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All Live
''All Live'' is a live album by Gordon Lightfoot, It was recorded at the historic Massey Hall. The album was released on April 17, 2012, through Rhino Records. It is a collection of live concert recordings that span 1998 to 2001; all of the recordings are in untouched condition (directly from the mixing board), and span Lightfoot's entire career. Track listing All tracks composed by Gordon Lightfoot #"14 Karat Gold" #"If You Could Read My Mind" #"Fine as Fine Can Be" #"Baby Step Back" #"Early Morning Rain" #"Restless" #"A Painter Passing Through" #" Rainy Day People" #"Ringneck Loon" #"Shadows" #" Sundown" #" Carefree Highway" #"Christian Island" #"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" #"Canadian Railroad Trilogy "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" is a story song that was written, composed, and first performed in 1966 by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, who released his original recording of it in 1967. The song was commissioned by the Canadian Broadc ..." #"Let ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. (November 17, 1938 – May 1, 2023) was a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved worldwide success and helped define the singer-songwriter era of the 1970s. Widely considered one of Canada's greatest songwriters, he had numerous Gold album, gold and Gold album, platinum albums, and his songs have been covered by many of the world's most renowned musical artists. Lightfoot's biographer Nicholas Jennings wrote, "His name is synonymous with timeless songs about trains and shipwrecks, rivers and highways, lovers and loneliness." Lightfoot's songs, including "For Lovin' Me", "Early Morning Rain", "Steel Rail Blues", "Home From The Forest", and "Ribbon of Darkness", a number one hit on the U.S. country chart for Marty Robbins, brought him recognition from the mid-1960s. Chart success with his own recordings began in Canada in 1962 with the No. 3 hit Me) I'm the One" and led to a series of major hits at home and abroad throughout the 1970s. He topped th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rainy Day People
"Rainy Day People" is a song written and recorded by Gordon Lightfoot, released on his 1975 album, '' Cold on the Shoulder'', and also as a single. "Rainy Day People" went to number 26 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It was Lightfoot's last of four songs to reach number one on the Easy Listening chart, spending one week at number one in May 1975. Personnel *Gordon Lightfoot – vocal, acoustic guitar * Terry Clements – acoustic guitar *Red Shea – acoustic guitar *Rick Haynes – bass *Pee Wee Charles – pedal steel guitar *Nick DeCaro – piano, string arrangement * Jim Gordon – drums Chart performance See also *List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1975 (U.S.) In 1975, ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' magazine published a record chart, chart ranking the top-performing songs in the United States in the easy listening market. The chart, which in 1975 was entitled Easy Listening, has undergone vario ... References Gordon Lightfoot songs 1975 singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Lightfoot Albums
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2012 Albums ...
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2012. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject. For additional information for deaths of musicians and for links to other music lists, see 2012 in music. First quarter January February March Second quarter April May June Third quarter July August September Fourth quarter October November December References {{Albums by release date Albums 2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electronic Keyboard
An electronic keyboard, portable keyboard, or digital keyboard is an electronic musical instrument based on keyboard instruments. Electronic keyboards include synthesizers, digital pianos, stage pianos, electronic organs and digital audio workstations. In technical terms, an electronic keyboard is a rompler-based synthesizer with a low-wattage power amplifier and small loudspeakers. Electronic keyboards offer a diverse selection of instrument sounds (piano, organ, violin, etc.) along with synthesizer tones. Designed primarily for beginners and home users, they generally feature unweighted keys. While budget models lack velocity sensitivity, mid-range options and above often include it. These keyboards have limited sound editing options, focusing on preset sounds. Casio and Yamaha Corporation, Yamaha are major manufacturers in this market, known for popularizing the concept since the 1980s. Terminology An electronic keyboard may also be called a digital keyboard, or home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Dan's Records
''Old Dan's Records'' is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's eighth studio album, released in 1972 on the Reprise Records label. The album reached #1 in Canada on the ''RPM'' national album chart on November 25, 1972, and remained there for three weeks. In the U.S., it peaked at #95 on the pop chart. The album marks a continued evolution in Lightfoot's sound as he begins to add country influences to his standard folk sound with the help of the banjo, dobro and steel guitar. Lightfoot would continue to use these country influences in his music until the early 1980s. Despite its 1972 year of initial release, the album was nominated for and won the 1974 Juno Award for "Folk Album of the Year". Lightfoot also won a Juno that year as "Folk Singer of the Year".See Juno Awards of 1974. Track listing All compositions by Gordon Lightfoot Side 1 # "Farewell to Annabel" – 2:59 # " That Same Old Obsession" – 3:46 # "Old Dan's Records" – 3:05 # "Lazy Mornin'" – 3:43 # " You Are Wha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song For A Winter's Night
