Gordon Lightfoot - Shadows

Title: Shadows Artist: Gordon Lightfoot Release Date: 1982 Re-Released On: 8/20/2002 UPC: 081227816421 Genre: Folk Styles: Singer/Songwriter, Adult Contemporary, Psychedelic, Soft Rock, Folk-Rock, Country-Folk Moods: Earnest, Gentle, Poignant, Reflective, Autumnal, Calm/Peaceful, Earthy, Intimate, Laid-Back/Mellow, Organic, Bittersweet, Literate, Plaintive, Wistful, Amiable/Good-Natured Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 4 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. 14 Karat Gold
2. In My Fashion
3. Shadows
4. Blackberry Wine
5. Heaven Help the Devil
6. Thank You for the Promises
7. Baby Step Back
8. All I'm After
9. Triangle
10. I'll Do Anything
11. She's Not the Same

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A surprisingly strong collection from Gordon Lightfoot six years after the hits had stopped, Shadows finds him shedding his folksinger image for that of an adult contemporary singer. There are keyboard textures here where previously there had been all stringed instruments. The change obviously reflected the performer's attempt to remain contemporary, and though Shadows found no radio airplay and little sales, the music on this disc is very good, mature, and melodic. Songs like "In My Fashion" and "Heaven Help the Devil" sound like classic Lightfoot, built around folk song structures but more heavily orchestrated than in the '60s and '70s. "14 Karat Gold" sounds like a hit, while the title track and "All I'm After" are reminiscent of classic Lightfoot ballads like "Beautiful," with the acoustic guitar mixed up-front but augmented with tasteful keyboard colors. "She's Not the Same" borrows its introductory licks from "Down in the Boondocks," while "Triangle" harks back to the singer's lyrical story tales of old. Throughout this fine disc, Lightfoot's attractive baritone voice sounds great. Shadows is a little-known recording well worth checking out. ~ Jim Newsom, All Music Guide

Name Credits Barry Keane Percussion, Drums David Alhert Assistant Dean Parks Musical Consultant, String Arrangements, Guitar (Electric) Dennis Pendrith Bass Gordon Lightfoot Guitar (Rhythm), Guitar, Mixing, Vocals, Producer, Piano, Vocal Harmony Herb Pedersen Vocal Harmony Jay Lewis Overdub Engineer Jim Ed Norman Musical Consultant Ken Friesen Mixing, Overdub Engineer, Engineer, Producer Lenny Waronker Executive Producer Mike Heffernan Synthesizer, Keyboards Pee Wee Charles Guitar (Steel), Dobro Rick Haynes Bass Robbie Buchanan Synthesizer Terry Clements Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) Tim Ritchie Art Direction Tom Bert Photography, Cover Photo, Process Engineering Tom Henderson Assistant Victor Feldman Percussion