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Billed as his final album, this 2016 live set by the late songwriter is a thoughtful and intimate survey of his vast catalog.

'At Royal Albert Hall', Gordon Lightfoot's "final album" has received a July release date and features the singer's biggest hits.

Gordon Lightfoot’s final album, the live recording ‘At Royal Albert Hall’ was recorded at Gordon’s London concert on 24 May, 2016.

The final album from revered Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, who passed away on May 1, 2023, at age 84, simply entitled At Royal Albert Hall,  will be released on July 14, via Linus Entertainment, the Canadian independent label that released Lightfoot's last studio album with his band, Harmony, in 2004.

Gordon Lightfoot, the Canadian folk and country icon, has died. The news was confirmed by Lightfoot’s publicist, Victoria Lord, and first reported by CBC. Known as one of Canada’s greatest songwriters, Gordon Lightfoot climbed the US charts with hits such as 1970’s “If You Could Read My Mind,” 1974’s “Sundown” and “Carefree Highway,” 1975’s “Rainy Day People,” and 1976’s “The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald....

Born in Ontario, Canada, Lightfoot had many hits including “Early Morning Rain,” “Sundown,” “Ribbon of Darkness,” “If You Could Read My Mind” and “Rainy Day People.”

Gordon Lightfoot, one of Canada's greatest songwriters and an internationally-admired artist for decades, has died at the age of 84.

A son of Orillia, Ont., he held fast to his small-town roots while achieving global stardom

The iconic Canadian musician/songwriter started out slow, but set sail on the Sault Ste. Marie stage.