GORDON LIGHTFOOT

Albums recorded by Gordon Lightfoot, with release dates and UK & US CD availability.

 

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RELEASED

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Lightfoot [released in UK as Early Lightfoot]

03/66

2

The Way I Feel

04/67

3

Did She Mention My Name

01/68

4

Back Here On Earth

11/68

5

Sunday Concert [live]

10/69

6

Sit Down Young Stranger [aka If You Could Read My Mind]

04/70

7

Summer Side Of Life

05/71

8

Don Quixote

02/72

9

Old Dan's Records

11/72

10

Sundown

04/74

11

Cold On The Shoulder

02/75

12

Gord's Gold [compilation, part rerecorded]

11/75

13

Summertime Dream

06/76

14

Endless Wire

01/78

15

Dream Street Rose

06/80

16

Shadows

01/82

17

Salute

07/85

18

East Of Midnight

06/86

19

Gord's Gold Volume II [compilation, part rerecorded]

--/88

20

Waiting For You

04/93

21

A Painter Passing Through

05/98

22

Songbook [compilation, includes rare & unreleased tracks]

06/99

23

Harmony

05/04


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1) LIGHTFOOT [aka EARLY LIGHTFOOT]

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Rich Man's Spiritual
Long River
The Way I Feel
For Lovin' Me
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Changes
Early Mornin' Rain

Steel Rail Blues
Sixteen Miles (To Seven Lakes)
I'm Not Sayin'
Pride Of Man
Ribbon Of Darkness
Oh, Linda
Peaceful Waters

Lightfoot

Bruce Langhorne
Bill Lee
Gordon Lightfoot
David Rea

Producer:

Guitar
Bass
Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Guitar

John Court

 

Released in UK as Early Lightfoot

2) THE WAY I FEEL

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Walls
If You Got It
Softly
Crossroads
A Minor Ballad
Go Go Round

Rosanna
Home From The Forest
I'll Be Alright
Song For A Winter's Night
Canadian Railroad Trilogy
The Way I Feel

Original Issue


CD Re-issue

Kenny Buttrey
Gordon Lightfoot
Charlie McCoy
Red Shea
John Stockfish

Producer:

Percussion
Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Guitar, Harmonica, Celeste, Bells
Guitar
Bass

John Court

3) DID SHE MENTION MY NAME

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Wherefore And Why
The Last Time I Saw Her
Black Day In July
May I
Magnificent Outpouring
Does Your Mother Know

The Mountains And Maryann
Pussywillows, Cat-tails
I Want To Hear It From You
Something Very Special
Boss Man
Did She Mention My Name


Gordon Lightfoot
Herb Lovelle
Huey McCracken
Red Shea
John Stockfish

Producer:

Vocals, Guitar
Drums
Guitar
Guitar
Bass

John Simon

4) BACK HERE ON EARTH

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Long Way Back Home
Unsettled Ways
Long Thin Dawn
Bitter Green
The Circle Is Small
Marie Christine

Cold Hands From New York
Affair On 8th Avenue
Don't Beat Me Down
The Gypsy
If I Could


Gordon Lightfoot
Red Shea
John Stockfish

Producer:

Vocals, Guitar
Guitar
Bass

Elliot Mazer

5) SUNDAY CONCERT

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In A Windowpane
The Lost Children
Leaves Of Grass
I'm Not Sayin'/Ribbon Of Darkness
Apology
Bitter Green

Ballad Of The Yarmouth Castle
Softly
Boss Man
Pussy Willows, Cat-Tails
Canadian Railroad Trilogy


Rick Haynes
Gordon Lightfoot
Red Shea

Producer:

Bass
Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Guitar

Elliott Mazer

 

Recorded live at Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada on 30 March 1969

6) SIT DOWN YOUNG STRANGER [aka IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND]

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Minstrel Of The Dawn
Me And Bobby McGee
Approaching Lavender
Saturday Clothes
Cobwebs & Dust
Poor Little Allison

Sit Down Young Stranger
If You Could Read My Mind
Baby It's Allright
Your Love's Return
The Pony Man

Sit Down...


