Lightfoot FAQ Part IV Section B
Wayne Francis
FAQ Part I
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Early Biography
Discography
- Albums
- EPs
- Singles
- Remixed Singles
- Internet Tribute CD
FAQ Part II
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The Lightfoot Band
- Lineup Changes Over The Years
- Band's 1979 Soundstage Comments
- Present Day Member's Profiles
- Musicians By Album
- Fret Magazine Interview
FAQ Part III
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Books
- Books On Lightfoot
- Books With Text By Lightfoot
- Songbooks
Unreleased Songs
1995 Tour Summary
FAQ Part IV
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Section A:
TV Appearances
Radio Interviews
Music Videos
Movie Roles
Awards
Waiting For You - Chords
Section B:
Recording Notes
Sales Designations
FAQ Part V
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Tour Schedules 1974-1995
Section A: 1974-1984
Section B: 1985-1996
FAQ Part VI
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Album Reviews
Section A: 1966-1978
Section B: 1980-1993
FAQ Part VII
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Concert Reviews
Section A: 1964-1976
Section B: 1977-1987
Section C: 1988-1995
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ALBUM RECORDING NOTES
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LIGHTFOOT - April 1966 (The album was recorded in late 1964 in New York,
but it took Albert Grossman until the spring of 1966 to
secure a record deal they were satisfied with. Bill Lee,
Spike's father played bass on this one.)
THE WAY I FEEL - 1967 (This album was recorded in Nashville. It came along
about a year after LIGHTFOOT was released)
DID SHE MENTION MY NAME - April 1968 (Lightfoot recorded this album in
December 1967 in New York. John Simon
who produced the Band and Leonard
Cohen, introduced strings for the
first time on a Lightfoot album.
Lightfoot years later commented that
The Last Time I Saw Her still stood
up as a fine song and arrangement,
which is perhaps why he chose not to
re-record it for Gord's Gold.)
BACK HERE ON EARTH - November 1968 (The songs for this album were written in
England in March of 1968, before DID SHE
MENTION MY NAME was even released. He got
on a plane in Toronto and flew to England
just to get some work done. It was recorded
near Nashville in September. Lightfoot
abandoned the string section this time
out.)
SUNDAY CONCERT - May 1969 (This is Lightfoot's only live album to date. It
was recorded at Massey Hall and was Lightfoot's way
of ending his committment to UA. Luckily a number
of older unreleased songs made it onto the album.
This was Rick Haynes' first album appearance.)
IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND - May 1970 (The first big one! Recorded in LA with
some big name guests. Kris Kristofferson appears
uncredited, singing background on Me And Bobby
McGee.)
SUMMER SIDE OF LIFE - April 1971 (Lightfoot returned to Nashville and comes
up with his most "Nashville" sounding album yet.
He records 21 songs for this album, knocking
off 14 in 4 days.)
DON QUIXOTE - April 1972 (Recorded in LA, DON QUIXOTE had Lightfoot
recording up to five songs a day. He has since stated that
the days when you can go in and record in that way,
are long gone. The album was recorded in the fall
of 1971. Terry Clements appears for the first time.)
OLD DAN'S RECORDS - November 1972 (Recovering from a bout with Bell's Palsy,
Lightfoot recorded his first album in
Toronto, where he would continue to record
almost exclusively. Recording took place in
August at RCA studios. This was Barry Keane's
first outing with Lightfoot on record, although
he would not join the band for four more years.)
SUNDOWN - December 1973 (This marked the first of many albums to be recorded
at Eastern Sound in Toronto. In March of 1974,
Lightfoot recorded the Massey Hall series of
concerts for a live album, but a broken fingernail
on his picking hand has caused the tapes to remain
unreleased to this day.)
COLD ON THE SHOULDER - February 1975 (Recorded in Toronto in the fall of
1974, the album was delayed when Carefree
Highway became a hit, which allowed
Lightfoot time to write and record some
new material that was combined with the
original sessions to make up the final
album. Pee Wee Charles' first album with
Lightfoot.)
GORD'S GOLD - November 1975 (Recorded over the summer, Gord's Gold upped the
ante on the run of the mill greatest hits
packages, by re-recording 10 hits from the UA
period.)
SUMMERTIME DREAM - May 1976 (Energized after performing with Dylan's Rolling
Thunder Review, Lightfoot has the songs written
and recorded by January of 1976.)
ENDLESS WIRE - January 1978 (The ENDLESS WIRE sessions were apparently
quite lengthy as Lightfoot had to redo a lot of
the songs, as he wasn't happy with the vocals
the first time around. This was Red Shea's last
album, up to this time.)
DREAM STREET ROSE - February 1980 (Lightfoot returns to LA to record for the
first time since DON QUIXOTE, to take
advantage of the new digital recording
process.)
SHADOWS - February 1982 (Lightfoot again had close to 20 songs to pick from
for this album, recorded back in Toronto once again,
with overdubs done in LA. Mike Heffernan joined the band
about a year prior to this album.)
SALUTE - July 1983 (Lightfoot's most electric album was recorded early in
1983 in Toronto, with Dean Parks again brought in to add guitar
and this time to co-produce. This was Pee Wee Charles' last
album appearance up to this time.)
EAST OF MIDNIGHT - July 1986 (This one took two years to make. Lightfoot had
25 songs written for this one and produced and
arranged the entire album himself. Even after
it was released it wasn't finished, as
Lightfoot continued to remix for the singles.)
GORD'S GOLD II - September 1988 (Lightfoot goes with the re-recording
formula once again for his second greatest
hits album. Recorded in May of 1988 in
Toronto, featuring a very "live" studio
sound.)
WAITING FOR YOU - April 1993 (Lightfoot returned to his older style of
recording, knocking this album out in about a
week. Everything was done live, with very few
overdubs.)
?THE NEW ONE? - ??? 1997 (Lightfoot has already done a week of recording at
Grant Avenue studio in Hamilton, Ontario, back in
February of 1996. Sessions will resume in May,
following the spring tour.)
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The following are the sales designations for Canada and the US.
GOLD (Canada) 50,000 units
PLATINUM (Canada) 100,000 units
DOUBLE PLATINUM (Canada) 200,000 units
GOLD (US) 500,000 units
PLATINUM (US) 1,000,000 units
DOUBLE PLATINUM (US) 2,000,000 units
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Lightfoot - GOLD (Canada)
The Way I Feel - GOLD (Canada)
Did She Mention My Name - GOLD (Canada)
Back Here On Earth
Sunday Concert
If You Could Read My Mind - GOLD (US)
GOLD (Canada)
GOLD (Australia)
Summer Side Of Life - GOLD (Canada)
Don Quixote - PLATINUM (Canada)
Old Dan's Records - PLATINUM (Canada)
Sundown - PLATINUM (US) - (Album & Single)
PLATINUM (Canada)
GOLD (Australia)
Cold On The Shoulder - GOLD (Canada)
Gord's Gold - DOUBLE PLATINUM (US)
DOUBLE PLATINUM (Canada)
Summertime Dream - PLATINUM (US)
DOUBLE PLATINUM (Canada)
Endless Wire - GOLD (US)
DOUBLE PLATINUM (Canada)
Dream Street Rose - GOLD (Canada)
Shadows
Salute
East Of Midnight
Gord's Gold II
Waiting For You
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Wayne