Did She Mention My Name?
Studio album by
Gordon Lightfoot
ReleasedJanuary 1968
RecordedDecember 1967
GenreFolk
Length36:42
LabelUnited Artists
ProducerJohn Simon
Gordon Lightfoot chronology
The Way I Feel
(1967)		 Did She Mention My Name?
(1968)		 Back Here on Earth
(1968)

Did She Mention My Name? is Canadian 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]

Songs

"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.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [3]

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]

Track listing

All compositions by Gordon Lightfoot.

Side 1

  1. "Wherefore and Why" – 2:51
  2. "The Last Time I Saw Her" – 5:10
  3. "Black Day in July" – 4:10
  4. "May I" – 2:19
  5. "Magnificent Outpouring" – 2:20
  6. "Does Your Mother Know" – 3:33

Side 2

  1. "The Mountain and Maryann" – 3:35
  2. "Pussywillows, Cat-Tails" – 2:48
  3. "I Want to Hear It From You" – 2:22
  4. "Something Very Special" – 3:19
  5. "Boss Man" – 2:10
  6. "Did She Mention My Name?" – 2:27

Personnel

Technical
  • Tim Lewis — cover design
  • Charles Steiner, Daniel Kramer — photography

References

  1. ↑ "Release "Did She Mention Myh Name?" by Gordon Lightfoot". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Gordon captivates audience". The Gateway. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Unterberger, Richie. "Did She Mention My Name? > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 7, 2011.
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