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Did She Mention My Name?
Studio album by Gordon Lightfoot
Released	January 1968
Recorded	December 1967
Genre	Folk
Length	36:42
Label	United Artists
Producer	John Simon
Gordon Lightfoot chronology
The Way I Feel (1967) Did She Mention My Name? (1968) Back Here on Earth (1968)

Did She Mention My Name? is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's third studio album, released in 1968 on the United Artists label. The album marked Lightfoot's first use of orchestration.

Songs

"Black Day in July" was written by Lightfoot to inform people about racial strife in the United States. Lightfoot stated that he wrote the song "as a newspaper man would write an article." The song was covered by The Tragically Hip for the 2003 Lightfoot tribute album, Beautiful: A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

In his AllMusic review, critic Richie Unterberger praised the album, writing "Though a tad more erratic than his earlier efforts, his songwriting remained remarkably consistent. His characteristically bright, uplifting outlook became more diverse as well ..."

Track listing

All compositions by Gordon Lightfoot

Side 1

1. "Wherefore and Why" – 2:51
2. "The Last Time I Saw Her" – 5:10
3. "Black Day in July" – 4:10
4. "May I" – 2:19
5. "Magnificent Outpouring" – 2:20
6. "Does Your Mother Know" – 3:33

Side 2

1. "The Mountain and Maryann" – 3:35
2. "Pussywillows, Cat-Tails" – 2:48
3. "I Want to Hear It From You" – 2:22
4. "Something Very Special" – 3:19
5. "Boss Man" – 2:10
6. "Did She Mention My Name?" – 2:27

Personnel

• Gordon Lightfoot — 6 & 12 string acoustic guitars, vocals
• Herbie Lovelle — drums, percussion
• Hugh McCracken — electric guitar
• Red Shea — lead acoustic guitar
• John Simon — string arrangements
• John Stockfish — bass

Technical

• Tim Lewis — cover design
• Charles Steiner, Daniel Kramer — photography

References

1. "Release "Did She Mention Myh Name?" by Gordon Lightfoot". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
2. "Gordon captivates audience". The Gateway. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
3. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Did She Mention My Name? > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 7, 2011.

External links

• Album lyrics and chords

• 1968 albums
• Gordon Lightfoot albums
• Albums produced by John Simon (record producer)
• United Artists Records albums