East of Midnight

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)

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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.

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

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External links[]

• Album lyrics and chords