Gordon Lightfoot

 

Artist:  Gordon Lightfoot 

Birth Name:  Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr.

Born:  November 17, 1938.  Orillia, Ontario, Canada

Died:  May 1, 2023 (Aged 84).  Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Genre:  Folk, Folk Rock, Country, Pop, Soft Rock, Contemporary Folk, Adult Contemporary

Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist

Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Gordon Lightfoot was a Canadian Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist from Orillia, Ontario.  He acieved 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 and he has been referred to as Canada's Greatest Songwriter, and his songs have been recorded by some of the world's most renowned musical artists.  He topped the US Hot 100 or Adult Contemporary (AC) Chart with the Hits "If You Could Read My Mind" (1970), "Sundown" (1974), "Carefree Highway" (1974), "Rainy Day People" (1975), "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" (1976), and including "For Lovin' Me","Early Morning Rain", "Steel Rail Blues","Ribbon Of Darkness" and  had many other hits that appeared in the top 40.

Title:  Sundown (Limited Edition) (2025)

Genre:  Folk, Folk Rock, Country, Pop, Soft Rock, Contemporary Folk, Adult Contemporary

Label:  Friday Music 

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Somewhere U.S.A. (2:50)

 2.  High And Dry (2:12)

 3.  Seven Island Suite (6:00)

 4.  Circle Of Steel (2:45)

 5.  Is There Anyone Home (3:15)

Side Two:

 1.  The Watchman's Gone (4:25)

 2.  Sundown (3:45)

 3.  Carefree Highway (3:45)

 4.  The List (3:00)

 5.  Too Late For Prayin (4:15)

Personnel:

Gordon Lightfoot:  Lead & Backing Vocals, 6-&12-String Acoustic Guitars, High-String Guitar, Nashville Tuning, Chimes, Bells

Red Shea:  Electric, Acoustic & Classical Guitars, Dobro, Slide Dobro on Tracks:  1/1-5, 2/2, 4, 5

Terry Clements:  Acoustic Guitar on Tracks:  1/1, 3-5, 2/1-5

Rick Haynes:  Bass on Tracks:  1/1, 4, 2/3, 4

John Stockfish:  Bass on Tracks:  1/2, 3, 5, 2/1, 2, 5

Jim Gordon:  Drums, Percussion on Tracks. 1/1-3, 5, 2/1-5

Milt Holland:  Percussion, Congas on Tracks:  1/1, 5, 2/1, 4

Nick De Caro:  Accordion, Horns, Orchestration, Piano, Strings on Tracks:  1/3, 5, 2/1, 3, 5

Gene Martynec:  Moog Synthersizer on Tracks:  1/3, 5

Jack Zaza:  English Horn, Recorder on Track 1/4

Catherine Smith:  Harmony Vocals on Track 1/2

Sundown is the ninth studio album by Gordon Lightfoot, originally released on Januzry 18, 1974 by Reprise Records, remastered and reissued on February 14, 2025 by Friday Music.  Limited Edition Celebrating 50th Anniversary.