Album
Summer Side Of Life
1971 · Rock, Folk, World, & Country
8 collectors on Gatefold own this
Summer Side Of Life is a Rock album by Gordon Lightfoot, originally released in 1971. On Gatefold: 51 pressings tracked, owned by 8 collectors.
About
The 1971 album <i>Summer Side of Life</i> was Gordon Lightfoot's first release after the breakthrough success of <i>If You Could Read My Mind</i>. While it didn't reach the same commercial heights as its predecessor, it remains a worthy follow-up to what was one of Lightfoot's strongest set of songs ever. The bulk of this album is in roughly the same sort of folk-rock realm as Lightfoot's earlier efforts, but there are subtle expansions into other areas. Not only does the Canadian songsmith employ a broader array of players and instruments than before, he experiments stylistically as well. "Same Old Loverman" is a slow-burning, R&B-tinged ballad offset by Nashville production touches like piano licks by country legend "Pig" Robbins and choral backing vocals from the famed Jordanaires. "Redwood Hill" works up a convincing bluegrass bounce, perfectly framed by Vassar Clements' fiddle. And the lengthy closing cut, "Cabaret," moves seamlessly through different moods and motifs; it's one of Lightfoot's most musically complex compositions of the era.
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Tracklist
- 110 Degrees & Getting Colder2:42
- 2Miguel4:12
- 3Go My Way2:16
- 4Summer Side of Life4:04
- 5Cotton Jenny3:24
- 6Talking In Your Sleep3:01
- 7Nous Vivons Ensemble3:41
- 8Same Old Loverman3:21
- 9Redwood Hill2:51
- 10Love & Maple Syrup3:15
- 11Cabaret5:48
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Folk Rock
- warm
- earnest
- pastoral
Credits
The people behind it.
8 collectors on Gatefold own this · 51 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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