Back Here on Earth

Back Here on Earth
Studio album by Gordon Lightfoot
Released	November 1968
Recorded	Bradley's Barn in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, September 1968
Genre	Folk
Length	35:06
Label	United Artists
Producer	Elliot Mazer
Gordon Lightfoot chronology
Did She Mention My Name (1968) Back Here on Earth (1968) Sunday Concert (1969)

Back Here On Earth is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's fourth studio album, released in 1968 on the United Artists label.

Apart from his eponymous debut album, it is Lightfoot's only studio album not to derive its title from a song on the album. Back Here on Earth was Lightfoot's last studio recording on the United Artists label which he left after releasing the live album Sunday Concert in 1969.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

In his Allmusic review, critic Richie Unterberger wrote of the album "It's not quite as outstanding as his first three albums, lacking highlights on the order of "Early Mornin' Rain" or "Black Day in July." Lightfoot never offered weak material on his United Artists efforts, however, and Back Here on Earth is still a very solid set, certainly worth acquiring if you like his other LPs for this label."^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Gordon Lightfoot.

1. "Long Way Back Home" – 3:02
2. "Unsettled Ways" – 1:51
3. "Long Thin Dawn" – 2:57
4. "Bitter Green" – 2:42
5. "The Circle Is Small (I Can See It in Your Eyes)" – 3:26
6. "Marie Christine" – 2:54
7. "Cold Hands from New York" – 5:16
8. "Affair on 8th Avenue" – 3:25
9. "Don't Beat Me Down" – 3:16
10. "The Gypsy" – 2:45
11. "If I Could" – 4:02
12. "Spin, Spin" (Bonus Track on Bear Family CD re-release)

Personnel

• Gordon Lightfoot - 6 & 12 string acoustic guitar
• Red Shea - Lead acoustic guitar
• John Stockfish - Bass

References

External links

• Album lyrics and chords