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Gordon Lightfoot

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Real name
Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr.
Born
November 17, 1938
Died
May 1, 2023
Country
Canada
IPI
00018094197 165 works
Affiliation
SOCAN
Comments
Singer-songwriter who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music, and has been credited for helping define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s
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Originals

Title Performer Release date Covered by
May 1971 (12 artists)
November 1968 (2 artists)
March 1972 (13 artists)
March 1975 (3 artists)
June 1967 Neil Chotem
1986 Kamahl
April 1970 (3 artists)
March 1975 (3 artists)
April 1970 Två blåå
February 1, 1982 (3 artists)
March 1972 (14 artists)
March 1975 František Nedvěd
March 1975 (3 artists)
November 1968 (13 artists)
March 1968 (4 artists)
April 1968 Wool on Wolves
March 1972 Special Consensus
June 1967 (10 artists)
November 1972 John Arpin
April 1974 (10 artists)
January 1966 (36 artists)
March 1975 (2 artists)
March 1972 (4 artists)
April 1974 J.P. Cormier
April 1970 Gösta Linderholm
March 1975 (6 artists)
May 1971 (47 artists)
June 1967 Neil Chotem
April 1968 (15 artists)
April 1968 (4 artists)
March 1972 (6 artists)
November 1968 Tom Granata
March 17, 1980 J.P. Cormier
May 12, 1998 Ron Sexsmith
January 1966 (152 artists)
March 1975 (2 artists)
 REC March 1965 (35 artists)
Originally by Peter, Paul and Mary REL
December 1966 (5 artists)
May 1971 (9 artists)
February 1, 1982 Cathy Cowette
April 1974 Dog is Blue
 REL June 1967 (14 artists)
Originally by Ronnie Hawkins REC
January 1978 František Nedvěd
November 1968 The Johnstons
1988 Jesse McReynolds
January 1978 František Nedvěd
April 1970 (191 artists)
If You Got It Gordon Lightfoot June 1967 Unverified
December 1966 (4 artists)
April 1993 František Nedvěd
March 1965 (14 artists)
June 1976 (2 artists)
May 1969 (2 artists)
November 1972 (6 artists)
April 1968 (2 artists)
November 1972 (2 artists)
1986 (2 artists)
January 1966 (4 artists)
November 1968 George Hamilton IV
November 1968 (2 artists)
March 1972 (4 artists)
May 1971 (5 artists)
April 1968 (2 artists)
March 17, 1980 Chantal Chamberland
Marie Christine Gordon Lightfoot November 1968 Unverified
May 1971 J.R. Taylor
Mother Of A Miner's Child Gordon Lightfoot November 1972 Unverified
April 1968 Kenny Rankin
March 1975 (2 artists)
March 1972 (5 artists)
January 1966 (3 artists)
March 20, 2020 The Lightfeet Band
November 1972 Mac Wiseman
March 1972 (4 artists)
January 1966 (2 artists)
April 1970 (2 artists)
June 1976 (2 artists)
March 1968 (14 artists)
June 1976 Barbara J.
March 1975 František Nedvěd
March 1975 (15 artists)
May 1971 (13 artists)
April 1993 (2 artists)
 REC January 1966 (46 artists)
Originally by Marty Robbins REL
January 1966 (2 artists)
May 12, 1998 Carla Olson
May 11, 2004 Arwen Lewis
June 1967 (3 artists)
May 1971 (2 artists)
April 1970 Karen Marklinger
March 1972 (7 artists)
February 1, 1982 (3 artists)
April 1970 (2 artists)
January 1966 (3 artists)
March 1975 František Nedvěd
June 1967 (4 artists)
1983 Seagreen
April 1974 (2 artists)
June 1967 (62 artists)
September 1966 (3 artists)
1986 100 Mile House
January 1966 (16 artists)
May 1971 (8 artists)
June 1976 Mac Wiseman
April 1974 (58 artists)
January 1978 František Nedvěd
May 1971 (6 artists)
November 1972 (2 artists)
November 1968 (7 artists)
November 1968 (4 artists)
June 1976 (3 artists)
April 1968 (7 artists)
1964 Nezmaři
March 1972 Roger Whittaker
April 1970 (4 artists)
March 1975 Fešáci
April 1974 (2 artists)
 REC January 1966 (13 artists)
Originally by The Womenfolk REL
June 1976 (34 artists)
April 1974 František Nedvěd
April 1993 František Nedvěd
June 1967 (5 artists)
April 1968 (9 artists)
March 17, 1980 The Rice Brothers
1983 (2 artists)
November 1972 (7 artists)
April 1970 (9 artists)

