Back Here On Earth, 1968 United Artists

Cover:

Songs:

01. Long Way Back Home
02. Unsettled Ways
03. Long Thin Dawn
04. Bitter Green
05. The Circle Is Small
06. Marie Christine
07. Cold Hands From New York
08. Affair On 8th Avenue
09. Don't Beat Me Down
10. The Gypsy
11. If I Could

Album review:

After the mild experimentation of Did She Mention My Name?, Back Here on Earth was a retrenchment of sorts, recorded in Nashville with a three-piece acoustic lineup and a more countrified approach. It's not quite as outstanding as his first three albums, lacking highlights on the order of "Early Mornin' Rain" or "Black Day in July." Lightfoot never offered weak material on his United Artists efforts, however, and Back Here on Earth is still a very solid set, certainly worth acquiring if you like his other UA LPs. And all of the UA studio LPs, of course, are available on the two-disc The United Artists Collection. -- Richie Unterberger, All-Music Guide