''Did She Mention My Name?'' is the third studio album by Canadian singer

Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. (November 17, 1938 – May 1, 2023) was a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved worldwide success and helped define the singer-songwriter era of the 1970s. Widely considered one of Canada's greatest songwriters, ...

, released in 1968 on the

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label. The album marked Lightfoot's first use of

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Songs

"Black Day in July" was written by Lightfoot to inform people about racial strife in the United States. Lightfoot stated that he wrote the song "as a newspaper man would write an article." The song was covered by

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for the 2003 Lightfoot tribute album, ''Beautiful: A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot''.

Reception

In his

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review, critic

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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, vocals *

Herbie Lovelle Herbert Edward Lovelle (June 1, 1924 – April 8, 2009) was an American drummer, who played jazz, R&B, rock, and folk. He was also a studio musician and an actor. Biography Lovelle was born in New York City. His uncle was the drummer Arthur H ...

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Hugh McCracken Hugh Carmine McCracken (March 31, 1942 – March 28, 2013) was an American rock guitarist and session musician based in New York City, primarily known for his performance on guitar and also as a harmonica player. McCracken was additionally ...

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— lead acoustic guitar * John Simon —

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*John Stockfish —

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;Technical *Tim Lewis — cover design *Charles Steiner, Daniel Kramer — photography

References

External links

Album lyrics and chords
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