"Song for a Winter's Night" is a song written by Gordon Lightfoot, and first recorded for his album '' The Way I Feel'' (1967). Lightfoot recorded another version of the song for '' Gord's Gold'' (1975), a greatest hits compilation on which other re-recordings also appeared. Background The song was written on a hot summer night in Cleveland while Lightfoot was performing there. He was missing his wife of the time, Brita Ingegerd Olaisson, and his thoughts turned to winter. Covers Sarah McLachlan covered the song for the soundtrack to the 1994 film ''Miracle on 34th Street''; her rendition also appears on her 1996 compilation album ''Rarities, B-Sides and Other Stuff'', on her 2006 Christmas album '' Wintersong'', and in the soundtrack for the TV series ''Due South''. Other artists who have covered the song include The Raftsmen (who retitled it "The Hands I Love"), on their 1967 album ''On Target''; Harry Belafonte, on his 1967 album "Belafonte on Campus" (under the title "The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Railroad Trilogy
"Canadian Railroad Trilogy" is a story song that was written, composed, and first performed in 1966 by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, who released his original recording of it in 1967. The song was commissioned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) to celebrate the Canadian Centennial in 1967. "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" describes the building of the trans-Canada Canadian Pacific Railway, the construction work on which was completed in 1885. The CPR was incorporated in 1881 and merged with the Kansas City Southern Railway in 2023 to form the Canadian Pacific Kansas City. Background This song was commissioned from Lightfoot by the CBC for a special broadcast on January 1, 1967, to start Canada's Centennial year. Writing and composing it took him three days. It appeared on Lightfoot's album '' The Way I Feel'' later in the same year along with the song "Crossroads," a shorter song of similar theme. The structure of the song, with a slow tempo section in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
"The Wreck of the ''Edmund Fitzgerald'' is a 1976 folk rock ballad written, composed and performed by the Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot to memorialize the sinking of the bulk carrier SS Edmund Fitzgerald, SS ''Edmund Fitzgerald'' in Lake Superior on November 10, 1975. Lightfoot considered this song to be his finest work. Appearing originally on his 1976 album ''Summertime Dream'', Lightfoot re-recorded the song in 1988 for the compilation album ''Gord's Gold, Vol. 2''. "The Wreck of the ''Edmund Fitzgerald''" was a hit song, hit for Lightfoot, reaching number 1 in his native Canada in the ''RPM (magazine), RPM'' chart and number 2 in the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100 in the United States. Lyrics The song chronicles the final voyage of the ''SS Edmund Fitzgerald, Edmund Fitzgerald'' as it succumbed to a massive late-season storm and sank in Lake Superior with the loss of all 29 crewmen. Lightfoot drew inspiration from news reports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carefree Highway (song)
"Carefree Highway" is a song written by Gordon Lightfoot and was the second single release from his 1974 album, '' Sundown''. It peaked at No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and spent one week at No. 1 on the Easy Listening Easy listening (including mood music) is a popular music genre and radio format that was most popular during the 1950s to the 1970s. It is related to middle of the road (MOR) music and encompasses instrumental recordings of standards, hit s ... chart in October 1974. The title comes from a section of Arizona State Route 74 in north Phoenix. He was driving from Flagstaff to Phoenix and saw a sign with those words pointing to the town of Carefree. Said Lightfoot, "I thought it would make a good title for a song. I wrote it down, put it in my suitcase and it stayed there for eight months." The song employs "Carefree Highway" as a metaphor for the state of mind where the singer seeks escape from his ruminations over a long ago failed affair with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sundown (Gordon Lightfoot Song)
"Sundown" is a song by Canadian folk artist Gordon Lightfoot, from the titular album, released as a single in March 1974. "Sundown" reached number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and easy listening charts and number 13 on the Hot Country singles chart, as well as number one in Canada on ''RPM''s national singles chart. It was Lightfoot's only single to reach number one on the Hot 100. Content The lyrics describe a troubled romantic relationship (often cited as Cathy Smith), with the narrator recounting an affair with a "hard-loving woman ho'sgot me feeling mean". In a 2008 interview, Lightfoot said: Personnel Engineered by Lee Herschberg Recorded at Eastern Sound Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada *Gordon Lightfoot: Lead and background vocals, 12-string guitar *Red Shea: Lead electric guitar *Terry Clements: Lead acoustic guitar *John Stockfish: Bass * Jim Gordon: Drums Chart performance Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications In popular cul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Painter Passing Through
''A Painter Passing Through'' is the eighteenth studio album by Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot, released in 1998 on Reprise Records. It was his first album of original music in five years after '' Waiting for You'', which had been his first since 1986's '' East of Midnight''. Well-known record producer Daniel Lanois makes a guest appearance on the album. ''A Painter Passing Through'' is a live studio album. The song "Drifters" was performed by Ron Sexsmith on the album, '' Beautiful: A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot,'' in 2003. Track listing All compositions by Gordon Lightfoot, except where noted #"Drifters" - 3:27 #"My Little Love" - 4:08 #"Ringneck Loon" - 4:14 #"I Used to Be a Country Singer" (Steve McEown) - 3:16 #"Boathouse" - 4:13 #"Much to My Surprise" - 3:42 #"A Painter Passing Through" - 3:55 #"On Yonge Street" - 4:27 #" Red Velvet" (Ian Tyson) - 2:37 #"Uncle Toad Said" - 3:29 Personnel *Gordon Lightfoot – vocals, six, twelve and high-string guitars *Terry Cle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
