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Gordon Lightfoot: Endless Wire

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In January 1978, “Warner Bros” label released “Endless Wire” the thirteenth Gordon Lightfoot album. It was recorded in November 1978, at “Eastern Sound Studios” in Toronto, and was produced by Lenny Waronker and Gordon Lightfoot.

Personnel:

  • Gordon Lightfoot- vocals, six and twelve-string guitar, high-string guitar, electric guitar
  • Terry Clements – lead guitar
  • Pee Wee Charles – steel guitar
  • Red Shea – guitar
  • Doug Riley – piano, orchestration
  • Rick Haynes – bass guitar
  • Tom Szczesniak – bass guitar
  • Barry Keane – drums, percussion
  • Jack Zaza – saxophone

Track listing:

All tracks by Gordon Lightfoot.

  1. Daylight Katy
  2. Sweet Guinevere
  3. Hangdog Hotel Room
  4. If There’s a Reason
  5. Endless Wire
  6. Dreamland
  7. Songs the Minstrel Sang
  8. Sometimes I Don’t Mind
  9. If Children Had Wings
  10. The Circle Is Small

Albert Grossman

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On January 25, 1996, Albert Bernard Grossman died aged 58. He was entrepreneur and manager, best known as manager of Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin, Peter, Paul and Mary, The Band, Todd Rundgren, Odetta, Gordon Lightfoot and Ian & Sylvia. In 1969 he built the “Bearsville Recording Studio” near Woodstock, and in 1970 he founded “Bearsville Records”.

Gordon Lightfoot: Old Dan’s Records

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In November 1972, “Reprise” label released “Old Dan’s Records”, the ninth Gordon Lightfoot album. It was recorded in 1972, and was produced by Lenny Waronker. The album won the 1974 “Juno Award” for “Folk Album of the Year”, and Gordon Lightfoot won the same award as “Folk Singer of the Year”.

Personnel:

  • Gordon Lightfoot – guitar, vibes
  • Red Shea – guitar, classical guitar, dobro
  • Terry Clements – guitar
  • Ollie Strong – steel guitar
  • Larry Good – 5-string banjo
  • David Bromberg- slide dobro
  • Nick De Caro – piano, orchestral arrangements
  • Rick Haynes – bass
  • Barry Keane – drums, percussion
  • Dave Brown – percussion
  • Bruce Good – autoharp

Track listing:

All tracks by Gordon Lightfoot.

  1. Farewell to Annabel
  2. That Same Old Obsession
  3. Old Dan’s Records
  4. Lazy Mornin’
  5. You Are What I Am
  6. Can’t Depend on Love
  7. My Pony Won’t Go
  8. It’s Worth Believin’
  9. Mother of a Miner’s Child
  10. Hi’way Songs

Gordon Lightfoot: Back Here On Earth

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In November 1968, “United Artists” label released “Back Here On Earth”, the fourth Gordon Lightfoot studio album. It was recorded in September 1968, at “Bradley’s Barn” in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, and was produced by Elliot Mazer.

Personnel:

  • Gordon Lightfoot – vocal, 6 and 12 string acoustic guitar
  • Red Shea – lead acoustic guitar
  • John Stockfish – bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Gordon Lightfoot.

  1. Long Way Back Home
  2. Unsettled Ways
  3. Long Thin Dawn
  4. Bitter Green
  5. The Circle Is Small (I Can See It in Your Eyes)
  6. Marie Christine
  7. Cold Hands from New York
  8. Affair on 8th Avenue
  9. Don’t Beat Me Down
  10. The Gypsy
  11. If I Could

Judy Collins: Fifth Album

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In September 1965, “Elektra” label released “Fifth Album”, the fourth Judy Collins album. It was recorded in 1965, and was produced by Mark Abramson.

Personnel:

  • Judy Collins – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Danny Kalb – guitar
  • Eric Weissberg– guitar, backing vocals
  • Bill Takas – bass
  • Bill Lee– bass
  • Chuck Israels– bass, cello
  • John Sebastian– harmonica
  • Jerry Dodgion – flute
  • Richard Fariña– dulcimer
  • Robert Sylvester – cello
  • William S. Harvey – design
  • Jim Frawley – photography
  • Jac Holzman- production supervisor

Track listing:

  1. Pack Up Your Sorrows – Richard Fariña
  2. The Coming of the Roads -Billy Edd Wheeler
  3. So Early, Early in the Spring – traditional
  4. Tomorrow is a Long Time -Bob Dylan
  5. Daddy You’ve Been on My Mind – Bob Dylan
  6. Thirsty Boots -Eric Andersen
  7. Tambourine Man – Bob Dylan
  8. Lord Gregory – traditional
  9. In the Heat of the Summer – Phil Ochs
  10. Early Morning Rain – Gordon Lightfoot
  11. Carry It On – Gil Turner
  12. It Isn’t Nice  (live) – Malvina Reynolds

Scott Walker: We Had It All

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In August 1974, “Columbia” label released “We Had It All”, the tenth Scott Walker studio album. It was recorded 1973 – 1974, at “Nova Studios” in Marble Arch, and was produced by Del Newman.