If You Could...

Ry Cooder
Rick Haynes
Gordon Lightfoot
Van Dyke Parks
John Sebastian

Red Shea

Producer:

Guitar (Track 2), Mandolin (Track 5)
Bass
Guitar, Piano, Vocals
Harmonium (Track 5)
Autoharp (Track 4), Guitar (Track 9),
Harmonica (Track 11)
Guitar

Lenny Waronker, Joe Wissert

 

Originally released as Sit Down Young Stranger, the album was rereleased as If You Could Read My Mind after the success of that track as a single

7) SUMMER SIDE OF LIFE

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10 Degrees And Getting Colder
Miguel
Go My Way
Summer Side Of Life
Cotton Jenny
Talking In Your Sleep

Nous Vivons Ensemble
Same Old Loverman
Redwood Hill
Love And Maple Syrup
Cabaret


David Brown
Kenny Buttrey
Vassar Clements
Buddy Harman
Hoyt Hawkins
Rick Haynes
Roy M Huskey
Jim Isbell
Mildred Kirkham
Gordon Lightfoot
Charlie McCoy
Laverna Moore
Farrell Morris
Hargus "Pig" Robbins
James Rolleston
Red Shea
Jerry Shook
Gordon Stoker
Henry Strzelecki
Raymond Walker
Chip Young

Producer:

Percussion
Drums
Violin
Drums
Vocals
Bass
Bass
Drums
Vocals
Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Harmonica
Vocals
Percussion
Piano
Bass
Guitar
Guitar
Vocals
Bass
Vocals
Guitar

Joe Wissert

8) DON QUIXOTE

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Don Quixote
Christian Island (Georgian Bay)
Alberta Bound
Looking At The Rain
Ordinary Man
Brave Mountaineers

Ode To Big Blue
Second Cup Of Coffee
Beautiful
On Susan's Floor
The Patriot's Dream


Terry Clements
Ry Cooder
Nick DeCaro
Rick Haynes
Gordon Lightfoot
Red Shea

Producer:

Guitar
Mandolin (Track 3)
Concertina (Track 2)
Bass
Vocals, Guitar
Guitar, Dobro

Lenny Waronker

9) OLD DAN'S RECORDS

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Farewell To Annabel
That Same Old Obsession
Old Dan's Records
Lazy Mornin'
You Are What I Am

Can't Depend On Love
My Pony Won't Go
It's Worth Believin'
Mother Of A Miner's Child
Hi'Way Songs


David Bromberg
David Brown
Terry Clements
Nick DeCaro
Bruce Good
Larry Good
Rick Haynes
Barry Keane
Gordon Lightfoot
Red Shea
Ollie Strong

Producer:

Steel Guitar & Dobro (Track 7)
Percussion
Guitar
Piano
Autoharp
Banjo
Bass
Drums, Percussion
Vocals, Guitar, Vibraphone
Guitar, Dobro
Steel Guitar

Lenny Waronker

10) SUNDOWN

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Somewhere USA
High And Dry
Seven Island Suite
Circle Of Steel
Is There Anyone Home

The Watchman's Gone
Sundown
Carefree Highway
The List
Too Late For Prayin'


Terry Clements
Nick DeCaro


Jim Gordon

Rick Haynes
Milt Holland

Gordon Lightfoot

Gene Martynec
Red Shea

Catherine Smith
John Stockfish
Jack Zaza

Producer:

Guitar (Tracks 1,3-10)
Strings (Tracks 3,5,6,10),
Horn (Track 3), Piano (Track 8),
Accordion (Track 8)
Drums (Tracks 1,3,5-9),
Percussion (Track 2)
Bass (Tracks 1,4,8,9)
Percussion (Tracks 1,5,9),
Congas (Track 6)
Vocals, Guitar,
Bells & Chimes (Track 4)
Synthesiser (Tracks 3,5)
Dobro (Track 1),
Guitar (Tracks 2-5,7,9,10)
Harmony Vocals (Track 2)
Bass (Tracks 2,3,5-7,10)
Recorder & Cor Anglais (Track 4)

