| Cold on the Shoulder | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 1975 | |||
| Recorded | September–December 1974 | |||
| Studio | Eastern Sound, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 43:12 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Lenny Waronker | |||
| Gordon Lightfoot chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic [1] |   |
| Rolling Stone [2] | (not rated) |
Cold on the Shoulder is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's tenth studio album, released in 1975 on the Reprise Records label. [3] [4]
Track listing
Side 1
- "Bend in the Water" – 2:59
- " Rainy Day People" – 2:48
- "Cold on the Shoulder" – 3:00
- "The Soul Is the Rock" – 5:49
- "Bells of the Evening" – 3:56
- "Rainbow Trout" – 2:51
Side 2
- "A Tree Too Weak to Stand" – 3:22
- "All the Lovely Ladies" – 3:35
- "Fine as Fine Can Be" – 2:58
- "Cherokee Bend" – 5:02
- "Now and Then" – 3:09
- "Slide on Over" – 3:43
All compositions by Lightfoot.
Chart performance
| Chart (1975) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia ( Kent Music Report) [5] | 44 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 10 |
Personnel
- Gordon Lightfoot - main performer, 6- and 12-string acoustic guitars, piano, vocals
- Terry Clements - acoustic guitar
- Red Shea - classical guitar, acoustic guitar
- Pee Wee Charles - steel guitar
- Rick Haynes - bass
- John Stockfish - bass
- Jim Gordon - drums, percussion
- Milt Holland - percussion
- Nick DeCaro - accordion, celesta, orchestral arrangements
- Jack Zaza - wind
- Suzie McCune - vocals
- Jackie Ward Singers - vocals
References
- ^ Cold on the Shoulder at AllMusic
- ^ Scoppa, Bud (May 8, 1975). "Gordon Lightfoot: Cold on the Shoulder". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 2, 2007.
- ^ "Dig out the Canadian music". By David Reed, Belleville Intelligencer, June 27, 2014
- ^ "Release "Cold on the Shoulder" by Gordon Lightfoot". MusicBrainz. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 177. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
