Shadows, 1982 Warner Bros.

Cover:

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01. 14 Karat Gold
02. In My Fashion
03. Shadows
04. Blackberry Wine
05. Heaven Help The Devil
06. Thank You For The Promises
07. Baby Step Back
08. All I'm After
09. Triangle
10. I'll Do Anything
11. She's Not The Same

Album review:

A surprisingly strong collection from Gordon Lightfoot six years after the hits had stopped, Shadows finds him shedding his folk-singer image for that of an adult contemporary singer. There are keyboard textures here where previously there had been all stringed instruments. The change obviously reflected the performer's attempt to remain contemporary, and though Shadows found no radio airplay and little sales, the music on this disc is very good, mature and melodic. Songs like "In My Fashion" and "Heaven Help the Devil" sound like classic Lightfoot, built around folk song structures but more heavily orchestrated than in the '60s and '70s. "14 Karat Gold" sounds like a hit, while the title track and "All I'm After" are reminiscent of classic Lightfoot ballads like "Beautiful," with the acoustic guitar mixed upfront but augmented with tasteful keyboard colors. "She's Not the Same" borrows its introductory licks from "Down in the Boondocks," while "Triangle" hearkens back to the singer's lyrical story tales of old. Throughout this fine disc, Lightfoot's attractive baritone voice sounds great. Shadows is a little-known recording well worth checking out. -- Jim Newsom, All-Music Guide

Credits:

All songs written by Gordon Lightfoot

Published by Moose Music CAPAC

Produced by Gordon Lightfoot and Ken Friesen

Engineer: Ken Friesen
Assisted by Tom Henderson
Musical consultant on basic tracks and overdubs: Dean Parks
String arrangement: Dean Parks
Basic Tracks recorded at Eastern Sound, Toronto