Lenny Waronker

11) COLD ON THE SHOULDER

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Bend In The Water
Rainy Day People
Cold On The Shoulder
The Soul Is The Rock
Bells Of The Evening
Rainbow Trout

A Tree Too Weak To Stand
All The Lovely Ladies
Fine As Fine Can Be
Cherokee Bend
Now And Then
Slide On Over


Pee Wee Charles
Terry Clements
Nick DeCaro
Jim Gordon
Rick Haynes
Milt Holland
Gordon Lightfoot
Suzie McCune
Red Shea
John Stockfish
Jackie Ward Singers
Jack Zaza

Producer:

Pedal Steel Guitar
Guitar
Accordion
Drums
Bass
Percussion
Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Vocals
Guitar
Bass
Vocals
Wind

Lenny Waronker

12) GORD'S GOLD

 
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LP One
I'm Not Sayin'/Ribbon Of Darkness
Song For A Winter's Night
Canadian Railroad Trilogy
Softly
For Lovin' Me/Did She Mention My Name

Affair On Eighth Avenue [not on CD]
Steel Rail Blues
Wherefore And Why
Bitter Green
Early Morning Rain

LP Two
Minstrel Of The Dawn
Sundown
Beautiful
Summer Side Of Life
Rainy Day People
Cotton Jenny

Don Quixote
Circle Of Steel
Old Dan's Records
If You Could Read My Mind
Cold On the Shoulder
Carefree Highway


Pee Wee Charles
Terry Clements
Larry Good
Jim Gordon
Rick Haynes
Milt Holland
Junior Huskey
Barry Keane
Gordon Lightfoot
Charlie McCoy
Red Shea
John Stockfish

Producer:

Pedal Steel Guitar
Guitar, Mandolin
Banjo
Drums
Bass
Percussion
Bass
Drums
Vocals, Guitar
Harmonica
Guitar
Bass

Lenny Waronker

 

Tracks 1-10 are new recordings of United Artists material

13) SUMMERTIME DREAM

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Race Among The Ruins
The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
I'm Not Supposed To Care
I'd Do It Again
Never Too Close

Protocol
The House You Live In
Summertime Dream
Spanish Moss
Too Many Clues In This Room


Pee Wee Charles
Terry Clements
Jim Gordon
Rick Haynes
Barry Keane
Gordon Lightfoot
Gene Martynec

Producer:

Pedal Steel Guitar
Guitar
Drums (Track 7)
Bass
Drums, Percussion
Vocals, Guitar
Synthesiser

Gordon Lightfoot, Lenny Waronker

14) ENDLESS WIRE

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Daylight Katy
Sweet Guinevere
Hangdog Hotel Room
If There's A Reason
Endless Wire

Dreamland
Songs The Minstrel Sang
Sometimes I Don't Mind
If Children Had Wings
The Circle Is Small


Pee Wee Charles
Terry Clements
Rick Haynes
Barry Keane
Gordon Lightfoot
Doug Riley
Red Shea
Tom Szczesniak
Jack Zaza

Producer:

Pedal Steel Guitar
Guitar
Bass
Drums
Vocals, Guitar
Piano, Electric Piano
Guitar
Bass
Saxophone

Gordon Lightfoot, Lenny Waronker

15) DREAM STREET ROSE

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Sea Of Tranquility
Ghosts Of Cape Horn
Dream Street Rose
On The High Seas
Whisper My Name

If You Need Me
Hey You
Make Way For The Lady
Mister Rock Of Ages
The Auctioneer


Lenny Castro
Pee Wee Charles
Terry Clements
Nick DeCaro
Bob Glaub
Bruce Good
Rick Haynes
Barry Keane
Gayle Levant
Gordon Lightfoot
Michael Omartian
Herb Pedersen