Personnel:

  • Scott Walker – vocals
  • Del Newman – arrangements
  • Roslav Szaybo – artwork
  • M. Joseph – photography

Track listing:

  1. Low Down Freedom – Billy Joe Shaver
  2. We Had It All – Donnie Frits, Troy Seals
  3. Black Rose – Billy Joe Shaver
  4. Ride Me Down Easy – Billy Joe Shaver
  5. You’re Young and You’ll Forget – Jerry Reed
  6. The House Song – Robert H. Bannard, Paul Stookey
  7. What Ever Happened to Saturday Night – Randy Meisner, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Bernie Leadon
  8. Sundown – Gordon Lightfoot
  9. Old Five and Dimers Like Me – Billy Joe Shaver
  10. Delta Dawn – Alex Harvey

Gordon Lightfoot: Salute

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In July 1983, “Warner Bros” label released “Salute”, the sixteenth Gordon Lightfoot album. It was recorded December 1982-February 1983 at “Eastern Sound” in Toronto, and was produced by Dean Parks and Gordon Lightfoot.

Personnel:

  • Gordon Lightfoot – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Terry Clements – lead guitar
  • Pee Wee Charles – steel guitar
  • Dean Parks- lead guitar, synthesizer
  • Mike Heffernan – piano, electric piano
  • Harlan Rodgers – piano
  • Hadley Hockensmith – bass guitar, hi-string bass
  • Rick Haynes – bass guitar
  • Barry Keane – drums, percussion
  • Carol Parks – harmony vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Gordon Lightfoot.

  1. Salute (A Lot More Livin’ to Do)
  2. Gotta Get Away
  3. Whispers of the North
  4. Someone to Believe In
  5. Romance
  6. Knotty Pine
  7. Biscuit City
  8. Without You
  9. Tattoo
  10. Broken Dreams

Gordon Lightfoot: Summertime Dream

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In June 1976, “Reprise” label released “Summertime Dream”, the twelve Gordon Lightfoot album. It was recorded December 1975 – January 1976, at “Eastern Sound Studios” in Toronto, and was produced by Lenny Waronker and Gordon Lightfoot.

Personnel:

  • Gordon Lightfoot- vocals, six and twelve-string guitar, piano
  • Pee Wee Charles -pedal steel guitar
  • Terry Clements -lead guitar
  • Gene Martynec- Moog synthesizer
  • Rick Haynes -bass guitar
  • Barry Keane -drums, percussion
  • Jim Gordon– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Gordon Lightfoot.

  1. Race Among the Ruins
  2. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
  3. I’m Not Supposed to Care
  4. I’d Do It Again
  5. Never Too Close
  6. Protocol
  7. The House You Live In
  8. Summertime Dream
  9. Spanish Moss
  10. Too Many Clues in This Room

Fotheringay: Same

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In June 1970, “Island” label released the self-titled,debut Fotheringay album. It was recorded February – April 1970, at “Sound Techniques” in London, and was produced by Joe Boyd.

Personnel:

  • Sandy Denny – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Trevor Lucas – vocals, guitar
  • Jerry Donahue – vocals, guitar
  • Pat Donaldson- bass, vocals
  • Gerry Conway- drums
  • Linda Thompson- vocals
  • Todd Lloyd – vocals
  • Jerry Boys, Todd Lloyd – recording
  • Marion Appleton – art direction, illustrations
  • Tony Evans – photography

Track listing:

  1. Nothing More – Sandy Denny
  2. The Sea – Sandy Denny
  3. The Ballad of Ned Kelly – Trevor Lucas
  4. Winter Winds – Sandy Denny
  5. Peace in the End – Sandy Denny, Trevor Lucas
  6. The Way I Feel – Gordon Lightfoot
  7. The Pond and the Stream – Sandy Denny
  8. Too Much of Nothing – Bob Dylan
  9. Banks of the Nile – traditional

Gordon Lightfoot: Sit Down Young Stranger

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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

  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