Lightfoot!

Lightfoot!
Studio album by Gordon Lightfoot
Released	January 1966[1]
Recorded	December 1964 New York City
Genre	Folk
Length	38:13
Label	United Artists
Producer	John Court
Gordon Lightfoot chronology
Lightfoot! (1966) The Way I Feel (1967)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Lightfoot! is the debut album by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot. Although it was recorded in December 1964,^[1] the album was not released until January 1966 on the United Artists label.^[3][4]

At the 2017 Polaris Music Prize, the album won the public vote for the Heritage Prize in the 1960–1975 category.^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Gordon Lightfoot, except as indicated

Side 1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Rich Man's Spiritual"		2:44
2.	"Long River"		2:46
3.	"The Way I Feel"		3:43
4.	"For Lovin' Me"		2:25
5.	"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"	Ewan MacColl	3:10
6.	"Changes"	Phil Ochs	2:30
7.	"Early Morning Rain"		3:04

Side 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Steel Rail Blues"		2:48
2.	"Sixteen Miles (To Seven Lakes)"		2:05
3.	"I'm Not Sayin'"		2:28
4.	"Pride of Man"	Hamilton Camp	2:41
5.	"Ribbon of Darkness"		2:39
6.	"Oh, Linda"		3:09
7.	"Peaceful Waters"		2:01

Personnel

• Gordon Lightfoot - guitar, piano, vocals
• David Rea - second guitar
• Bruce Langhorne - second guitar ("Long River" and "Peaceful Waters")
• Bill Lee - bass

Cover photography by Barry Feinstein

References

1. William R. Weiss. "Gordon Lightfoot Chronology". Lightfoot.ca. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
2. Richie Unterberger. "Lightfoot! - Gordon Lightfoot | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
3. "Lightfoot, Gordon / Lightfoot!". Museum of Canadian Music. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
4. "Release "Lightfoot!" by Gordon Lightfoot". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
5. "Tragically Hip album makes Polaris Heritage Prize list". Toronto Star, October 25, 2017.

External links

• Album lyrics and chords
• Lightfoot! at Discogs (list of releases)