The Way I Feel (Gordon Lightfoot album)

The Way I Feel
Studio album by Gordon Lightfoot
Released	April 1967
Recorded	1966
Studio	Columbia Studio A (Nashville, Tennessee)
Genre	Folk
Length	38:21
Label	United Artists
Producer	John Court
Gordon Lightfoot chronology
Lightfoot! (1966) The Way I Feel (1967) Did She Mention My Name? (1968)

The Way I Feel is the second studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, originally released in 1967 on the United Artists label.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

In his Allmusic review, critic Richie Unterberger praised the album, writing "The songs weren't quite as impressive as his first batch, but they were still very good, highlighted by the epic "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" and an electrified remake of "The Way I Feel."(#36 Canada) "Go-Go Round" reached #27. A cover of "Home From the Forest" by Ronnie Hawkins reached #60 in Canada, February 3, 1968. A cover of "The Way I Feel" by Fotheringay reached #71 in Canada, April 24, 1971.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gordon Lightfoot

Side 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Walls"	2:53
2.	"If You Got It"	2:31
3.	"Softly"	3:26
4.	"Crossroads"	2:58
5.	"A Minor Ballad"	3:15
6.	"Go-Go Round"	2:40

Side 2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rosanna"	2:42
2.	"Home from the Forest"	3:04
3.	"I'll Be Alright"	2:27
4.	"Song for a Winter's Night"	3:01
5.	"Canadian Railroad Trilogy"	6:22
6.	"The Way I Feel"	3:02

Personnel

• Gordon Lightfoot – guitar, piano, vocals
• Red Shea – lead guitar
• John Stockfish – bass
• Ken Buttrey – percussion
• Charles McCoy – 3rd guitar, harmonica, celeste, bells

Cover photography by Barry Feinstein
Cover notes by Robert Markle

External links

• Album lyrics and chords