Salute (Gordon Lightfoot album)

Salute is the fifteenth studio album by Canadian musician Gordon Lightfoot, released in 1983 Warner Brothers Records. It barely registered on the charts (#175) and is one of his least-known recordings. Consequently, songs from the album were rarely featured in Lightfoot's live performances.

Salute
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1983
RecordedDecember 1982–February 1983
StudioEastern Sound, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
GenreFolk
Length36:16
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerDean Parks, Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Lightfoot chronology
Shadows
(1982)
Salute
(1983)
East of Midnight
(1986)
Singles from Salute
  1. "Salute (A Lot More Livin' to Do)"
    Released: August 1983
  2. "Without You"
    Released: November 1983
  3. "Whispers of the North"
    Released: 1983

The album completed Lightfoot's shift from acoustic folk/country compositions to a more sleek adult contemporary sound, a shift he had begun on Shadows. However, he had never completely abandoned his folk roots, as "Whispers of the North", "Knotty Pine" and "Tattoo" show.

In general, the album was more upbeat than its introspective predecessor with even greater use of electric guitar licks and synthesizers.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

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All compositions by Gordon Lightfoot

  1. "Salute (A Lot More Livin' to Do)" - 4:24
  2. "Gotta Get Away" - 2:54
  3. "Whispers of the North" - 3:20
  4. "Someone to Believe In" - 3:32
  5. "Romance" - 3:31
  6. "Knotty Pine" - 4:00
  7. "Biscuit City" - 2:55
  8. "Without You" - 3:07
  9. "Tattoo" - 4:28
  10. "Broken Dreams" - 4:05

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "Salute Review by Jim Esch". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
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