Harmony

Product Description GORDON LIGHTFOOT -Harmony Songwriter Gordon Lightfoot will release his new CD Harmony, on May 11th, 2004. Harmony is Gordon Lightfoot’s 20th album. A stunning collection of new and previously unreleased songs which he has been working on over the last two years. Gordon was struck with severe health problems last year, almost losing his life, and has been steadily recovering for the past 12 months. Gordon was felled, during a concert in his hometown of Orillia, Ontario by a burst artery, had emergency surgery and was in a coma for six weeks. Hospitalised for six months, Gordon began to process of finishing the album that he started prior to being hospitalised. Producer Bob Doidge and Gordon ’s band went to work on the recordings, overdubbing parts and bringing their work to Gordon in the hospital for his approval and changes. The result is Harmony. The title track is a truly haunting ballad, followed by the traveling tale of River Of Light. The first single Inspiration Lady is yet another inspiring ballad of love and adoration. The album ends on a song of hope and dreaming with the song Sometimes I Wish. Harmony will be released May 11th, simultaneously in Canada on Linus/Warner and in the USA on SpinART/Ryko. Gordon just spent a day filming scenes for his new video Inspiration Lady which will be released to radio and television in March 2004. Following another round of reconstructive surgery, Gordon should be ready to continue touring again by the end of 2004. Gordon sums up his thoughts about Harmony in the album liner notes: "In the final analysis, the job was what mattered. It was good being preoccupied in a very constructive way with a project in the works; one which would carry itself forward, right up through the artwork and editorial, until it's ultimate completion. A feeling of confidence was in the air. Meanwhile, the simple practice tracks had served us well, and for the first time ever, I had an opportunity to proceed with an album while lying on my back." Amazon.com The 20th album of Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot's rich career holds a special place in his heart: it's the album he very nearly didn't live to complete. Brought down by a catastrophic abdominal aneurysm during a September, 2001, show in his hometown of Orillia, Ontario, Lightfoot's recovery was long and arduous. He sought relief by turning to his band for help in fleshing out the handful of demos he'd recorded prior to his illness, playing long-distance collaborator from his hospital bed. While some of the vocals here may reflect the temporary, work-in-progress nature of the original performances, they also reveal a more intimate, vulnerable side of the veteran troubadour. But there's nothing tentative about the material--the core tracks here stand with the best of Lightfoot's 30-year canon. The lilting melodies of "Inspiration Lady," "Clouds of Loneliness," and the title track offer his familiar bittersweet takes on romance, while "River of Life" and "Flyin' Blind" musically invoke his love of nature and his fascination with those who challenge it, respectively. Live 2001 renditions of "Shellfish" and "The No Hotel" nicely round out the album, a personal ordeal turned warm, personally scaled artistic triumph. --Jerry McCulley Review "Harmony" possesses its share of gems - the title track and "River of Light," are among his most personalized lyrics -- Billboard, March 20, 2004 Harmony is his most inspired in decades Gordon got back to business with a record that invites itself into the soul -- Weekly Alibi, May 11, 2004 some of his most darkly beautiful and emotionally pointed compositions in ages. -- Winnipeg Sun, May 7, 2004 From the Artist "Gordon Lightfoot, everytime I hear a song of his, it's like I wish it would last forever." Bob Dylan "I don't think anybody before or since has had the impact on Canadian culture, through popular music or folk music, that Gordon Lightfoot has had." Ian Tyson "I've always been trying to write songs like Lightfoot. A song of mine like 'Come Monday' is a direct result of me trying to write a Gordon Lightfoot song." Jimmy Buffett "He sets the standard for us Canadian musicians that have followed in his footsteps. He’s a breed that doesn’t exist anymore". Gord Sinclair, Tragically Hip "Canadian Railroad Trilogy is an extremely fine piece of songwriting." Johnny Cash "I grew up listening to Lightfoot and it had a huge influence on me when I took up songwriting." Steve Earle "Gordon Lightfoot looms pretty large in my life as a writer and an artist in general. I never travel anywhere without at least two of his records with me." Ron Sexsmith About the Artist Harmony is Gordon Lightfoot’s 20th album. A stunning collection of new and previously unreleased songs which he has been working on over the last two years. Gordon underwent serious health problems in 2002 and 2003, having literally to stop writing and touring. He was felled, during a concert in his home
ASIN: B0002234YK
VSKU: DBV.B0002234YK.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Lightfoot, Gordon
Binding: Audio cd
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