The Way I Feel is the second studio album by Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot

Gordon Lightfoot

Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr. is a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music, and has been credited for helping define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s...

, originally released in 1967 on the United Artists

United Artists Records

United Artists Records was a record label founded by Max E. Youngstein of United Artists in 1957 initially to distribute records of its movie soundtracks, though it soon branched out into recording music of a number of different genres.-History:...

 label.

Reception

In his Allmusic review, critic Richie Unterberger

Richie Unterberger

Richie Unterberger is a US author and journalist whose focus is popular music and travel writing.-Life and writing:Having worked as a DJ at WXPN in Philadelphia, he started reviewing records for Op magazine in 1983...

 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."."

Track listing

All songs written by Gordon Lightfoot.

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
7. "Rosanna" – 2:42
8. "Home From the Forest" – 3:04
9. "I'll Be Alright" – 2:27
10. "Song for a Winter's Night
    Song For A Winter's Night
    "Song for a Winter's Night" is the title of a song written by Gordon Lightfoot, and first recorded for his 1967 album, The Way I Feel. Lightfoot actually recorded two versions of the song; the second appears on the 1975 album Gord's Gold, a greatest hits compilation on which other re-recordings...
    
    " – 3:01
11. "Canadian Railroad Trilogy
    Canadian Railroad Trilogy
    The "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" is a song by Gordon Lightfoot that describes the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.This song was commissioned by the CBC for a special broadcast on January 1, 1967, to start Canada's Centennial year. It appeared on Lightfoot's The Way I Feel album later in the...
    
    " – 6:22
12. "The Way I Feel" – 3:02

Personnel

• Gordon Lightfoot - Guitar
  Guitar
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  , Piano
  Piano
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  , Vocals
• Red Shea - Lead Guitar
• John Stockfish - Bass
  Bass guitar
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• Kenneth A. Buttrey - Drum
  Drum
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  s, percussion
• Charlie McCoy
  Charlie McCoy
  Charles "Charlie" Ray McCoy is an American musician noted for his harmonica playing. In his career, McCoy has backed several notable musicians including Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Tom Astor, Elvis Presley and Ween. He has also recorded thirty-seven studio albums, including fourteen for Monument Records...
  
   - Harmonica
  Harmonica
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  , celeste, bells

Cover photography by Barry Feinstein

Barry Feinstein

Barry Feinstein was an American photographer who was reputed to have produced over 500 album covers. Barry Feinstein began in his youth as a photographer. In 1955 he was engaged as an assistant at Life magazine...

External links

• Album lyrics and chords