''Sunday Concert'' is

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singer

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's first solo live

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, released in 1969 on the

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label. Lightfoot's last recording for United Artists, it was also his first live album and until the release of a live DVD in 2002 remained Lightfoot's only officially released live recording. The album was recorded at Massey Hall in

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. The album is notable as it includes performances of five previously unreleased tracks. It also contains the first recording of Lightfoot's hits "I'm Not Sayin'" and "Ribbon of Darkness" together as a medley. This medley would later feature on ''

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'' and would become a concert staple. "Ballad of Yarmouth Castle" chronicles the fate of the SS ''Yarmouth Castle'' which caught fire and sank off the

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in November, 1965. A 1993 CD reissue on Bear Family Records includes five studio recordings as

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Reception

In his

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review, critic

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praised the album, writing "These then-new songs aren't among his classics, but are up to the general high standard of his '60s work, with the socially conscious "The Lost Children" and the poetic "Leaves of Grass" standing out as lyrical highlights."

Track listing

All compositions by Gordon Lightfoot, except as noted.

Side 1

# "In a Windowpane" – 3:11 # "The Lost Children" – 2:47 # "Leaves of Grass" – 3:43 # "

I'm Not Sayin' "I'm Not Sayin' is a song written by Gordon Lightfoot. It was recorded in December 1964 and released as a single A-side in 1965 and on his 1966 debut album ''Lightfoot!''. The lyrics detail the singer's promise: not that he can necessarily love t ...

/ Ribbon of Darkness" – 2:54 # "Apology" – 4:33 # "

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" – 2:43

Side 2

# "Ballad of Yarmouth Castle" – 5:18 # "Softly" – 3:16 # "Boss Man" – 2:26 # "Pussy Willows, Cat-Tails" – 2:53 # " Canadian Railroad Trilogy" – 6:41

Bonus tracks on Bear Family release

" Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" (

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) # "Movin', No 1" # "I'll Be Alright" # "Spin, Spin" # "Movin', No 2"

Personnel

* Gordon Lightfoot - vocals,

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* Rick Haynes -

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;Technical * Elliot Mazer - producer *Lee Hulko - mastering engineer *Adam Mitchell - production assistant *Bob Cato - design * Jim Marshall - photography

References

External links

Album lyrics and chords
{{Authority control Gordon Lightfoot albums 1969 live albums Albums produced by Elliot Mazer United Artists Records live albums Albums recorded at Massey Hall Bear Family Records albums Music of Toronto