The
A Personal Tribute to Gordon
Lightfoot
Flash Publishing & Entertainment
Released January 11, 2005:
Multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter J.P. Cormier has
released his six-years-in-the-making tribute to Canadian songwriting legend
Gordon Lightfoot. Recorded and engineered
by Cormier, and co-produced by Cormier and manager Andre Bourgeois, the album
features eighteen Lightfoot classics and an added track penned by J.P. The project is truly a labour of love with Cormier
being the lone instrumentalist and vocalist.
From 6 and 12 string acoustic guitars, electric guitars, drums,
percussion, strings, keyboards, fiddle, banjo, bass, mandolin and piano,
Cormier stays true to the album’s claim of being a “personal tribute”. Notice that in the picture below, J.P. is posing with his own signature edition Lightfoot Martin (the D-18GL). “The Track listing 1. 2. The Circle Is
Small 3. Song for a
Winter’s Night 4. The Watchman’s
Gone 5. Ode to Big Blue 6. I’ll Be Alright 7. Bitter Green 8. Cherokee 10. Talking In Your Sleep 11. Approaching Lavender 12. Home From The 13. Early Morning Rain 14. Sixteen Miles 15. For Lovin’ Me 16. Circle of Steel 17. Steel Rail Blues 18. The Canadian Railroad Trilogy 19. The Poet
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The track listing is below; 18 Lightfoot songs and a tribute song, "The Poet", by J.P. himself. Unfortunately, I don't have the CD where I can find it quickly, so I can't offer clips, and there are no longer any clips on J.P.'s website, but trust me - this is a wonderful album of covers. J.P. is a skilled musician, and his vocals are outstanding too. If you enjoy good covers of Lightfoot songs, this CD should be in your collection. Unfortuntely, it is long out of print and only rarely are used copies available at reasonable prices, but you might want to check occasionally.
