Did She Mention My Name? | ||||
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Released | January 1968 | |||
Recorded | December 1967 | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Length | 36:42 | |||
Label | United Artists | |||
Producer | John Simon | |||
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Did She Mention My Name?isCanadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's third studio album, released in 1968 on the United Artists label. The album marked Lightfoot's first use of orchestration. [1]
"Black Day in July" was written by Lightfoot to inform people about racial strife in the United States. Lightfoot stated that he wrote the song "as a newspaper man would write an article."[2] The song was covered by The Tragically Hip for the 2003 Lightfoot tribute album, Beautiful: A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot.
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In his AllMusic review, critic Richie Unterberger praised the album, writing "Though a tad more erratic than his earlier efforts, his songwriting remained remarkably consistent. His characteristically bright, uplifting outlook became more diverse as well ..."[3]
All compositions by Gordon Lightfoot
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