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Released
  
October 1969

Artist
  
Gordon Lightfoot

Producer
  
Elliot Mazer

Genre
  
Folk music

Length
  
40:36

Release date
  
October 1969

Label
  
United Artists Records

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Recorded
  
March, 1969 Massey Hall, Toronto

Sunday Concert (1969)
  
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Sunday Concert is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's fifth album, released in 1969 on the United Artists label. It was Lightfoot's first live album and until the release of a live DVD in 2002 remained Lightfoot's only officially released live recording. The album was recorded at Massey Hall in Toronto.

Contents

The album is notable as it includes performances of five previously unreleased tracks. It also contains the first recording of Lightfoot's hits "I'm Not Sayin'" and "Ribbon of Darkness" together as a medley. This medley would later feature on Gord's Gold and would become a concert staple. "Ballad of Yarmouth Castle" chronicles the fate of the SS Yarmouth Castle which caught fire and sank off the Bahamas in November, 1965.

Sunday Concert was Lightfoot's last recording for United Artists.

On "Bear Family" CD re-issue the album contains four bonus tracks.

Reception

In his Allmusic review, critic Richie Unterberger praised the album, writing "These then-new songs aren't among his classics, but are up to the general high standard of his '60s work, with the socially conscious "The Lost Children" and the poetic "Leaves of Grass" standing out as lyrical highlights."

Track listing

All songs written by Gordon Lightfoot, except as noted.

  1. "In a Windowpane" – 3:11
  2. "The Lost Children" – 2:47
  3. "Leaves of Grass" – 3:43
  4. "I'm Not Sayin'/Ribbon of Darkness" – 2:54
  5. "Apology" – 4:33
  6. "Bitter Green" – 2:43
  7. "Ballad of Yarmouth Castle" – 5:18
  8. "Softly" – 3:16
  9. "Boss Man" – 2:26
  10. "Pussy Willows, Cat-Tails" – 2:53
  11. "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" – 6:41

Bonus tracks on Bear Family release

  1. "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" (Bob Dylan)
  2. "Movin', No 1"
  3. "I'll Be Alright"
  4. "Spin, Spin"
  5. "Movin', No 2"

Personnel

  • Gordon Lightfoot - vocals, acoustic guitar, piano,
  • Red Shea - lead guitar
  • Rick Haynes - bass

    • Songs

    1In A Windowpane3:14
    2The Lost Children2:48
    3Leaves Of Grass3:44

    References

    Sunday Concert Wikipedia
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