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| Released | January 1974 | |||
| Recorded | November 1973 | |||
| Studio | Eastern Sound Studios (Toronto) | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 36:12 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Lenny Waronker | |||
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Sundown is Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot's ninth studio album, released in 1974 on the Reprise Records label. It was the only Lightfoot album to reach No. 1 on the pop chart in the US. In his native Canada, it topped the RPM 100 for five consecutive weeks, first hitting No. 1 on June 22, 1974, the same day it reached the top of the chart south of the border.[1]
The album marked the pinnacle of Lightfoot's acoustic folk-country blend before he embarked on an increasing use of electric instruments, although he did include some electric guitar, notably on the title track.
As for singles, the title track reached No. 1 on the pop and adult contemporary charts as well as #13 on the country chart, while "Carefree Highway" reached No. 10 on the pop chart, No. 1 on the AC chart and No. 81 on the country chart.
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B−[3] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable)[4] |
- ^ "Top Albums". RPM. 21 (18). 22 June 1974. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ "Sundown". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: L". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 1, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Rolling Stone reviews : Sundown". Retrieved 25 May 2013.