Salute (Gordon Lightfoot album)

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Salute
Studio album by Gordon Lightfoot
Released	July 1983
Recorded	December 1982–February 1983
Studio	Eastern Sound, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genre	Folk
Length	36:16
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Dean Parks, Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Lightfoot chronology
Shadows (1982) Salute (1983) East of Midnight (1986)
Singles from Salute
"Salute (A Lot More Livin' to Do)" Released: August 1983 "Without You" Released: November 1983 "Whispers of the North" Released: 1983

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.

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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]