Lightfoot!, 1965 United Artists

Cover:

Songs:

01. Rich Man's Spiritual
02. Long River
03. The Way I Feel
04. For Lovin' Me
05. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
06. Changes
07. Early Mornin' Rain
08. Steel Rail Blues
09. Sixteen Miles
10. I'm Not Sayin'
11. Pride Of Man
12. Ribbon Of Darkness
13. Oh, Linda
14. Peaceful Waters

Album review:

Lightfoot was already 27 at the time of his solo debut, which might have accounted in part for the unusually fully developed maturity and confidence on this recording, in both his songwriting and vocals. Contains some of his best compositions, including "Early Mornin' Rain," "I'm Not Sayin'," "The Way I Feel," "Lovin' Me," and "Ribbon of Darkness." At this point Lightfoot was still including some covers in his repertoire, and he handles numbers by Phil Ochs ("Changes"), Ewan McColl ("The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"), and Hamilton Camp ("Pride of Man") well. The whole album is included on The United Artists Collection. -- Richie Unterberger, All-Music Guide