Covers by Gordon Lightfoot

Web Covers by Gordon Lightfoot

Songs written by Gordon Lightfoot

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
10 Degrees and Getting Colder Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot March 1971 Covered by (12 artists)
Affair on 8th Avenue Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot November 1968 Covered by (2 artists)
Alberta Bound Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot January 1972 Covered by (13 artists)
All the Lovely Ladies Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot March 1975 Covered by (3 artists)
A Minor Ballad Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot June 1967 Covered by Neil Chotem
Anything for Love Gordon Lightfoot, David Foster [CA] Gordon Lightfoot 1986 Covered by Kamahl
Approaching Lavender Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot April 1970 Covered by (3 artists)
A Tree Too Weak to Stand Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot March 1975 Covered by (3 artists)
Baby It's Allright Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot April 1970 Covered by Två blåå
Baby Step Back Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot April 1981 Covered by (3 artists)
Ballad of the Yarmouth Castle Gordon Lightfoot George Hamilton IV May 2, 1967 Covered by (2 artists)
Beautiful Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot December 1971 Covered by (14 artists)
Bells of the Evening Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot March 1975 Covered by František Nedvěd
Bend in the Water Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot September 1974 Covered by (3 artists)
Bitter Green Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot November 1968 Covered by (13 artists)
Black Day in July Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot December 1967 Covered by (4 artists)
Boss Man Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot April 1968 Covered by Wool on Wolves
Brave Mountaineers Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot March 1972 Covered by Special Consensus
Canadian Railroad Trilogy Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot January 2, 1967 Covered by (10 artists)
Can't Depend on Love Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot November 1972 Covered by John Arpin
Carefree Highway Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot April 1974 Covered by (10 artists)
Cherokee Bend Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot March 1975 Covered by (2 artists)
Christian Island (Georgian Bay) Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot January 1972 Covered by (4 artists)
Circle of Steel Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot April 1974 Covered by J.P. Cormier
Cobwebs & Dust Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot April 1970 Covered by Gösta Linderholm
Cold on the Shoulder Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot March 1975 Covered by (6 artists)
Cotton Jenny Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot November 1969 Covered by (47 artists)
Crossroads Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot June 1967 Covered by Neil Chotem
Did She Mention My Name Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot December 1967 Covered by (15 artists)
Does Your Mother Know Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot April 1968 Covered by (4 artists)
Don Quixote Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot December 1971 Covered by (6 artists)
Don't Beat Me Down Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot November 1968 Covered by Tom Granata
Dream Street Rose Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot November 1979 Covered by J.P. Cormier
Drifters Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot 1996 Covered by Ron Sexsmith
Early Mornin' Rain Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot November 1964 Covered by (152 artists)
Fine as Fine Can Be Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot March 1975 Covered by (2 artists)
For Lovin' Me Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot REC, Peter, Paul and Mary REL November 1964 Covered by (35 artists)
Go Go Round Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot December 1966 Covered by (5 artists)
Go My Way Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot December 1970 Covered by (9 artists)
Heaven Help the Devil Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot March 1981 Covered by Cathy Cowette
High and Dry Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot April 1974 Covered by Dog is Blue
Home from the Forest Gordon Lightfoot Ronnie Hawkins REC, Gordon Lightfoot REL April 1966 Covered by (14 artists)
I Can't Make It Anymore Gordon Lightfoot Richie Havens July 7, 1966 Covered by (5 artists)
If Children Had Wings Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot January 1978 Covered by František Nedvěd
If I Could Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot September 1968 Covered by The Johnstons
If It Should Please You Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot 1988 Covered by Jesse McReynolds
If There's a Reason Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot January 1978 Covered by František Nedvěd
