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1998 studio album by Gordon Lightfoot
A Painter Passing Through
Released May 1, 1998 Recorded 1996-1997 Studio Grant Avenue Studio, Hamilton, Canada
Genre
Folk Length 37 :28
Label
Reprise
Producer Bob Doidge, Gordon Lightfoot
A Painter Passing Through is the eighteenth studio album by
Canadian singer
Gordon Lightfoot , released in 1998 on
Reprise Records . It was his first album of original music in five years after
Waiting for You , which had been his first since 1986's
East of Midnight . Well-known record producer
Daniel Lanois makes a guest appearance on the album. A Painter Passing Through is a live studio album.
The song "Drifters" was performed by
Ron Sexsmith on the album,
Beautiful: A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot , in 2003.
Track listing
All compositions by
Gordon Lightfoot , except where noted.
"Drifters" - 3:27
"My Little Love" - 4:08
"Ringneck Loon" - 4:14
"I Used to Be a Country Singer" (Steve McEown) - 3:16
"Boathouse" - 4:13
"Much to My Surprise" - 3:42
"A Painter Passing Through" - 3:55
"On
Yonge Street " - 4:27
"
Red Velvet " (
Ian Tyson ) - 2:37
"Uncle Toad Said" - 3:29
Personnel
Gordon Lightfoot –
vocals ,
six ,
twelve and
high-string guitars
Terry Clements –
acoustic and
electric guitars
Daniel Lanois – electric and
mando-guitars on (5, 8)
Bill Dillon – electric guitar on (1, 2),
guitorgan on (3)
Wendell Ferguson – electric guitar on (4, 9)
John Lewis – electric guitar on (14)
Doug Johnson –
steel guitar on (9),
dobro on (9)
Pee Wee Charles – pedal steel guitar on (6)
Rick Haynes –
bass guitar
Mike Heffernan –
synthesizer ,
keyboards
Barry Keane –
drums ,
percussion
Lisa Logan on (4, 7, 9), Lisa Winn on (4), Bob Doidge on (4, 5, 7) –
backing vocals
Willie P. Bennett –
harmonica on (10)
External links
Studio albums Compilation albums Live albums Singles Related articles