Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Answers.com

Summertime Dream

 
Album Review: Summertime Dream
Home > Library > Entertainment & Arts > Pop Albums

Summertime Dream

Buy Now

Similar Albums:

JT, Year of the Cat, Still Crazy After All These Years, City to City, Back Home Again, CSN, Pretender, Holiday
  • Artist: Gordon Lightfoot
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1976
  • Total Time: 37:26
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Folk

Review

With Summertime Dream, Gordon Lightfoot produced one of his finest albums, and wrapped up a six-year period of popularity that he would not recapture. Propelled by his second biggest hit, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," Summertime Dream summed up the sound that had served Lightfoot so well in his post-"If You Could Read My Mind" days. This distinctive sound featured Lightfoot's strummed six- or 12-string guitar complemented by Terry Clements' electric guitar lines and Pee Wee Charles' pedal steel guitar accents. The material here is excellent, and the singer's voice is at its strongest. Mixing upbeat songs like "Race Among the Ruins," "I'd Do It Again," and the title track with beautiful ballads such as "I'm Not Supposed to Care" and "Spanish Moss," Lightfoot and his band deliver a tasty smorgasbord of intelligent, grown-up music. As for "Edmund Fitzgerald," its continued popularity more than 20 years after its release attests to the power of a well-told tale and a tasty guitar lick. ~ Jim Newsom, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Race Among the Ruins (Lyrics) Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot (3:21)
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot (6:28)
I'm Not Supposed to Care (Lyrics) Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot (3:23)
I'd Do It Again (Lyrics) Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot (3:10)
Never Too Close (Lyrics) Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot (3:03)
Protocol (Lyrics) Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot (3:58)
The House You Live In Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot (2:50)
Summertime Dream (Lyrics) Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot (2:27)
Spanish Moss (Lyrics) Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot (3:49)
Too Many Clues in This Room (Lyrics) Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot (4:57)

Credits

Gordon Lightfoot (Guitar), Gordon Lightfoot (Piano), Gordon Lightfoot (Vocals), Gordon Lightfoot (Guitar (12 String)), Gordon Lightfoot (Producer), Gordon Lightfoot (Main Performer), Jim Gordon (Drums), Pee Wee Charles (Guitar), Pee Wee Charles (Guitar (Steel)), Terry Clements (Guitar (Acoustic)), Terry Clements (Guitar), Terry Clements (Guitar (Electric)), Ken Friesen (Engineer), Richard Haynes (Bass), Lee Herschberg (Mixing), Barry Keane (Percussion), Barry Keane (Drums), Gene Martynec (Synthesizer), Lenny Waronker (Producer), Tom Bert (Photography), Rick Haynes (Bass)
Search unanswered questions...

Enter a question here...
Search: All sources Community Q&A Reference topics

Wikipedia: Summertime Dream
Top
Home > Library > Miscellaneous > Wikipedia
Summertime Dream
Studio album by Gordon Lightfoot
Released June, 1976
Recorded Eastern Sound Studios, Toronto, December, 1975 - January, 1976
Genre Folk
Length 37:26
Label Reprise
Producer Lenny Waronker and Gordon Lightfoot
Professional reviews
Gordon Lightfoot chronology
Cold on the Shoulder
(1975)		 Summertime Dream
(1976)		 Endless Wire
(1978)

Summertime Dream is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's 12th original album, released on the Reprise Records label in 1976. The album peaked at #12 on the Billboard pop chart.

The album marked Lightfoot's commercial zenith after a remarkable period of popularity which began with the 1970 hit, "If You Could Read My Mind". He would never again achieve the same level of commercial success.

The album shot to popularity on the back of the haunting ballad, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald", which told the story of the final hours of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald which sank on Lake Superior in November 1975. The song remains popular to this day and has been credited with making the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald the most famous maritime incident in the history of the Great Lakes.

However, the album was not carried by this song. It is generally regarded as one of Lightfoot's better albums, if not his best. He blends slick, country style songs ("Race Among the Ruins") with his traditional folk ballads ("I'm Not Supposed to Care"). This is backed up by some excellent musicianship and production.

"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" peaked at #2 on the pop chart and at #50 on the country chart while "Race Among the Ruins" peaked at #65 on the pop chart.

Track listing

  1. "Race Among the Ruins" – 3:21
  2. "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" – 6:32
  3. "I'm Not Supposed to Care" – 3:31
  4. "I'd Do it Again" – 3:14
  5. "Never too Close" – 3:04
  6. "Protocol" – 4:02
  7. "The House You Live In" – 2:55
  8. "Summertime Dream" – 2:30
  9. "Spanish Moss" – 3:51
  10. "Too Many Clues in this Room" – 4:49

All songs composed by Lightfoot.

Credits

External links

v • d • e
Gordon Lightfoot
Main albums
Lightfoot! (1966) • The Way I Feel (1967) • Did She Mention My Name (1968) • Back Here on Earth (1968) • Sunday Concert (1969) • Sit Down Young Stranger (1970) • Summer Side of Life (1971) • Don Quixote (1972) • Old Dan's Records (1972) • Sundown (1974) • Cold on the Shoulder (1975) • Summertime Dream (1976) • Endless Wire (1978) • Dream Street Rose (1980) • Shadows (1982) • Salute (1983) • East of Midnight (1986) • Waiting for You (1993) • A Painter Passing Through (1998) • Harmony (2004)
Main compilations
Gord's Gold (1975) • Gord's Gold, Vol. 2 (1988) • Songbook (1999) • Complete Greatest Hits (2002)
Notable singles

This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)

 
 
Learn More
Dream Street Rose (1980 Album by Gordon Lightfoot)
Fast Times at Dewey High: Growing Pains (TV Episode) (1986 Comedy TV Episode)
Shaggy: Live at Chiemsee Reggae Summer (1998 Music Film)

Why do russians work in america in summertime? Read answer...
What are refreshing drinks for Summertime? Read answer...
Is the song Summertime a ballad? Read answer...

Help us answer these
What movie was summertime in?
When is summertime in florida?
Who wrote summertime?

Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:

 

Copyrights:

Album Review. Copyright © 2009 All Media Guide, LLC. Content provided by All Music Guide ®, a trademark of All Media Guide, LLC. All rights reserved.  Read more
Wikipedia. This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Summertime Dream".  Read more