If You Could Read My Mind Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot November 1969 Covered by (191 artists)
If You Got It Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot June 1967 Unverified
I'll Be Alright Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot December 1966 Covered by (4 artists)
I'll Prove My Love Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot April 1993 Covered by František Nedvěd
I'm Not Sayin' Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot November 1964 Covered by (14 artists)
I'm Not Supposed to Care Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot June 1976 Covered by (2 artists)
In a Windowpane Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot March 30, 1969 Covered by (2 artists)
It's Worth Believin' Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot September 1972 Covered by (6 artists)
I Want to Hear It from You Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot April 1968 Covered by (2 artists)
Lazy Mornin' Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot September 1972 Covered by (2 artists)
Let It Ride Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot 1986 Covered by (2 artists)
Long River Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot November 1964 Covered by (4 artists)
Long Thin Dawn Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot September 1968 Covered by George Hamilton IV
Long Way Back Home Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot November 1968 Covered by (2 artists)
Looking at the Rain Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot December 1971 Covered by (4 artists)
Love and Maple Syrup Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot December 1970 Covered by (5 artists)
Magnificent Outpouring Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot April 1968 Covered by (2 artists)
Make Way for the Lady Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot November 1979 Covered by Chantal Chamberland
Marie Christine Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot November 1968 Unverified
Miguel Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot November 1969 Covered by J.R. Taylor
Mother Of A Miner's Child Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot November 1972 Unverified
Mountains and Marian Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot April 1968 Covered by Kenny Rankin
Now and Then Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot March 1975 Covered by (2 artists)
Ode to Big Blue Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot December 1971 Covered by (5 artists)
Oh, Linda Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot November 1964 Covered by (3 artists)
Oh So Sweet Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot March 20, 2020 Covered by The Lightfeet Band
Old Dan's Records Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot November 1972 Covered by Mac Wiseman
Peaceful Waters Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot November 1964 Covered by (2 artists)
Poor Little Allison Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot April 1970 Covered by (2 artists)
Protocol Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot June 1976 Covered by (2 artists)
Pussywillows, Cat-Tails Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot March 1968 Covered by (14 artists)
Race Among the Ruins Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot June 1976 Covered by Barbara J.
Rainbow Trout Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot March 1975 Covered by František Nedvěd
Rainy Day People Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot March 1975 Covered by (15 artists)
Redwood Hill Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot January 1971 Covered by (13 artists)
Restless Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot April 1993 Covered by (2 artists)
Ribbon of Darkness Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot REC, Marty Robbins REL November 1964 Covered by (46 artists)
Rich Man Spiritual Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot November 1964 Covered by (2 artists)
Ringneck Loon Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot May 12, 1998 Covered by Carla Olson
River of Light Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot May 11, 2004 Covered by Arwen Lewis
Rosanna Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot June 1967 Covered by (3 artists)
Same Old Loverman Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot December 1970 Covered by (2 artists)
Saturday Clothes Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot April 1970 Covered by Karen Marklinger
Second Cup of Coffee Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot December 1971 Covered by (7 artists)
Shadows Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot June 1981 Covered by (3 artists)
Sit Down Young Stranger Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot April 1970 Covered by (2 artists)
Sixteen Miles Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot November 1964 Covered by (3 artists)
Slide on Over Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot March 1975 Covered by František Nedvěd
