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Winter's Claw · 08-01-2005, 07:55 PM

If you had to choose a string of FIVE CONSECUTIVE Gordon Lightfoot albums to represent your favorite GL "era," which five would you choose? Here is the list of his albums in order, in case you don't know the order:

Lightfoot!-'66
The Way I Feel-'67
Did She Mention My Name-'68
Back Here on Earth-'68
Sunday Concert(*)-'69
If You Could Read My Mind-'70
Summer Side of Life-'71
Don Quixote-'72
Old Dan's Records-'72
Sundown-'74
Cold on the Shoulder-'75
Summertime Dream-'76
Endless Wire-'78
Dream Street Rose-'80
Shadows-'82
Salute-'83
East of Midnight-'86
Waiting for You-'93
A Painter Passing Through-'98
Harmony-'04

(*)Note: If you want to include Sunday Concert in your list, then go ahead. If you want to skip over it, then skip it.

Here's my list: If You Could Read My Mind, Summer Side of Life, Don Quixote, Old Dan's Records, Sundown. This is the absolute classic period, IMO. I'm curious to see what others' lists look like. I know some people will want to include all 20 in their list, but try to come up with your FAVORITE FIVE IN A ROW!!!

08-01-2005, 07:55 PM	#2
Winter's Claw Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Portland, OR, USA Posts: 104	If you had to choose a string of FIVE CONSECUTIVE Gordon Lightfoot albums to represent your favorite GL "era," which five would you choose? Here is the list of his albums in order, in case you don't know the order: Lightfoot!-'66 The Way I Feel-'67 Did She Mention My Name-'68 Back Here on Earth-'68 Sunday Concert()-'69 If You Could Read My Mind-'70 Summer Side of Life-'71 Don Quixote-'72 Old Dan's Records-'72 Sundown-'74 Cold on the Shoulder-'75 Summertime Dream-'76 Endless Wire-'78 Dream Street Rose-'80 Shadows-'82 Salute-'83 East of Midnight-'86 Waiting for You-'93 A Painter Passing Through-'98 Harmony-'04 ()Note: If you want to include Sunday Concert in your list, then go ahead. If you want to skip over it, then skip it. Here's my list: If You Could Read My Mind, Summer Side of Life, Don Quixote, Old Dan's Records, Sundown. This is the absolute classic period, IMO. I'm curious to see what others' lists look like. I know some people will want to include all 20 in their list, but try to come up with your FAVORITE FIVE IN A ROW!!!