The Best of Gordon Lightfoot

~ Release by Gordon Lightfoot (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Early Morning Rain
producer:
John Court
12 string guitar:
Gordon Lightfoot
bass:
Bill Lee (bassist, composer, father of Spike Lee)
vocals:
Gordon Lightfoot
recording of:
Early Mornin’ Rain
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Early Morning Music, M. Witmark & Sons, Moose Music, Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
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A2The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
recording of:
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
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A3Carefree Highway
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 1974)
recording of:
Carefree Highway
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
Moose Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
4.35?:??
A4Minstrel of the Dawn
recording engineer:
Gary Brandt and Lee Herschberg
producer:
Lenny Waronker and Joe Wissert
mixer:
Lee Herschberg
vocals:
Gordon Lightfoot
strings arranger:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1970)
recording of:
Minstrel of the Dawn
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
Early Morning Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
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A5Rainy Day People
engineer and mixer:
Lee Herschberg
producer:
Lenny Waronker
recorded at:
Eastern Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Rainy Day People
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
Moose Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
4.35?:??
A6Sundown
assistant engineer:
Chris Skene
producer:
Lenny Waronker
acoustic guitar:
Terry Clements and Gordon Lightfoot
bass guitar:
John Stockfish
drums (drum set):
Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
electric guitar:
Red Shea
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Music (global imprint of Warner Music Group, ‘W’ logo either with “Warner Music” or no text), Reprise Records (in 1974, in 1975) and Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1974)
recording of:
Sundown
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
Moose Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
4.85?:??
A7Summer Side of Life
recording engineer:
Rex Collier
engineer:
Rick Horton
producer:
Joe Wissert
recorded at:
Woodland Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (from 1970-12 until 1971-04)
recording of:
Summer Side of Life
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
Early Morning Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
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A8Cold on the Shoulder
recording of:
Cold on the Shoulder
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
Moose Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
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A9Endless Wire
recording of:
Endless Wire
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
Moose Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
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B1If You Could Read My Mind
recording engineer:
Gary Brandt and Lee Herschberg
producer:
Lenny Waronker and Joe Wissert
mixer:
Lee Herschberg
vocals:
Gordon Lightfoot
strings arranger:
Nick de Caro
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1970)
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 8)
recording of:
If You Could Read My Mind
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
ATV Kirshner (publisher) (ended), Early Morning Music (ended), Laetrec Music (ended), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
4.6?:??
B2Canadian Railroad Trilogy
producer:
John Court
recording of:
Canadian Railroad Trilogy
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
Early Morning Music, M. Witmark & Sons, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
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B3If There's a Reason
recording engineer and mixer:
Ken Friesen (engineer with Eastern Sound, active 1960s–1990s)
producer:
Gordon Lightfoot and Lenny Waronker
recorded at:
Eastern Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
If There’s a Reason
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
Moose Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
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B4Cotton Jenny
recording of:
Cotton Jenny
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
Early Morning Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
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B5Song for a Winter's Night
recording of:
Song for a Winter’s Night
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
Early Morning Music, M. Witmark & Sons, Moose Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music, Inc. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
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B6Daylight Katy
recording engineer and mixer:
Ken Friesen (engineer with Eastern Sound, active 1960s–1990s)
producer:
Gordon Lightfoot and Lenny Waronker
recorded at:
Eastern Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Daylight Katy
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
Moose Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
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B7Old Dan's Records
engineer:
Lee Herschberg
producer:
Lenny Waronker
recording of:
Old Dan’s Records
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
Moose Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3?:??
B8Me and Bobby McGee
recording engineer:
Gary Brandt and Lee Herschberg
producer:
Lenny Waronker and Joe Wissert
mixer:
Lee Herschberg
slide guitar:
Ry Cooder
vocals:
Gordon Lightfoot
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1970)
cover recording of:
Me and Bobby McGee
lyricist and composer:
Fred Foster and Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
Combine Music Corp., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
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B9The Circle Is Small
recording engineer and mixer:
Ken Friesen (engineer with Eastern Sound, active 1960s–1990s)
producer:
Gordon Lightfoot and Lenny Waronker
recorded at:
Eastern Sound in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
The Circle Is Small
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
Early Morning Music, Moose Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
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