Beautiful (Gordon Lightfoot song)

"Beautiful" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot. This song first appeared on Lightfoot's 1972 LP Don Quixote, the first of two singles to be released. The album's title track appeared on the B-side.

"Beautiful"
Single by Gordon Lightfoot
from the album Don Quixote
B-side"Don Quixote"
ReleasedMay 1972
GenreSoft rock, Folk rock
LabelReprise
Songwriter(s)Gordon Lightfoot
Producer(s)Lenny Waronker
Gordon Lightfoot singles chronology
"Summer Side of Life"
(1971)
"Beautiful"
(1972)
"Alberta Bound"
(1972)

Reception

It reached number 13 in Canada and peaked at number 58 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in June 1972. The song also hit number one on the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart, his second of seven to do so, and number 30 on the U.S. Easy Listening chart.[1]

Chart performance

Chart (1972) Peak
position
Canadian RPM Top Singles 13
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary 1
US Billboard Easy Listening 30
US Billboard Hot 100 58
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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 146.
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