Released July 1983 Label Warner Bros. Records | Length 36:16 Release date July 1983 | |
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Recorded December 1982-February 1983 at Eastern Sound, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Similar Shadows, Dream Street Rose, East of Midnight, Endless Wire, A Painter Passing Through | ||
Salute is the sixteenth original album by Canadian musician Gordon Lightfoot, released in 1983 Warner Brothers Records. It barely registered on the charts (#175) and is one of his least known recordings. Consequently, songs from the album very rarely feature in Lightfoot's live performances.
Contents
The album completed Lightfoot's shift from acoustic folk/country compositions to a more sleek adult contemporary sound, a shift he had begun on Shadows. However, he had never completely abandoned his folk roots, as "Whispers of the North", "Knotty Pine" and "Tattoo" show.
In general, the album was more upbeat than its introspective predecessor with an even greater use of electric guitar licks and synthesizers.
Track listing
All compositions by Gordon Lightfoot.
- "Salute (A Lot More Livin' to Do)" - 4:24
- "Gotta Get Away" - 2:54
- "Whispers of the North" - 3:20
- "Someone to Believe In" - 3:32
- "Romance" - 3:31
- "Knotty Pine" - 4:00
- "Biscuit City" - 2:55
- "Without You" - 3:07
- "Tattoo" - 4:28
- "Broken Dreams" - 4:05
Personnel
Songs
1Salute (A Lot More Livin' To Do)4:25
2Gotta Get Away2:55
3Whispers of the North3:21