If You Could Read My Mind
1970 single by Gordon Lightfoot / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the album sometimes known by the same name, see Sit Down Young Stranger.
"If You Could Read My Mind" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot. Lightfoot wrote the lyrics while he was reflecting on his own divorce. It reached No. 1 on the Canadian Singles Chart on commercial release in 1970 and charted in several other countries on international release in 1971.[1] In 2023, Hockey Night in Canada used the song for their year end playoff montage commemorating the Vegas Golden Knights' Stanley Cup win, following Lightfoot's passing.
Quick Facts Single by Gordon Lightfoot, from the album Sit Down Young Stranger ...
"If You Could Read My Mind" | ||||
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![]() Side A of the Canadian single | ||||
Single by Gordon Lightfoot | ||||
from the album Sit Down Young Stranger | ||||
B-side | "Poor Little Allison" | |||
Released | December 1970 | |||
Recorded | November 1969 | |||
Studio | SunWest (Hollywood, California) | |||
Genre | Soft rock, folk rock | |||
Length | 3:48 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Songwriter(s) | Gordon Lightfoot | |||
Producer(s) | Lenny Waronker and Joseph Wissert | |||
Gordon Lightfoot singles chronology | ||||
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Audio | ||||
"If You Could Read My Mind" on YouTube | ||||
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