Endless Wire (Gordon Lightfoot album)
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| Studio album by Gordon Lightfoot | ||
| Released | January, 1978 | |
| Recorded | Eastern Sound Studios, Toronto August & November, 1977 | |
| Genre | Folk | |
| Length | 35:36 | |
| Label | Reprise | |
| Producer(s) | Lenny Waronker and Gordon Lightfoot | |
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| Gordon Lightfoot chronology | ||
| Summertime Dream (1976) |
Endless Wire (1978) |
Dream Street Rose (1980) |
Endless Wire is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's 13th original album, released in 1978 on Warner Bros. Records (#3149). It peaked at #22 on the Billboard pop chart and at #14 on the country chart.
Although the album continued in the musical and writing style of Summertime Dream (1976) it marked the beginning of the end of Lightfoot's commercial success, although he would remain a prolific songwriter and recording artist and popular as a live act.
The album is generally regarded as one of Lightfoot's weaker efforts. This has often been attributed to his battle with alcoholism and the breakdown of his marriage.
"The Circle is Small" peaked at #3 on the adult contemporary chart, #33 on the pop chart and #92 on the country chart. "Dreamland" peaked at #100 on the country chart.
[edit] Track listing
- "Daylight Katy" – 4:18
- "Sweet Guineveve" – 3:16
- "Hangdog Hotel Room" – 2:35
- "If There's a Reason" – 4:52
- "Endless Wire" – 4:07
- "Dreamland" – 2:53
- "Songs the Minstrel Sang" – 2:49
- "Sometimes I Don't Mind" – 2:53
- "If Children Had Wings" – 3:50
- "The Circle is Small" – 4:03
All songs composed by Lightfoot.
[edit] Credits
- Gordon Lightfoot - Main performer, 6- & 12-string guitar, Hi-string guitar and Electric guitar
- Terry Clements - Lead guitar
- Rick Haynes - Bass
- Tom Szczesniak - Bass
- Pee Wee Charles - Steel guitars
- Red Shea - Guitar
- Barry Keane - Drums and Percussion
- Doug Riley - Orchestration and Piano
- Jack Zaza - Saxophones
[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) |
