Sundown (Gordon Lightfoot album)

All tracks are written by Gordon Lightfoot

Sundown
Studio album by Gordon Lightfoot
Released	January 18, 1974
Recorded	November 1973
Studio	Eastern Sound Studios (Toronto)
Genre	Folk
Length	36:12
Label	Reprise
Producer	Lenny Waronker
Gordon Lightfoot chronology
Old Dan's Records (1972) Sundown (1974) Cold on the Shoulder (1975)
Singles from Sundown
"Sundown" Released: February 1974 "Carefree Highway" Released: August 1974

Side 1 (LP)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Somewhere U.S.A."	2:50
2.	"High and Dry"	2:12
3.	"Seven Island Suite"	6:00
4.	"Circle of Steel"	2:45
5.	"Is There Anyone Home"	3:15

Side 2 (LP)

No.	Title	Length
6.	"The Watchman's Gone"	4:25
7.	"Sundown"	3:45
8.	"Carefree Highway"	3:45
9.	"The List"	3:00
10.	"Too Late for Prayin'"	4:15

Compact cassette (rep ms 2177)

Side 1 (Cassette, TT: 18:43)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sundown"	3:45
2.	"Somewhere U.S.A."	2:50
3.	"Seven Island Suite"	6:00
4.	"Circle of Steel"	2:45
5.	"Is There Anyone Home"	3:15

Side 2 (Cassette, TT: 17:50)

No.	Title	Length
6.	"High and Dry"	2:12
7.	"The Watchman's Gone"	4:25
8.	"Carefree Highway"	3:45
9.	"The List"	3:00
10.	"Too Late for Prayin'"	4:15

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (1974) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report) [5] 13 Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [6] 1 US Billboard 200 [7] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1974) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [8] 3 US Billboard 200 [9] 14

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [10]	Gold	20,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

• Gordon Lightfoot – lead and backing vocals, 6- and 12-string acoustic guitars, high-strung guitar Nashville tuning, chimes, bells,
• Red Shea – electric, acoustic and classical guitars, dobro, slide dobro (tracks 1–5, 7, 9, 10)
• Terry Clements – acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 3–10)
• Rick Haynes – bass guitar (tracks 1, 4, 8, 9)
• John Stockfish – bass guitar (tracks 2, 3, 5–7, 10)
• Jim Gordon – drums, percussion (tracks 1–3, 5–9)
• Milt Holland – percussion, congas (tracks 1, 5, 6, 9)
• Nick De Caro – accordion, horns, orchestration, piano, strings (tracks 3, 5, 6, 8, 10)
• Gene Martynec – Moog synthesizer (tracks 3, 5)
• Jack Zaza – English horn, recorder (track 4)
• Catherine Smith – harmony vocals (track 2)

References

1. "Top Albums". RPM. 21 (18). 22 June 1974. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
2. "Sundown". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: L". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 1, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
4. "Rolling Stone reviews : Sundown" . Retrieved 25 May 2013.
5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 177. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
6. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5047a". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
7. "Gordon Lightfoot Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
8. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 3891". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
9. "Top US Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end 1974". BestSellingAlbums.org. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
10. "Cash Box Magazine" (PDF). Cash Box . November 21, 1974. p. 52. Retrieved November 15, 2021– via World Radio History.

External links

• Album lyrics and chords
• Sundown at Discogs (list of releases)