In April 1970, “Reprise” label released “Sit Down Young Stranger”,  the fifth Gordon Lightfoot album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Lenny Waronker and Joseph Wissert.

Personnel:

• Gordon Lightfoot – vocals, guitar, piano
• Red Shea – guitar
• Rick Haynes – bass
• Ry Cooder – slide guitar, mandolin 
• Van Dyke Parks – harmonium
• John Sebastian – electric guitar, autoharp, harmonica
• Nick DeCaro – string arrangements
• Randy Newman – string arrangement
• Kris Kristofferson – harmony vocals
• Gary Brandt, Lee Herschberg – engineer
• Barry Feinstein, Tom Wilkes – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gordon Lightfoot, except where noted.

1. Minstrel of the Dawn
2. Me and Bobby McGee – Kris Kristofferson, Fred Foster
3. Approaching Lavender
4. Saturday Clothes
5. Cobwebs & Dust
6. Poor Little Allison
7. Sit Down Young Stranger
8. If You Could Read My Mind
9. Baby It’s Alright
10. Your Love’s Return (Song for Stephen Foster)
11. The Pony Man