Sundown (Gordon Lightfoot album)
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| Studio album by Gordon Lightfoot | ||||
| Released | January 1974 | |||
| Recorded | Eastern Sound Studios; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; November 1973 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 36:12 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Lenny Waronker | |||
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| Rolling Stone | (not rated) |
Sundown is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's tenth original album, released in 1974 on the Reprise Records label. It reached #1 in the US on the pop chart, the only Lightfoot album to achieve this. In his native Canada, it topped the RPM 100 for five consecutive weeks, first hitting #1 on June 22, 1974, the same day it reached the top on the south of the border.
The album marked the pinnacle of Lightfoot's acoustic folk-country blend before he embarked on an increasing use of electronic instruments, although he did include some electric guitar, notably on the title track.
As for singles, the title track reached #1 on the pop and adult contemporary charts as well as #13 on the country chart, while "Carefree Highway" reached #10 on the pop chart, #1 on the AC chart and #81 on the country chart.
All compositions by Gordon Lightfoot.
Compact cassette (rep ms 2177) was issued in 1974 with the following track list:
Side 1 (TT: 18:43)
Side 2 (TT: 17:50)
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