The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

About The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" is a song written, composed, and performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot to commemorate the sinking of the bulk carrier SS Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior on November 10, 1975. Lightfoot drew his inspiration from Newsweek's article on the event, "The Cruelest Month", which it published in its November 24, 1975, issue. Lightfoot considered this song to be his finest work. Appearing originally on Lightfoot's 1976 album Summertime Dream .

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About this song

Credited to

Gordon Lightfoot

Album

Summertime Dream · Track 2 of 10 · Longest track on the album

Released

January 1, 1970

Duration

6:29

Ranking

#1 most played Gordon Lightfoot track on Foxsoundi

On Last.fm

191,656 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: Summertime Dream