Producer:

Percussion
Pedal Steel Guitar
Guitar
Accordion
Bass
Autoharp
Bass
Drums
Harp
Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Keyboards, Accordion
Banjo

Gordon Lightfoot, Lenny Waronker,
Russ Titelman

16) SHADOWS

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14 Karat Gold
In My Fashion
Shadows
Blackberry Wine
Heaven Help The Devil
Thank You For The Promises

Baby Step Back
All I'm After
Triangle
I'll Do Anything
She's Not The Same


Robbie Buchanan
Pee Wee Charles
Terry Clements
Victor Feldman
Rick Haynes
Mike Heffernan
Barry Keane
Gordon Lightfoot
Dean Parks
Herb Pedersen
Dennis Pendrith

Producer:

Synthesiser
Pedal Steel Guitar, Dobro
Guitar
Percussion
Bass
Keyboards
Drums, Percussion
Vocals, Guitar
Guitar
Background Vocals
Bass

Ken Friesen, Gordon Lightfoot

17) SALUTE

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Salute (A Lot More Livin' To Do)
Gotta Get Away
Whispers Of The North
Someone To Believe In
Romance

Knotty Pine
Biscuit City
Without You
Tattoo
Broken Dreams


Pee Wee Charles
Terry Clements
Rick Haynes
Mike Heffernan
Hadley Hockensmith
Barry Keane
Gordon Lightfoot
Carol Parks
Dean Parks
Harlan Rogers

Producer:

Pedal Steel Guitar
Guitar
Bass
Keyboards
Bass, Guitar
Drums, Percussion
Vocals, Guitar
Background Vocals
Guitar, Synthesiser
Piano

Gordon Lightfoot, Dean Parks

18) EAST OF MIDNIGHT

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Stay Loose
Morning Glory
East Of Midnight
A Lesson In Love
Anything For Love

Let It Ride
Ecstasy Made Easy
You Just Gotta Be
A Passing Ship
I'll Tag Along


Lenny Castro
Vern Dorge
David Foster
Mike Heffernan
Sheree Jeacocke
Barry Keane
Michael Landau
Gordon Lightfoot
Bob Mann
Richard Marx
James Newton-Howard
Lou Pomanti
Tom Szczesniak
Vesta Williams

Producer:

Percussion
Alto & Tenor Saxophone
Synthesiser, Keyboards
Keyboards
Harmony Vocals
Drums, Percussion
Guitar
Vocals, Guitar
Guitar
Harmony Vocals
Synthesiser, Percussion, Keyboards

Organ
Synthesiser, Bass, Keyboards
Harmony Vocals

David Foster (Track 5),
Gordon Lightfoot

19) GORD'S GOLD VOLUME II

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If It Should Please You
Endless Wire
Hangdog Hotel Room
I'm Not Supposed To Care
High & Dry
The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
The Pony Man
Race Among The Ruins
Christian Island
All The Lovely Ladies
Alberta Bound
Cherokee Bend
Triangle
Shadows
Make Way (For The Lady)
Ghosts Of Cape Horn [not vinyl]
Baby Step Back
It's Worth Believin' [not vinyl]


Terry Clements
Rick Haynes
Mike Heffernan
Sheree Jeacocke
Barry Keane
Gordon Lightfoot
Jack Zaza

Producer:

Guitar
Bass
Keyboards
Backing Vocals (Tracks 3,8)
Drums
Vocals, Guitar
Saxophone (Track 2)

Gordon Lightfoot

 

Tracks 1-14 are re-recordings

20) WAITING FOR YOU

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Restless
Ring Them Bells
Fading Away
Only Love Would Know
Welcome To Try
I'll Prove My Love
Waiting For You
Wild Strawberries
I'd Rather Press On
Drink Yer Glasses Empty


Terry Clements
Rick Haynes
Mike Heffernan
Barry Keane
Gordon Lightfoot

Producer:

