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Bitter Green reached #44 on the Canadian charts when it hit the airwaves back in 1968.
She song hails from the album "Back Here On Earth". A second version was recorded in 1975 for his "Gord's Gold" album. Ronnie Hawkins had a #36 with his version in 1971.
Cotton Jenny can be found on Lightfoot's 1971 album "Summer Side Of Life". Anne Murray later recorded the song and made it a #1 hit in Canada and #11 in the US.
Don Quixote is a track from the 1972 album of the same name. The song is about a book written in the 1600's with a fictional character with the name Don Quixote.
For Lovin Me - Did She Mention My Name is a combo that Lightfoot starting doing in concerts. But the first song, For Loving Me is from his debut 1965 album "Lightfoot".
But it was never released as a single. Did She Mention My Name is from the 1967 album of the same name.
Hangdog Hotel Room is a track from Lightfoot's 1978 album "Endless Wire" and has a rock n roll vibe to it which is a bit of a departure from his normal style.
The song was never released as a single.
Drop D Tuning: No
Capo: No
Rhythm: down up down up like a steady rock n roll rhythm
If You Could Read My Mind was the first #1 for Gordon Lightfoot in Canada and in the US when it was released in 1970.
The track can be found on the album, "Sit Down Young Stranger". The song inspiration came about from a divorce Lightfoot was going through at the time.
Drop D Tuning: No
Capo: 2nd fret
Rhythm: 1-2-3- up down up (with 1-2-3 being notes in the chord)
Ribbon Of Darkness was a single release back in 1965 from the album "Lightfoot". But his version did not chart. However, Marty Robbins released the single the same year and had a #1 country hits.
Connie Smith, Crystal Gayle and Bruce Cockburn have all done covers on the song.
Sundown was Lightfoot's 2nd #1 song in the US and his only #1 on the US Hot 100 chart. The song was also a #1 in Canada, hit the US Country charts at #13 and reached a #4 in Australia.
The song is from the album of the same name. The song has been covered by Tony Keith, Jesse Winchester and Nana Mouskouri.
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face was a huge hit for Roberta Flack in 1972, but years earlier, folk artists began playing this song that dates back to 1957.
And many of those earlier versions sound nothing like the 1972 hit. And that includes Lightfoot's version here from his debut 1965 album "Lightfoot".
Drop D Tuning: No
Capo: 4th fret
Rhythm: 1-2 up root down up down up and repeat (where 1-2 are notes in the chord)
The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald is a great song about the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald. The song reached #1 in Canada and #2 in the US and hit #40 in the UK.
The song can be found on the "Summertime Dream" album from 1976.