Album of the Day

Inducted into Canada's Songwriter Hall of Fame, Gordon Lightfoot is among that nation's greatest musical exports and SUMMERTIME DREAM captures him at the peak of his popularity. Filled with outstanding originals, the Reprise collection reached #12 on the U.S. album chart; highlights include “Race Among the Ruins,” “I'm Not Supposed to Care” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” a Top 10 hit whose timeless feel belies the fact that the real-life maritime disaster it's based on happened mere months earlier – on this day in 1975. Just as important as the top-notch material are the performances, and Lightfoot is in great voice throughout SUMMERTIME DREAM with a backing band (including gifted electric guitarist Terry Clements and pedal steel ace Pee Wee Charles) that sounds equally inspired.