Softly Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot June 1967 Covered by (4 artists)
Someone to Believe In Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot 1983 Covered by Seagreen
Somewhere USA Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot April 1974 Covered by (2 artists)
Song for a Winter's Night Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot April 6, 1967 Covered by (62 artists)
Spin, Spin Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot 1966 Covered by (3 artists)
Stay Loose Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot 1986 Covered by 100 Mile House
Steel Rail Blues Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot November 1964 Covered by (16 artists)
Summer Side of Life Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot December 1970 Covered by (8 artists)
Summertime Dream Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot June 1976 Covered by Mac Wiseman
Sundown Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot November 1973 Covered by (57 artists)
Sweet Guinevere Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot January 1978 Covered by František Nedvěd
Talking in Your Sleep Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot December 1970 Covered by (6 artists)
That Same Old Obsession Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot September 1972 Covered by (2 artists)
The Circle Is Small Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot November 1968 Covered by (7 artists)
The Gypsy Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot November 1968 Covered by (4 artists)
The House You Live In Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot June 1976 Covered by (3 artists)
The Last Time I Saw Her Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot December 1967 Covered by (7 artists)
The Long River Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot 1964 Covered by Nezmaři
The Lost Children Gordon Lightfoot Julie Felix 1966 Covered by (2 artists)
The Patriot's Dream Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot January 1972 Covered by Roger Whittaker
The Pony Man Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot April 1970 Covered by (4 artists)
The Soul Is the Rock Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot March 1975 Covered by Fešáci
The Watchman's Gone Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot April 1974 Covered by (2 artists)
The Way I Feel Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot REC, The Womenfolk REL November 1964 Covered by (13 artists)
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot June 1976 Covered by (34 artists)
Too Late for Prayin' Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot April 1974 Covered by František Nedvěd
Waiting for You Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot April 1993 Covered by František Nedvěd
Walls Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot June 1967 Covered by (5 artists)
Wherefore & Why Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot December 1967 Covered by (9 artists)
Whisper My Name Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot November 1979 Covered by The Rice Brothers
Whispers of the North Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot 1983 Covered by (2 artists)
You Are What I Am Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot November 1972 Covered by (7 artists)
Your Love's Return Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Lightfoot April 1970 Covered by (9 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title Performer Release date Label
A Painter Passing Through Gordon Lightfoot May 12, 1998 Reprise Records
Back Here on Earth Gordon Lightfoot November 1968 United Artists Records
Cold on the Shoulder Gordon Lightfoot March 1975 Reprise Records
Did She Mention My Name Gordon Lightfoot April 1968 United Artists Records
Don Quixote Gordon Lightfoot March 1972 Reprise Records
Dream Street Rose Gordon Lightfoot March 17, 1980 Warner Bros. Records
East of Midnight Gordon Lightfoot 1986 Warner Bros. Records
Endless Wire Gordon Lightfoot January 1978 Warner Bros. Records
Gord's Gold Volume II Gordon Lightfoot 1988 Warner Bros. Records
Harmony Gordon Lightfoot May 11, 2004 Linus Entertainment
Lightfoot! Gordon Lightfoot January 1966 United Artists Records
Old Dan's Records Gordon Lightfoot November 1972 Reprise Records
Salute Gordon Lightfoot 1983 Warner Bros. Records
Shadows Gordon Lightfoot February 1, 1982 Warner Bros. Records
Sit Down Young Stranger Gordon Lightfoot April 1970 Reprise Records
Solo Gordon Lightfoot March 20, 2020 Warner Music Canada
Summer Side of Life Gordon Lightfoot May 1971 Reprise Records
Summertime Dream Gordon Lightfoot June 1976 Reprise Records
Sunday Concert Gordon Lightfoot May 1969 United Artists Records
Sundown Gordon Lightfoot April 1974 Reprise Records
The Way I Feel Gordon Lightfoot June 1967 United Artists Records
Two Tones at The Village Corner Two Tones 1962 Chateau
Waiting for You Gordon Lightfoot April 1993 Reprise Records

Performances also appear on

Title Performer Release date Label
Folk Songs various artists 1964 CTL

Tributes

Reported errors

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