Endless Wire (Gordon Lightfoot album)
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| Released | January 1978 | |||
| Recorded | August, November 1977 | |||
| Studios | Eastern Sound Studios, Toronto | |||
| Genres | Folk, soft rock | |||
| Length | 35:36 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producers | Lenny Waronker, Gordon Lightfoot | |||
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Endless Wire is the Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's twelfth studio album, released in 1978 on Warner Bros. Records (#3149).
The closing track, "The Circle Is Small", was a re-recording of a song from Lightfoot's 1968 album, Back Here on Earth.
Commercial performance
In the USA, Endless Wire peaked at #22 on Billboard 200 chart and #14 on the country album chart. In Canada it reached #2 on the RPM album chart, while in Australia it reached #56 on the Kent Music Report.
Three singles were released from the album. In the US, "The Circle Is Small" peaked at #3 on the adult contemporary chart, #33 on the pop chart and #92 on the country chart. In Canada, it reached #1 on the adult contemporary chart, #6 on the pop chart, and #9 on the country. "Dreamland" peaked at #100 on the US country chart and #24 on the Canadian adult contemporary chart. "Daylight Katy" reached #16 on the US adult contemporary chart, #25 on the Canadian adult contemporary chart, #44 on the Canadian pop chart, and #41 on the UK pop chart.
Critical reception
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| Rolling Stone | (not rated) |
The Globe and Mail called the album "a collection of soft melodies, impeccably sung and harmonized and backed up with only the most tasteful instrumentation."
In a 1993 interview with Billboard, Lightfoot stated that some of the stuff on Endless Wire should have "been done over again."
Track listing
All songs composed by Gordon Lightfoot
- "Daylight Katy" – 4:18
- "Sweet Guinevere" – 3:16
- "Hangdog Hotel Room" – 2:35
- "If There's a Reason" – 4:52
- "Endless Wire" – 4:07
- "Dreamland" – 2:53
- "Songs the Minstrel Sang" – 2:49
- "Sometimes I Don't Mind" – 2:53
- "If Children Had Wings" – 3:50
- "The Circle Is Small (I Can See It in Your Eyes)" – 4:03
Chart performance
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Personnel
- Gordon Lightfoot - vocals, six and twelve-string guitar, high-string guitar, electric guitar
- Terry Clements - lead guitar
- Rick Haynes - bass guitar
- Tom Szczesniak - bass guitar
- Pee Wee Charles - steel guitar
- Red Shea - guitar
- Barry Keane - drums, percussion
- Doug Riley - orchestration, piano
- Jack Zaza - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, shakers, baritone sax, bass clarinet, English horn, alto flute, harmonica, harmonium
- Mitch Clarke - bassoon
References
- ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1978-04-15. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
- ↑ Endless Wire at AllMusic
- ↑ "Gordon Lightfoot: Endless Wire : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. March 9, 1978. Archived from the original on January 18, 2008. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
- ↑ McGrath, Paul (25 Jan 1978). "Gordon Lightfoot". The Globe and Mail. p. F8.
- ↑ "Gordon Lightfoot Steps Back Into Recording Again" (PDF). Billboard. April 17, 1993. p. 44.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Top Albums/CDs. Volume 29, Issue 5 (1978-04-29)". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ↑ "Gordon Lightfoot Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ↑ "Top Albums/CDs. Volume 30, Issue 14 (1978-12-30)". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
