Summertime Dream (studio album)
by Gordon Lightfoot
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Gordon Lightfoot bestography
Summertime Dream is ranked 3rd best out of 30 albums by Gordon Lightfoot on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Gordon Lightfoot is Sundown which is ranked number 7859 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 158.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 11/11/2025 07:47 | ootsp | 135 | 83/100 |
| ! | 08/23/2025 08:06 | Imaybeparanoid | 7,291 | 71/100 |
| ! | 07/16/2025 13:20 | RemainInLight | 3,125 | 36/100 |
| ! | 07/01/2025 20:24 | M4thSoad3r | 312 | 85/100 |
| ! | 08/23/2024 03:20 | dhbarrett | 8,075 | 65/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.7/100, a mean average of 73.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.2.
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Album Rating: 67.80
(678/10)
1.Race Among The Ruins. 67
2.The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald. 70
3.I'm Not Supposed To Care. 65
4.I'd Do It Again. 66
5.Never Too Close. 67
6.Protocol. 70
7.The House You Live In. 64
8.Summertime Dream. 65
9.Spanish Moss. 71
10.Too Many Clues In This Room. 73
Everyone knows "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" but this is a very strong set of songs on the whole from this too often undervalued artist.
Listmeister 07/20/2013 00:46 | #81988
Most famous for 'The Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald', the album has half a dozen other great songs. 'Race Among the Ruins,' a catchy tune, was a minor hit in early 1977. 'The House You Live In' is loaded with folk wisdom. 'I'd do it again' showcases his amazing baritone. 'Too Many Clues' is, ironically, a cryptic puzzle as you try to figure out what he's talking about. 'Spanish Moss' is the bittersweet ballad that Lightfoot excels at. Finally, the title track will have you singing along by the second chorus.
GoJetsGo 10/01/2012 01:37 | #51541
Gordon Lightfoot = male Joni MItchell
junodog4 02/23/2012 02:31 | #37338
I'm not sure which is a bigger injustice - that he is ranked past 3000 for top artists, or he's 129th best Canadian. Maybe it's the fact that this album was unranked without me, and even still, get 11,000th on the list. Clearly there's not enough who are familiar. Damn shame.
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