Did She Mention My Name?
Did She Mention My Name? | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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. [1]
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."[2] The song was covered by The Tragically Hip for the 2003 Lightfoot tribute album, Beautiful: A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
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 ..."[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Gordon Lightfoot
Side 1
- "Wherefore and Why" – 2:51
- "The Last Time I Saw Her" – 5:10
- "Black Day in July" – 4:10
- "May I" – 2:19
- "Magnificent Outpouring" – 2:20
- "Does Your Mother Know" – 3:33
Side 2
- "The Mountain and Maryann" – 3:35
- "Pussywillows, Cat-Tails" – 2:48
- "I Want to Hear It From You" – 2:22
- "Something Very Special" – 3:19
- "Boss Man" – 2:10
- "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
External links
- Album lyrics and chords
- v
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- 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)
- Gord's Gold (1975)
- Gord's Gold Volume II (1988)
- Songbook (1999)
- Sunday Concert (1969)
- All Live (2012)
- "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)
- Discography
- "Tears Are Not Enough"
- Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind (2019)