This great singer-songwriter was among the most-loved in at least one continent. He wrote personal songs that mattered and great melodies as well. Here is the complete Hits List from Gordon Lightfoot:
1962: "(Remember Me) I'm the One" (#3 Canada)
"It's Too Late, He Wins" (#27 Canada)
"Adios, Adios"
1963: "Day Before Yesterday" (released in U.K. only)
1965: "I'm Not Sayin'" (#12 Canada)
"Ribbon of Darkness" (#3 Canada)
1966: "Spin Spin" (#7 Canada)
"Go Go Round" (#27 Canada)
1967: "The Way I Feel" (#36 Canada)
"Canadian Railroad Trilogy"
1968: "Black Day in July" (#68)
"Bitter Green" (#44 Canada)
1970: "Me and Bobby McGee" (#13 Canada)
"Approaching Lavender"
1971: "If You Could Read My Mind" (#5, #1 Adult, #30 U.K., #1 Canada)
"This Is My Song" (#66 Canada)
"If I Could"
"Talking in Your Sleep" (#64, #11 Adult, #19 Canada)
"Summer Side of Live" (#98, #21 Canada)
1972: "Beautiful" (#58, #30 Adult, #13 Canada)--underrated.
"Alberta Bound"
"You Are What I Am" (#32 Adult, #3 Canada)
"The Same Old Obsession" (#3 Canada)
1973: "Can't Depend on Love" (#27 Canada)
"It's Worth Believin'"
1974: "Sundown" (#1, #1 Adult, #33 U.K., #1 Canada)
"Carefree Highway" (#10, #1 Adult, #11 Canada)
1975: "Rainy Day People" (#26, #1 Adult, #10 Canada)--underrated.
1976: "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (#2, #9 Adult, #40 U.K., #1 Canada)
"Race Among the Ruins" (#65, #13 Adult, #30 Canada)
1977: "The Circle Is Small (I Can See It in Your Eyes)" (#33, #3 Adult, #6 Canada)
1978: "Daylight Katy" (#16 Adult, #41 U.K., #44 Canada)
"Dreamland"
1980: "Dream Street Rose" (#25 Adult)
"If You Need Me"
1981: "Baby Step Back" (#50, #17 Adult)
1982: "Blackberry Wine"
"In My Fashion"
1983: "Salute (A Lot More Livin' to Do)"
"Without You"
1986: "Anything for Love" (#13 Adult, #39 Canada)
"Stay Loose" (#86 Canada)
1987: "East of Midnight"
"Ecstasy Made Easy"
1993: "I'll Prove My Love"
"Waiting for You"
1998: "A Painter Passing Through"
2004: "Inspiration Lady"
1962: "(Remember Me) I'm the One" (#3 Canada)
"It's Too Late, He Wins" (#27 Canada)
"Adios, Adios"
1963: "Day Before Yesterday" (released in U.K. only)
1965: "I'm Not Sayin'" (#12 Canada)
"Ribbon of Darkness" (#3 Canada)
1966: "Spin Spin" (#7 Canada)
"Go Go Round" (#27 Canada)
1967: "The Way I Feel" (#36 Canada)
"Canadian Railroad Trilogy"
1968: "Black Day in July" (#68)
"Bitter Green" (#44 Canada)
1970: "Me and Bobby McGee" (#13 Canada)
"Approaching Lavender"
1971: "If You Could Read My Mind" (#5, #1 Adult, #30 U.K., #1 Canada)
"This Is My Song" (#66 Canada)
"If I Could"
"Talking in Your Sleep" (#64, #11 Adult, #19 Canada)
"Summer Side of Live" (#98, #21 Canada)
1972: "Beautiful" (#58, #30 Adult, #13 Canada)--underrated.
"Alberta Bound"
"You Are What I Am" (#32 Adult, #3 Canada)
"The Same Old Obsession" (#3 Canada)
1973: "Can't Depend on Love" (#27 Canada)
"It's Worth Believin'"
1974: "Sundown" (#1, #1 Adult, #33 U.K., #1 Canada)
"Carefree Highway" (#10, #1 Adult, #11 Canada)
1975: "Rainy Day People" (#26, #1 Adult, #10 Canada)--underrated.
1976: "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (#2, #9 Adult, #40 U.K., #1 Canada)
"Race Among the Ruins" (#65, #13 Adult, #30 Canada)
1977: "The Circle Is Small (I Can See It in Your Eyes)" (#33, #3 Adult, #6 Canada)
1978: "Daylight Katy" (#16 Adult, #41 U.K., #44 Canada)
"Dreamland"
1980: "Dream Street Rose" (#25 Adult)
"If You Need Me"
1981: "Baby Step Back" (#50, #17 Adult)
1982: "Blackberry Wine"
"In My Fashion"
1983: "Salute (A Lot More Livin' to Do)"
"Without You"
1986: "Anything for Love" (#13 Adult, #39 Canada)
"Stay Loose" (#86 Canada)
1987: "East of Midnight"
"Ecstasy Made Easy"
1993: "I'll Prove My Love"
"Waiting for You"
1998: "A Painter Passing Through"
2004: "Inspiration Lady"
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