Warner Music CanadaCanadian folk legend Gordon Lightfoot will release his first studio album since 2004’s Harmony on March 20, a 10-track collection called SOLO.
The album, which can be pre-ordered now, will be available on CD, as a vinyl LP, digitally and via steaming services.
As its title suggests, SOLO was recorded by the singer-songwriter alone in a studio and features just his vocals and guitar. The album boasts newly recorded versions of songs that Lightfoot had written in 2001 and 2002 — shortly before he suffered a near-fatal abdominal aortic aneurysm — and had rediscovered recently on a pair of CDs that had been tucked away in his office for almost 20 years.
Lightfoot says of the material on SOLO, “I thought my fans would be interested in hearing what songs sound like when first written.”
The album’s first track, “Oh So Sweet,” is available now as a digital single and via streaming services, and you also can check it out at Gordon’s official YouTube channel and SoundCloud page.
The 81-year-old musician will be supporting SOLO on tour throughout 2020. He currently has more than 40 dates lined up in the U.S. and Canada, spanning from a February 13 concert in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, through an October 9 show in Collingswood, New Jersey. Visit GordonLightfoot.com to check out his full itinerary.
Here is the SOLO track list:
“Oh So Sweet”
“E-Motion”
“Better Off”
“Return into Dust”
“Do You Walk, Do You Talk”
“Just a Little Bit”
“Easy Flo”
“Dreamdrift”
“The Laughter We Seek”
“Why Not Give It a Try”
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