East of Midnight
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| Studio album by Gordon Lightfoot | ||
| Released | June, 1986 | |
| Recorded | 1985 | |
| Genre | Folk, Adult Contemporary | |
| Length | 37:25 | |
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | |
| Producer(s) | David Foster and Gordon Lightfoot | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Gordon Lightfoot chronology | ||
| Salute (1983) |
East of Midnight (1986) |
Waiting for You (1993) |
East of Midnight is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's 17th original album, released in 1986 on the Warner Bros. Records label. The album reached #166 on the Billboard 200.
Lightfoot enlisted keyboardist and producer David Foster on an album that is the biggest deviation from Lightfoot's traditional sound.
"Anything for Love" reached #13 on the Adult Contemporary chart and #71 on the Country chart.
[edit] Track listing
- "Stay Loose" – 3:53
- "Morning Glory" – 3:24
- "East of Midnight" – 3:58
- "A Lesson in Love" – 4:05
- "Anything for Love" – 3:43 (Foster, Lightfoot)
- "Let it Ride" – 3:40
- "Ecstacy Made Easy" – 4:05
- "You Just Gotta Be" – 3:34
- "A Passing Ship" – 3:55
- "I'll Tag Along" – 3:08
All compositions by Lightfoot except as indicated.
[edit] Credits
- Gordon Lightfoot - Main performer, Guitar
- Lenny Castro - Percussion
- Vern Dorge - Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
- David Foster - Synthesizer, Keyboards
- Mike Heffernan - Keyboards
- James Newton Howard - Synthesizer, Percussion, Keyboards
- Sheree Jeacocke - Harmony Vocals
- Barry Keane - Percussion, Drums
- Michael Landau - Guitar
- Bob Mann - Guitar, Rhythm Guitar
- Richard Marx - Harmony Vocals
- Lou Pomanti - Organ (Hammond)
- Tom Szczesniak - Synthesizer, Bass, Keyboards
- Vesta Williams - Harmony Vocals
[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) |
