Gordon Lightfoot - Sundown Gordon Lightfoot’s well had seemingly run dry leading up to the release of his 1974 album Sundown . He had released a string of folk albums of little to no consequence since his last great outing, 1970's Sit Down Young Stranger , and he could tell that it was time for a change. Lightfoot new well enough to keep what worked about his songs; evocative lyrics and catchy folk by way of country by way of adult contemporary. Instead, he decided to flesh out his songs a little bit, instilling chimes, English horns, recorder, Moog synthesizer, accordion, and even electric guitar. The changes paid off and the track demonstrating Gordon Lightfoot’s new production most definitely, “Sundown”, also ended up being his first and only number one hit. The rest of the songs here don’t exactly rival “Sundown”, as a well-crafted pop tune but a lot stretch out the possibilities of his folkie side. “Seven Island Suite” and “Circle of Steel” are eclectic and infectious as th...
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