Gordon Lightfoot

Songs Performed or Written by Gordon LightfootTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. (November 17, 1938 – May 1, 2023) was a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved worldwide success and helped define the singer-songwriter era of the 1970s. Widely considered one of Canada's greatest songwriters, he had numerous gold and platinum albums, and his songs have been covered by many of the world's most renowned musical artists. Lightfoot's biographer Nicholas Jennings wrote, "His name is synonymous with timeless songs about trains and shipwrecks, rivers and highways, lovers and loneliness." Covers... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Sundown - #2: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - #3: If You Could Read My Mind - #4: Carefree Highway - #5: If You Could Read My Mind
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  Peter, Paul & Mary
For Lovin' Me
1.
01/1965

For Lovin' Me
Peter, Paul & Mary

from A Song Will Rise   A Song Will Rise
50 pts
30
US
5
AC








[Warner 5496]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
  Marty Robbins
2.
04/1965

Ribbon of Darkness
Marty Robbins

27 pts
103
US


1
ctry






[Columbia 4-43258]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
  Peter, Paul & Mary
3.
09/1965

Early Mornin' Rain
Peter, Paul & Mary

from See What Tomorrow Brings   See What Tomorrow Brings
16 pts
91
US
13
AC








[Warner 5659]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
  George Hamilton IV
Steel Rail Blues
4.
04/1966

Steel Rail Blues
George Hamilton IV

from Steel Rail Blues   Steel Rail Blues
7 pts




15
ctry






[RCA Victor 47-8797]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
  Waylon Jennings
5.
09/1966

(That's What You Get) For Loving Me
Waylon Jennings

from Leavin' Town   
10 pts




9
ctry






[RCA Victor 47-8917]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
  George Hamilton IV
6.
09/1966

Early Morning Rain
George Hamilton IV

from Steel Rail Blues   Steel Rail Blues
10 pts




9
ctry






[RCA Victor 47-8924]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
  Spyder Turner
7.
03/1967

I Can't Make It Anymore
Spyder Turner

from Stand by Me   
6 pts
95
US










[MGM 13692]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
  The Sandpipers
8.
09/1968

Softly
The Sandpipers

3 pts


39
AC








[A&M 968]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
  Connie Smith
9.
03/1969

Ribbon of Darkness
Connie Smith

from Connie's Country   
8 pts




13
ctry






[RCA Victor 74-0101]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
  Ronnie Hawkins
Bitter Green
10.
04/1970

Bitter Green
Ronnie Hawkins

from Ronnie Hawkins [1970 album]   
3 pts
118
US










[Cotillion 44067]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
  Johnny Mathis
11.
06/1970

Wherefore and Why
Johnny Mathis

8 pts


17
AC








[Columbia 45183]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
  Gordon Lightfoot
If You Could Read My Mind
12.
12/1970

#3  If You Could Read My Mind
Gordon Lightfoot greentick

from Sit Down Stranger   Sit Down Stranger
194 pts
5
US
1
AC






30
UK
[Reprise 0974]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
  Oliver
13.
04/1971

Early Mornin' Rain
Oliver

7 pts
124
US
38
AC








[United Artists 50762]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
  Gordon Lightfoot
14.
04/1971

If I Could
Gordon Lightfoot greentick

from Back Here on Earth   
4 pts
111
US










[United Artists 50765]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
15.
06/1971

Talking in Your Sleep
Gordon Lightfoot greentick

from Summer Side of Life   Summer Side of Life
24 pts
64
US
11
AC








[Reprise 1020]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
  Glen Campbell
16.
06/1971

The Last Time I Saw Her
Glen Campbell

from The Last Time I Saw Her   
30 pts
61
US
12
AC
21
ctry






[Capitol 3123]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
  Gordon Lightfoot
17.
09/1971

Summer Side of Life
Gordon Lightfoot greentick

from Summer Side of Life   Summer Side of Life
6 pts
98
US










[Reprise 1035]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
  Anne Murray
18.
01/1972

Cotton Jenny
Anne Murray

from Talk It Over in the Morning   
25 pts
71
US
32
AC
11
ctry






[Capitol 3260]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
  George Hamilton IV
19.
02/1972

