A Painter Passing Through
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| Studio album by Gordon Lightfoot | ||
| Released | 1998 | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Folk | |
| Length | 37:28 | |
| Label | Reprise Records | |
| Producer(s) | Bob Doidge and Gordon Lightfoot | |
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| Gordon Lightfoot chronology | ||
| Waiting for You (1993) |
A Painter Passing Through (1998) |
Harmony (2004) |
A Painter Passing Through is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's 19th original album, released in 1998 on the Reprise Records label.
It was his first album of original music in five years after the lonely Waiting for You, which had been his first album since 1986's East of Midnight. Well-known record producer Daniel Lanois makes a guest appearance on this recording. It is a live studio album.
[edit] Track listing
- "Drifters" – 3:27
- "My Little Love" – 4:08
- "Ringneck Loon" – 4:14
- "I Used to be a Country Singer" – 3:16 (Steve McEown)
- "Boathouse" – 4:13
- "Much To My Surprise" – 3:42
- "A Painter Passing Through" – 3:55
- "On Yonge Street" – 4:27
- "Red Velvet" – 2:37 (Ian Tyson)
- "Uncle Toad Said" – 3:29
All compositions by Gordon Lightfoot except as indicated.
[edit] Credits
- Gordon Lightfoot - Vocals, 6-, 12- & high-string guitars
- Terry Clements - Acoustic & Electric guitars
- Daniel Lanois - Electric & Mando guitars
- Bill Dillon - Electric guitar, Guitorgan
- Wendell Ferguson - Electric guitar
- John Lewis - Electric guitar
- Doug Johnson - Steel guitar, Dobro, Pedal Steel guitar
- Pee Wee Charles - Pedal and Steel guitar
- Mike Heffernan - Synthesizer, Keyboards
- Rick Haynes - Bass
- Barry Keane - Drums, Percussion
- Lisa Logan, Lisa Winn, Bob Doige - Background vocals
- Willie P. Bennett - Harmonica
[edit] External links
| Gordon Lightfoot discography |
| Main albums: Lightfoot! (1966) | The Way I Feel (1967) | Did She Mention My Name (1968) | Back Here on Earth (1968) | Sunday Concert (1969) | Sit Down Young Stranger (1970) | Summer Side of Life (1971) | Don Quixote (1972) | Old Dan's Records (1972) | Sundown (1974) | Cold on the Shoulder (1975) | Summertime Dream (1976) | Endless Wire (1978) | Dream Street Rose (1980) | Shadows (1982) | Salute (1983) | East of Midnight (1986) | Waiting for You (1993) | A Painter Passing Through (1998) | Harmony (2004) |
| Main Compilations: Gord's Gold (1975) | Gord's Gold, Vol. 2 (1988) | Songbook (1999) | Complete Greatest Hits (2002) |
| Notable Singles: "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" (1967) | "If You Could Read My Mind" (1970) | "Sundown" (1974) | "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (1976) |
