East of Midnight

East of Midnight is Canadian musician Gordon Lightfoot's 17th original album, released in 1986 on the Warner Bros. Records label. The album reached #165 on the Billboard 200.

East of Midnight
Studio album by Gordon Lightfoot
Released	July 1986
Recorded	January, June, December 1985 and March 1986
Studio	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]

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.

1. "Stay Loose" – 3:53
2. "Morning Glory" – 3:24
3. "East of Midnight" – 3:58
4. "A Lesson in Love" – 4:05
5. "Anything for Love" – 3:43 (Lightfoot, David Foster)
6. "Let it Ride" – 3:40
7. "Ecstasy Made Easy" – 4:05
8. "You Just Gotta Be" – 3:34
9. "A Passing Ship" – 3:55
10. "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

1. Allmusic review

Review

External links

• Album lyrics and chords