Shadows (Gordon Lightfoot album)

Shadows is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's 15th original album, released in 1982 on the Warner Brothers Records label. It peaked at #87 on the Billboard charts.

The album marked another significant turning point in Lightfoot's musical evolution. He moves further away from his acoustic roots through greater use of synthesisers and electric organ, marking his entry into the adult contemporary genre.

The album is softer in composition than its immediate predecessors with a return to slower, more introspective ballads as compared to the faster, country style of Lightfoot's mid-1970's albums.^{[citation needed]}

Although a commercial failure, the album has received positive critical reviews.1

"Baby Step Back" peaked at #17 on the Adult Contemporary chart and at #50 on the Pop chart.

[edit] Track listing

"14 Karat Gold" – 3:56
"In My Fashion" – 3:05
"Shadows" – 3:02
"Blackberry Wine" – 3:05
"Heaven Help the Devil" – 3:14
"Thank You for the Promises" – 2:53
"Baby Step Back" – 3:59
"All I'm After" – 3:23
"Triangle" – 4:10
"I'll Do Anything" – 3:25
"She's Not the Same" – 3:11

All songs composed by Lightfoot.

[edit] Credits

Gordon Lightfoot - Main Performer, Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Harmony Vocals
Rick Haynes - Bass
Terry Clements - Lead Guitar
Barry Keane - Drums, Percussion
Michael Heffernan - Keyboards, Synthesizer
Pee Wee Charles - Steel Guitar, Dobro
Dean Parks - Electric guitar
Dennis Pendrith - Bass
Robbie Buchanan - Synthesizer
Victor Feldman - Percussion
Herb Pedersen - Harmony vocals

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Album lyrics and chords

v • d • e Gordon Lightfoot discography

Main albums	Lightfoot! (1966) • The Way I Feel (1967) • Did She Mention My Name (1968) • Back Here on Earth (1968) • Sunday Concert (1969) • Sit Down Young Stranger (1970) • Summer Side of Life (1971) • Don Quixote (1972) • Old Dan's Records (1972) • Sundown (1974) • Cold on the Shoulder (1975) • Summertime Dream (1976) • Endless Wire (1978) • Dream Street Rose (1980) • Shadows (1982) • Salute (1983) • East of Midnight (1986) • Waiting for You (1993) • A Painter Passing Through (1998) • Harmony (2004)

Main Compilations	Gord's Gold (1975) • Gord's Gold, Vol. 2 (1988) • Songbook (1999) • Complete Greatest Hits (2002)

Notable Singles	"Canadian Railroad Trilogy" (1967) • "If You Could Read My Mind" (1970) • "Sundown" (1974) • "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (1976)