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The Way I Feel (Gordon Lightfoot album)

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The Way I Feel
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1967
Recorded1966
StudioColumbia Studio A (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenreFolk
Length38:21
LabelUnited Artists
ProducerJohn Court
Gordon Lightfoot chronology
Lightfoot!
(1966)
The Way I Feel
(1967)
Did She Mention My Name?
(1968)

The Way I Feel is the second studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, originally released in 1967 on the United Artists label. [1]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic [2]

In his Allmusic review, critic Richie Unterberger praised the album, writing "The songs weren't quite as impressive as his first batch, but they were still very good, highlighted by the epic "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" and an electrified remake of "The Way I Feel."[2](#36 Canada[3]) "Go-Go Round" reached #27.[4] A cover of "Home From the Forest" by Ronnie Hawkins reached #60 in Canada, February 3, 1968.[5] A cover of "The Way I Feel" by Fotheringay reached #71 in Canada, April 24, 1971.[6]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Gordon Lightfoot

Side 1
No.TitleLength
1."Walls"2:53
2."If You Got It"2:31
3."Softly"3:26
4."Crossroads"2:58
5."A Minor Ballad"3:15
6."Go-Go Round"2:40
Side 2
No.TitleLength
1."Rosanna"2:42
2."Home from the Forest"3:04
3."I'll Be Alright"2:27
4."Song for a Winter's Night"3:01
5."Canadian Railroad Trilogy"6:22
6."The Way I Feel"3:02

Personnel

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Cover photography by Barry Feinstein
Cover notes by Robert Markle

References

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  1. ^ "Release "The Way I Feel" by Gordon Lightfoot". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b Unterberger, Richie. "The Way I Feel > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles – June 17, 1967" (PDF).
  4. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles – February 25, 1967" (PDF).
  5. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles – February 3, 1968" (PDF).
  6. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles – April 24, 1971" (PDF).
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