East of Midnight

Released

July 1986

Recorded

January, June, December 1985 and March 1986 at Eastern Sound, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Lionshare Recorders, Lighthouse Recorders, Los Angeles, CA

Genre

Folk, Adult Contemporary

Length

37:25

Label

Warner Bros.

Producer

Gordon Lightfoot, David Foster ("Anything for Love" only)

Gordon Lightfoot chronology

Salute
(1983)

East of Midnight
(1986)

Waiting for You
(1993)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

East of Midnight is Canadian musician Gordon Lightfoot's 17th original album, released in 1986 on the Warner Bros. Records label. The album reached #166 on the Billboard 200.

Lightfoot enlisted keyboardist and producer David Foster on the song "Anything for Love", which reached #13 on the Adult Contemporary chart and #71 on the Country chart.

Track listing

All compositions by Lightfoot except as indicated.

"Stay Loose" – 3:53
"Morning Glory" – 3:24
"East of Midnight" – 3:58
"A Lesson in Love" – 4:05
"Anything for Love" – 3:43 (Lightfoot, David Foster)
"Let it Ride" – 3:40
"Ecstasy Made Easy" – 4:05
"You Just Gotta Be" – 3:34
"A Passing Ship" – 3:55
"I'll Tag Along" – 3:08

Personnel

Gordon Lightfoot - main vocals, guitar
Lenny Castro - percussion
Vern Dorge - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
David Foster - synthesizer, keyboards
Mike Heffernan - keyboards
James Newton Howard - synthesizer, percussion, keyboards
Sheree Jeacocke - harmony vocals
Barry Keane - percussion, drums
Michael Landau - guitar
Bob Mann - Guitar, rhythm guitar
Richard Marx - harmony vocals
Lou Pomanti - Hammond organ
Tom Szczesniak - synthesizer, bass, keyboards
Vesta Williams - harmony vocals

References

↑ Allmusic review

External links

Album lyrics and chords

Gordon Lightfoot

Band musicians	Rick Haynes Barry Keane Mike Heffernan Carter Lancaster

Former members	Red Shea John Stockfish Terry Clements Pee Wee Charles

Albums	Lightfoot! (1966) The Way I Feel (1967) Did She Mention My Name? (1968) Back Here on Earth (1968) Sunday Concert (live) (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) All Live (live) (2012)

Compilations	Early Lightfoot (1969) The Best of Gordon Lightfoot (1970) Classic Lightfoot (1971) The Very Best of Gordon Lightfoot (1974) The Very Best of Gordon Lightfoot, Vol. 2 (1975) Gord's Gold (1975) Early Morning Rain (1976) Songbook (1985) Gord's Gold Volume 2 (1988) The Best of Gordon Lightfoot (1989) The Original Lightfoot (1992) The United Artists Collection (1993) Songbook (1999) Complete Greatest Hits (2002)

Singles	"(Remember Me) I'm the One" (1962) "It's Too Late, He Wins/Negotiations" (1962) "Adios, Adios" (1962) "Day Before Yesterday" (1963) "I'm Not Sayin'" (1965) "Ribbon of Darkness" (1965) "Spin Spin" (1966) "Go Go Round" (1966) "The Way I Feel" (1967) "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" (1967) "Black Day in July" (1968) "Bitter Green" (1968) "Me and Bobby McGee" (1970) "If You Could Read My Mind" (1970) "If I Could" (1971) "Talking in Your Sleep" (1971) "Summer Side of Life" (1971) "Beautiful" (1972) "Alberta Bound" (1972) "You Are What I Am" (1972) "The Same Old Obsession" (1972) "Can't Depend on Love" (1973) "It's Worth Believin'" (1973) "Sundown" (1974) "Carefree Highway" (1974) "Rainy Day People" (1975) "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (1976) "Race Among the Ruins" (1976) "The Circle Is Small (I Can See It in Your Eyes)" (1977) "Daylight Katy" (1978) "Dreamland" (1978) "Dream Street Rose" (1980) "If You Need Me" (1980) "Baby Step Back" (1981) "Blackberry Wine" (1982) "In My Fashion" (1982) "Salute (A Lot More Livin' to Do)" (1983) "Without You" (1983) "Anything for Love" (1986) "Stay Loose" (1986) "East of Midnight" (1987) "Ecstasy Made Easy" (1987) "I'll Prove My Love" (1993) "Waiting for You" (1993) "A Painter Passing Through" (1998) "Inspiration Lady" (2004)

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