Guitar
Bass
Keyboards
Drums, Percussion
Vocals, Guitar

Gordon Lightfoot

21) A PAINTER PASSING THROUGH

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Drifters
My Little Love
Ringneck Loon
I Used To Be A Country Singer
Boathouse
Much To My Surprise
A Painter Passing Through
On Yonge Street
Red Velvet
Uncle Toad Said


Willie Bennett
Pee Wee Charles
Bill Dillon
Bob Doidge
Wendell Ferguson
Mike Heffernan
Doug Johnson
Barry Keane
Daniel Lanois
John Lewis
Gordon Lightfoot

Producer:

Harmonica
Pedal Steel Guitar
Guitar, Guitorgan
Backing Vocals, Clay Drums
Guitar
Synthesiser, Keyboards
Dobro, Pedal Steel Guitar
Drums, Percussion
Guitar, Mando-Guitar
Guitar
Vocals, Guitar

Bob Doidge, Gordon Lightfoot

22) SONGBOOK

 
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CD One
Remember Me (I'm The One)
It's Too Late, He Wins
For Lovin' Me
Early Morning Rain
The Way I Feel
Steel Rail Blues
A Message To The Wind *
Song For A Winter's Night
Canadian Railroad Trilogy
Go-Go Round
Crossroads
You'll Still Be Needing Me *
The Mountains And Maryann
The Last Time I Saw Her
Did She Mention My Name
Pussywillows, Cat-Tails
Boss Man
Something Very Special
Bitter Green
Affair On 8th Avenue
I'm Not Sayin'
Ribbon Of Darkness
Softly
Mama Said *
Station Master *

CD Two
Sit Down Young Stranger
If You Could Read My Mind
Poor Little Allison
The Pony Man
Cobwebs & Dust
Too Much To Lose
Summer Side Of Life
Cotton Jenny
10 Degrees & Getting Colder
Nous Vivons Ensemble
Same Old Loverman
Heaven Don't Deserve Me *
Don Quixote
Alberta Bound
Ode To Big Blue
Beautiful
Stone Cold Sober *
Old Dan's Records
That Same Old Obsession
Lazy Mornin'
Hi'way Songs
Can't Depend On Love


 
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CD Three
Sundown
Carefree Highway
Seven Island Suite
Borderstone *
Cold On The Shoulder
Now And Then
Rainy Day People
Fine As Fine Can Be
All The Lovely Ladies
Summertime Dream
The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
Never Too Close
Betty Called Me In *
Endless Wire
The Circle Is Small
Sea Of Tranquility
Make Way For The Lady
Dream Street Rose
Ghosts Of Cape Horn
Keepin' On Yearning *
Canary Yellow Canoe *

CD Four
Shadows
She's Not The Same
14 Karat Gold
Baby Step Back
In My Fashion
Never Say Trust Me *
Why Should I Feel Blue *
Someone To Believe In
Romance
Broken Dreams
Always On The Bright Side *
Forgive Me Lord
Lifeline *
East Of Midnight
Morning Glory
A Lesson In Love
A Passing Ship
Waiting For You
Drink Yer Glasses Empty
I'll Prove My Love
A Painter Passing Through

* previously unreleased

23) HARMONY

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Harmony
River Of Light
Flyin' Blind
No Mistake About It
End Of All Time
Shellfish
No Hotel
Inspiration Lady
Clouds Of Loneliness
Couchiching
Sometimes I Wish


Terry Clements
Bob Doidge

Rick Haynes
Mike Heffernan
Barry Keane
Raphael Keelan
Gordon Lightfoot
Sean O'Grady
Red Shea

Producer:

Guitar, Backing Vocals
Bass, Guitar, Cello, Panpipes,
Clay Drum, Keyboards
Bass, Backing Vocals
Keyboards
Drums, Percussion
Backing Vocals
Vocals, Guitar, Synthesiser
Drums
Guitar

Bob Doidge, Rick Haynes,
Gordon Lightfoot