In April 1970, “Reprise” label released “Sit Down Young Stranger”, the sixth Gordon Lightfoot album. It was recorded September-December 1968, at “Sunwest Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Lenny Waronker and Joseph Wissert.
Personnel:
- Gordon Lightfoot – vocals, guitar, piano
- Red Shea – guitar
- Ry Cooder- guitar, mandolin
- John Sebastian- guitar, harmonica
- Rick Haynes – bass
- Van Dyke Parks- harmonium
- Nick DeCaro – string arrangements
- Randy Newman- string arrangement
Track listing:
All tracks by Gordon Lightfoot, except where noted
- Minstrel of the Dawn
- Me and Bobby McGee – Kris Kristofferson, Fred Foster
- Approaching Lavender
- Saturday Clothes
- Cobwebs & Dust
- Poor Little Allison
- Sit Down Young Stranger
- If You Could Read My Mind
- Baby It’s Alright
- Your Love’s Return (Song for Stephen Foster)
- The Pony Man
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