Lightfoot!
1966 studio album by Gordon Lightfoot
Lightfoot! | ||||
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Studio album by Gordon Lightfoot | ||||
Released | January 1966[1] | |||
Recorded | December 1964 New York City | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Length | 38:13 | |||
Label | United Artists | |||
Producer | John Court | |||
Gordon Lightfoot chronology | ||||
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Allmusic | [2] |
Lightfoot! is the debut album by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot. Although it was recorded in December 1964,[1] the album was not released until January 1966 on the United Artists label.[3][4]
At the 2017 Polaris Music Prize, the album won the public vote for the Heritage Prize in the 1960–1975 category.[5]
Track listing
All compositions by Gordon Lightfoot, except as indicated. Catalogue Number: UAS-6487 / Mono UAL 3487
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Rich Man's Spiritual" | 2:44 | |
2. | "Long River" | 2:46 | |
3. | "The Way I Feel" | 3:43 | |
4. | "For Lovin' Me" | 2:25 | |
5. | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | Ewan MacColl | 3:10 |
6. | "Changes" | Phil Ochs | 2:30 |
7. | "Early Morning Rain" | 3:04 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Steel Rail Blues" | 2:48 | |
2. | "Sixteen Miles (To Seven Lakes)" | 2:05 | |
3. | "I'm Not Sayin'" | 2:28 | |
4. | "Pride of Man" | Hamilton Camp | 2:41 |
5. | "Ribbon of Darkness" | 2:39 | |
6. | "Oh, Linda" | 3:09 | |
7. | "Peaceful Waters" | 2:01 |
Personnel
- Gordon Lightfoot - guitar, piano, vocals
- David Rea - second guitar
- Bruce Langhorne - second guitar ("Long River" and "Peaceful Waters")
- Bill Lee - bass
Cover photography by Barry Feinstein
References
- ^ a b William R. Weiss. "Gordon Lightfoot Chronology". Lightfoot.ca. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ Richie Unterberger. "Lightfoot! - Gordon Lightfoot | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "Lightfoot, Gordon / Lightfoot!". Museum of Canadian Music. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
- ^ "Release "Lightfoot!" by Gordon Lightfoot". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Tragically Hip album makes Polaris Heritage Prize list". Toronto Star, October 25, 2017.
External links
- Album lyrics and chords
- Lightfoot! at Discogs (list of releases)
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- Lightfoot! (1966)
- The Way I Feel (1967)
- Did She Mention My Name? (1968)
- Back Here on Earth (1968)
- Sit Down Young Stranger (1970)
- Summer Side of Life (1971)
- Don Quixote (1972)
- Old Dan's Records (1972)
- Sundown (1974)
- Cold on the Shoulder (1975)
- Summertime Dream (1976)
- Endless Wire (1978)
- Dream Street Rose (1980)
- Shadows (1982)
- Salute (1983)
- East of Midnight (1986)
- Waiting for You (1993)
- A Painter Passing Through (1998)
- Harmony (2004)
- Solo (2020)
- Gord's Gold (1975)
- Gord's Gold Volume II (1988)
- Songbook (1999)
- Sunday Concert (1969)
- All Live (2012)
- "I'm Not Sayin'" (1965)
- "Ribbon of Darkness" (1965)
- "Early Morning Rain" (1966)
- "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" (1967)
- "Bitter Green" (1968)
- "Me and Bobby McGee" (1970)
- "If You Could Read My Mind" (1970)
- "Beautiful" (1972)
- "Sundown" (1974)
- "Carefree Highway" (1974)
- "Rainy Day People" (1975)
- "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (1976)
- Discography
- "Tears Are Not Enough"
- Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind (2019)