10 Degrees and Getting Colder
George Hamilton IV

from West Texas Highway   
3 pts




33
ctry






[RCA Victor 74-0622]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
  Gordon Lightfoot
Beautiful
20.
05/1972

Beautiful
Gordon Lightfoot greentick

from Don Quixote   Don Quixote
20 pts
58
US
30
AC








[Reprise 1088]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
21.
12/1972

That Same Old Obsession
Gordon Lightfoot greentick

from Old Dan's Records   
4 pts
102
US










(b-side)
[Reprise 1128]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
You Are What I Am
22.
02/1973

You Are What I Am
Gordon Lightfoot greentick

from Old Dan's Records   
8 pts
101
US
32
AC








[Reprise 1128]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
  George Hamilton IV
23.
09/1973

Second Cup of Coffee
George Hamilton IV

from The Best 2   
2 pts




50
ctry






[RCA Victor APB0-0084]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
  Glen Campbell
24.
10/1973

Wherefore and Why
Glen Campbell

12 pts
111
US
45
AC
20
ctry






[Capitol 3735]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
  Gordon Lightfoot
Sundown
25.
04/1974

#1  Sundown
Gordon Lightfoot greentick

from Sundown   Sundown
267 pts
1
US
1
AC
13
ctry




33
UK
[Reprise 1194]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
Carefree Highway
26.
08/1974

#4  Carefree Highway
Gordon Lightfoot greentick

from Sundown   Sundown
110 pts
10
US
1
AC
81
ctry






[Reprise 1309]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
Rainy Day People
27.
03/1975

Rainy Day People
Gordon Lightfoot greentick

from Cold on the Shoulder   Cold on the Shoulder
73 pts
26
US
1
AC
47
ctry






[Reprise 1328]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
28.
08/1976

#2  The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Gordon Lightfoot greentick

from Summertime Dream   Summertime Dream
214 pts
2
US
9
AC
50
ctry




40
UK
[Reprise 1369]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
29.
02/1977

Race Among the Ruins
Gordon Lightfoot greentick

from Summertime Dream   Summertime Dream
23 pts
65
US
13
AC








[Reprise 1380]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
The Circle Is Small (I Can See It in Your Eyes)
30.
02/1978

The Circle Is Small (I Can See It in Your Eyes)
Gordon Lightfoot greentick

from Endless Wire   Endless Wire
47 pts
33
US
3
AC
92
ctry






[Warner 8518]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
Daylight Katy
31.
06/1978

Daylight Katy
Gordon Lightfoot greentick

from Endless Wire   Endless Wire
26 pts


16
AC






41
UK
[Warner 8579]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
32.
09/1978

Dreamland
Gordon Lightfoot greentick

from Endless Wire   Endless Wire
1 pts




100
ctry






[Warner 8644]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
33.
05/1980

Dream Street Rose
Gordon Lightfoot greentick

from Dream Street Rose   
6 pts


25
AC
80
ctry






[Warner 49230]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
  Viola Wills
If You Could Read My Mind
34.
08/1980

If You Could Read My Mind
Viola Wills

25 pts






2
dance




[Ariola 810]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
  Gordon Lightfoot
Baby Step Back
35.
03/1982

Baby Step Back
Gordon Lightfoot greentick

from Shadows   Shadows
24 pts
50
US
17
AC








[Warner 50012]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
36.
07/1986

Anything for Love
Gordon Lightfoot greentick

from East of Midnight   East of Midnight
11 pts


13
AC
71
ctry






[Warner 28655]
written by David Foster & Gordon Lightfoot greentick
  Stars on 54
If You Could Read My Mind
37.
08/1998

#5  If You Could Read My Mind
Stars on 54

81 pts
52
US




3
dance


23
UK
[Tommy Boy 7497]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
  Deryl Dodd
Sundown
38.
02/1999

Sundown
Deryl Dodd

from Pearl Snaps   Pearl Snaps
1 pts




59
ctry






[Columbia]
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
  Elwood
Sundown
39.
06/2000

Sundown
Elwood

from The Parlance of Our Time   The Parlance of Our Time
13 pts








33
alt.
72
UK
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick
  Paul Weller
40.
03/2005

Early Morning Rain
Paul Weller

from Studio 150   Studio 150
20 pts










40
UK
written by Gordon Lightfoot greentick

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