Lightfoot's Best Album

Review Score: (10/10)
Released in 1982, "Shadows" coherently documents the trial and tribulations of Lightfoot's divorce. Both yearning and apologetic, Lightfoot makes no excuses and asks for no pity. Especially poignant is "In My Fashion," a plea to his children explaining that despite the circumstances, he is a good father. In one song after another, Lightfoot searches to make sense of break-up and divorce. He lurches from, "it's my fault" to "it's your fault" and finally, to acceptance. Thematically and musically, this is Lightfoot at the peak of his creativity. Shadows is reminiscent of the similarly themed Bob Dylan's 1975 album "Blood On The Tracks." Fans of "Shadows" should also buy Lightfoot's 1983 album, "Salute." "Salute" is the flip side of "Shadows," the hopeful, optimistic side of life after divorce.

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