Harmony (Gordon Lightfoot album)

Harmony is Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot's nineteenth studio album. Recorded in 2001 and released in 2004, it reached #35 on the Independent albums chart.

History

Harmony was released in May 2004 by Linus Entertainment (Linus/Warner in Canada and SpinART/Ryko in the U.S.). It was an album that almost never happened. Lightfoot had laid down demo tracks for the record not long before he suffered a near-fatal ruptured artery in September 2002. During his recovery, in whose course he lost enough weight for his appearance to become shockingly gaunt, he directed the recording of backing tracks and was well enough by the time it was released to begin touring again. He says in the liner notes: "In the final analysis, the job was what mattered. It was good being preoccupied in a very constructive way with a project in the works; one which would carry itself forward, right up through the artwork and editorial, until its ultimate completion." The album was generally well received.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

In his Allmusic review, critic James Christopher Monger praised the album but also wrote "By no means as inspired as the classics Summertime Dream and If You Could Read My Mind, Harmony listens like a good book, and fits snugly into the impressive Lightfoot canon."

Track listing

"Harmony" – 3:11
"River of Light" – 3:48
"Flyin' Blind" – 2:49
"No Mistake About It" – 4:03
"End of All Time" – 3:41
"Shellfish" – 3:45
"The No Hotel" – 5:54
"Inspiration Lady" – 3:08
"Clouds of Loneliness" – 2:52
"Couchiching" – 3:20
"Sometimes I Wish" – 3:37

All compositions by Gordon Lightfoot. "Shellfish" and "The No Hotel" were recorded live in 2001.

Personnel

Gordon Lightfoot - vocals, guitar, synthesizer
Terry Clements - guitar
Red Shea - guitar
Bob Doidge - classical and hi-string guitar, cello, panpipes, bass, clay drum
Mike Heffernan - keyboards, synthesizer
Barry Keane - drums, percussion
Sean O'Grady - drums
Rick Haynes - bass
Raphael Keelan - backing vocals

References

^ Monger, James Christopher. "Harmony > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved November 7, 2011.

External links

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Studio albums	Lightfoot! (1966) The Way I Feel (1967) Did She Mention My Name? (1968) Back Here on Earth (1968) 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) Solo (2020)
Compilation albums	Gord's Gold (1975) Gord's Gold Volume II (1988) Songbook (1999)
Live albums	Sunday Concert (1969) All Live (2012)
Singles	"I'm Not Sayin'" (1965) "Ribbon of Darkness" (1965) "Early Morning Rain" (1966) "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" (1967) "Bitter Green" (1968) "Me and Bobby McGee" (1970) "If You Could Read My Mind" (1970) "Beautiful" (1972) "Sundown" (1974) "Carefree Highway" (1974) "Rainy Day People" (1975) "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (1976)
Related articles	Discography "Tears Are Not Enough" Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind (2019)

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