Sunday Concert

Sunday Concert
Live album by Gordon Lightfoot
Released	October 1969
Recorded	March 1969
Venue	Massey Hall, Toronto
Genre	Folk, live
Length	40:36
Label	United Artists
Producer	Elliot Mazer
Gordon Lightfoot chronology
Back Here on Earth (1968) Sunday Concert (1969) Sit Down Young Stranger (1970)

Sunday Concert is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's first solo live album, released in 1969 on the United Artists label. Lightfoot's last recording for United Artists, it was also his 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.

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.

A 1993 CD reissue on Bear Family Records includes five studio recordings as bonus tracks.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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."^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Gordon Lightfoot, except as noted.

Side 1

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

Side 2

1. "Ballad of Yarmouth Castle" – 5:18
2. "Softly" – 3:16
3. "Boss Man" – 2:26
4. "Pussy Willows, Cat-Tails" – 2:53
5. "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" – 6:41

Bonus tracks on Bear Family release

12. "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" (Bob Dylan)
13. "Movin', No 1"
14. "I'll Be Alright"
15. "Spin, Spin"
16. "Movin', No 2"

Personnel

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

Technical

• Elliot Mazer - producer
• Lee Hulko - mastering engineer
• Adam Mitchell - production assistant
• Bob Cato - design
• Jim Marshall - photography

References

External links

• Album lyrics and chords

This page was last edited on 27 December 2023, at 00:44