"Beautiful" is a

song A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetitio ...

by Canadian singer-songwriter

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 1960 ...

. This song first appeared on Lightfoot's 1972 LP ''

Don Quixote is a Spanish epic novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Originally published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615, its full title is ''The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha'' or, in Spanish, (changing in Part 2 to ). A founding work of Wester ...

'', 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

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* {{authority control Gordon Lightfoot songs 1972 songs 1972 singles Songs written by Gordon Lightfoot Reprise Records singles Song recordings produced by Lenny Waronker Canadian soft rock songs 1970s ballads