Sundown (album)

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Sundown
Sundown cover
Studio album by Gordon Lightfoot
Released April, 1974
Recorded November, 1973
Genre Folk
Length 36:12
Label Reprise Records
Producer Lenny Waronker
Professional reviews
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.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Somewhere U.S.A." – 2:50
  2. "High and Dry" – 2:12
  3. "Seven Island Suite" – 6:00
  4. "Circle of Steel" – 2:45
  5. "Is There Anyone Home" – 3:15
  6. "The Watchman's Gone" – 4:25
  7. "Sundown" – 3:45
  8. "Carefree Highway" – 3:45
  9. "The List" – 3:00
  10. "Too Late for Prayin'" – 4:15

All compositions by Lightfoot.

[edit] Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1974 Billboard 200 1

[edit] Credits

[edit] External links

Preceded by
The Sting (soundtrack) by Various artists		 Billboard 200 number-one album
June 22 - July 5, 1974		 Succeeded by
Caribou by Elton John
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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