording on the United Artists label which he left after releasing the live album ''Sunday Concert'' in 1969. Bear Family Records reissued Lightfoot's previous album, '' Did She Mention My Name'', together with this album, ''Back Here on Earth'', as a 2-in-1 CD in 1993. It included as a bonus track a recording of "Spin, Spin" which did not appear on any of Lightfoot's original studio albums, though a John Court production of it was released as a single in 1966. The version on the Bear Family Records reissue is tagged (New York remake version) and was produced by John Simon. Reception In his Allmusic review, critic Richie Unterberger wrote of the album "It's not quite as outstandi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Did She Mention My Name?
''Did She Mention My Name?'' is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's third studio album, released in 1968 on the United Artists label. The album marked Lightfoot's first use of orchestration. Reception In his Allmusic review, critic Richie Unterberger praised the album, writing "Though a tad more erratic than his earlier efforts, his songwriting remained remarkably consistent. His characteristically bright, uplifting outlook became more diverse as well..." Track listing All compositions by Gordon Lightfoot. Side 1 #"Wherefore and Why" – 2:51 #"The Last Time I Saw Her" – 5:10 #" Black Day in July" – 4:10 #"May I" – 2:19 #"Magnificent Outpouring" – 2:20 #"Does Your Mother Know" – 3:33 Side 2 #"The Mountain and Maryann" – 3:35 #"Pussywillows, Cat-Tails" – 2:48 #"I Want to Hear It From You" – 2:22 #"Something Very Special" – 3:19 #"Boss Man" – 2:10 #"Did She Mention My Name?" – 2:27 Personnel *Gordon Lightfoot - 6 & 12 string acoustic guitars, vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
