Sundown (album)
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| Studio album by Gordon Lightfoot | ||
| Released | April, 1974 | |
| Recorded | November, 1973 | |
| Genre | Folk | |
| Length | 36:12 | |
| Label | Reprise Records | |
| Producer(s) | Lenny Waronker and Milt Holland | |
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| Gordon Lightfoot chronology | ||
| Old Dan's Records (1972) |
Sundown (1974) |
Cold on the Shoulder (1975) |
Sundown is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's 10th original album, released in 1974 on the Reprise Records label. The album reached #1 on the pop chart, the first and only of Lightfoot's albums to achieve this.
The album marked the pinnacle of Lightfoot's acoustic folk-country blend before he embarked on an increasing use of electronic instruments, although Lightfoot did include some electric guitar, notably on the title track.
As for singles, the title track reached #1 on the pop and adult contemporary charts as well as #13 on the country chart, while "Carefree Highway" reached #10 on the pop chart, #1 on the adult contemporary chart and #81 on the country chart.
[edit] Track listing
- "Somewhere U.S.A." – 2:50
- "High and Dry" – 2:12
- "Seven Island Suite" – 6:00
- "Circle of Steel" – 2:45
- "Is There Anyone Home" – 3:15
- "The Watchman's Gone" – 4:25
- "Sundown" – 3:45
- "Carefree Highway" – 3:45
- "The List" – 3:00
- "Too Late for Prayin'" – 4:15
All compositions by Lightfoot.
[edit] Credits
- Gordon Lightfoot - Main performer, Guitar, Chimes, Bells, Hi String Guitar
- Terry Clements - Acoustic Guitar
- Nick De Caro - Piano, Strings, Accordion, Horn, Orchestration
- Jim Gordon - Percussion, Drums
- Rick Haynes - Bass
- Milt Holland - Percussion
- Gene Martynec - Synthesizer
- Red Shea - Dobro, Guitar, Slide Dobro
- Catherine Smith - Harmony Vocals
- John Stockfish - Bass
- Jack Zaza - English Horn, Recorder
[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) |
