Summer Side of Life
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| Studio album by Gordon Lightfoot | ||
| Released | May, 1971 | |
| Recorded | December, 1970 - April, 1971 | |
| Genre | Folk | |
| Length | 38:21 | |
| Label | Reprise Records | |
| Producer(s) | Joseph Wissert | |
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| Gordon Lightfoot chronology | ||
| Sit Down Young Stranger (1970) |
Summer Side of Life (1971) |
Don Quixote (1972) |
Summer Side of Life is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's 7th original album, released in 1971 on the Reprise Records Label. The album continued the sound Lightfoot established on Sit Down Young Stranger and that would serve him well throughout the first half of the 1970's.
The album reached #38 on the pop chart. "Summer Side of Life" peaked at #98 on the pop singles chart while "Talking in Your Sleep" peaked at #64.
[edit] Track listing
- "10 Degrees and Getting Colder" – 2:43
- "Miguel" – 4:12
- "Go My Way" – 2:13
- "Summer Side of Life" – 4:05
- "Cotton Jenny" – 3:26
- "Talking in Your Sleep" – 2:56
- "Nous Vivons Ensemble" – 3:45
- "Same Old Loverman" – 3:21
- "Redwood Hill" – 2:48
- "Love and Maple Syrup" – 3:13
- "Cabaret" – 5:49
All compositions by Lightfoot.
[edit] Credits
- Gordon Lightfoot - Guitar, Piano, Vocals
- Red Shea - Guitar
- Jerry Shook - Guitar
- Chip Young - Guitar
- Rick Haynes - Bass
- Roy M. "Junior" Husky - Bass
- James Rolleston - Bass
- Henry Strzelecki - Bass
- Kenneth A. Buttrey - Drums
- Buddy Harmon - Drums
- Jim Isbell - Drums
- David Brown - Percussion
- Farrel Morris - Percussion
- Vassar Clements -Violin
- Charlie McCoy - Harmonica
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins - Piano
[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) |
