Summertime Dream
Summertime Dream is the twelfth album by Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot . It was released in 1976 by the US music label Reprise Records .
The album marked Gordon Lightfoot's commercial high point of a period of popularity that began with the song If You Could Read My Mind in 1970 . The album's success was mainly due to the ballad The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald , which deals with the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald on Gitche Gumee (Lake Superior) in November 1975. The song was at number 2 on the US Billboard charts for two weeks, his second biggest success after the Millionseller Sundown . The album reached number one on the Canadian RPM album charts and number 12 on the US Billboard charts. Allmusic awarded 4.5 out of 5 stars.
Track list
All tracks were composed by Gordon Lightfoot.
- Race Among the Ruins - 3:21
- The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - 6:32
- I'm Not Supposed to Care - 3:31
- I'd Do it Again - 3:14
- Never too close - 3:04
- Protocol - 4:02
- The House You Live In - 2:55
- Summertime Dream - 2:30
- Spanish Moss - 3:51
- Too Many Clues in this Room - 4:49
Contributors
- Gordon Lightfoot - vocals, guitar, piano
- Pee Wee Charles - Pedal Steel Guitar
- Terry Clements - lead guitar
- Rick Haynes - bass
- Barry Keane - drums, percussion
- Gene Martynec - synthesizer
- Jim Gordon - drums at The House You Live In
Web links
- Album lyrics and chords (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 4, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000650417
