''Old Dan's Records'' is

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singer

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's eighth studio album, released in 1972 on the Reprise Records label. The album reached #1 in

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'' national album chart on November 5, 1972, and remained there for three weeks. In the U.S., it peaked at #95 on the pop chart. The album marks a continued evolution in Lightfoot's sound as he begins to add

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influences to his standard

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sound with the help of the banjo, dobro and steel guitar. Lightfoot would continue to use these country influences in his music until the early 1980s. Despite its 1972 year of initial release, the album was nominated for and won the 1974 Juno Award for "Folk Album of the Year". Lightfoot also won a Juno that year as "Folk Singer of the Year".See

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Track listing

All compositions by Gordon Lightfoot.

Side 1

# "Farewell to Annabel" – 2:59 # " That Same Old Obsession" – 3:46 # "Old Dan's Records" – 3:05 # "Lazy Mornin'" – 3:43 # " You Are What I Am" – 2:37

Side 2

# "Can't Depend on Love" – 3:12 # "My Pony Won't Go" – 3:50 # "It's Worth Believin'" – 3:24 # "Mother of a Miner's Child" – 3:18 # "Hi'way Songs" – 3:37

Personnel

* Gordon Lightfoot - vocals,

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- lead guitar, classical guitar, Dobro * Terry Clements - lead guitar * Rick Haynes - bass * Barry Keane - drums,

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* Dave Brown - percussion * Bruce Good - autoharp * Larry Good -

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- slide Dobro ("My Pony Won't Go") * Nick De Caro -

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, orchestral arrangements * Ollie Strong - steel guitar ;Technical *Lee Herschberg - engineer *

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- art direction *John Reeves - photography "Special thanks to Bill Richards and Guido Basso and members of the

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References

External links

Album lyrics and chords
{{Authority control Gordon Lightfoot albums 1972 albums Albums produced by Lenny Waronker Reprise Records albums