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| Endless Wire | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 1978 | |||
| Recorded | August, November 1977 | |||
| Studio | Eastern Sound Studios, Toronto | |||
| Genre | Folk, soft rock | |||
| Length | 35:36 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Lenny Waronker, Gordon Lightfoot | |||
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Endless Wire is the Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's twelfth studio album, released in 1978 on Warner Bros. Records (#3149).
The closing track, "The Circle Is Small", was a re-recording of a song from Lightfoot's fourth album, Back Here on Earth (1968).
In the USA, Endless Wire peaked at #22 on Billboard 200 chart and #14 on the country album chart. In Canada it reached #2 on the RPM album chart, while in Australia it reached #56 on the Kent Music Report.
Three singles were released from the album. In the US, "The Circle Is Small" peaked at #3 on the adult contemporary chart, #33 on the pop chart and #92 on the country chart. In Canada, it reached #1 on the adult contemporary chart, #6 on the pop chart, and #9 on the country. [1] "Dreamland" peaked at #100 on the US country chart and #24 on the Canadian adult contemporary chart. "Daylight Katy" reached #16 on the US adult contemporary chart, #25 on the Canadian adult contemporary chart, #44 on the Canadian pop chart, and #41 on the UK pop chart.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  
[2] |
| Rolling Stone | (not rated) [3] |
The Globe and Mail called the album "a collection of soft melodies, impeccably sung and harmonized and backed up with only the most tasteful instrumentation." [4]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Gordon Lightfoot.
- "Daylight Katy" – 4:18
- "Sweet Guinevere" – 3:16
- "Hangdog Hotel Room" – 2:35
- "If There's a Reason" – 4:52
- "Endless Wire" – 4:07
- "Dreamland" – 2:53
- "Songs the Minstrel Sang" – 2:49
- "Sometimes I Don't Mind" – 2:53
- "If Children Had Wings" – 3:50
- "The Circle Is Small (I Can See It in Your Eyes)" – 4:03
Chart performance
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia ( Kent Music Report) [5] | 56 |
| Canadian RPM Top Albums | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 22 |
Personnel
- Gordon Lightfoot - vocals, six and twelve-string guitar, high-string guitar, electric guitar
- Terry Clements - lead guitar
- Rick Haynes - bass guitar
- Tom Szczesniak - bass guitar
- Pee Wee Charles - steel guitar
- Red Shea - guitar
- Barry Keane - drums, percussion
- Doug Riley - orchestration, piano
- Jack Zaza - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, shakers, baritone sax, bass clarinet, English horn, alto flute, harmonica, harmonium
- Mitch Clarke - bassoon
References
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1978-04-15. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
- ^ Endless Wire at AllMusic
- ^ "Gordon Lightfoot: Endless Wire : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. March 9, 1978. Archived from the original on January 18, 2008. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
- ^ McGrath, Paul (25 Jan 1978). "Gordon Lightfoot". The Globe and Mail. p. F8.
- ^ 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.
