Ribbon of Darkness
1965 single by Gordon Lightfoot / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Ribbon of Darkness" is a song written by Gordon Lightfoot that was released in 1965 as a single by Marty Robbins. The song was Robbins' eleventh number one on the U.S. country singles chart, where it spent one week at the top and a total of nineteen weeks on the chart.[1]
Quick Facts Single by Gordon Lightfoot, B-side ...
"Ribbon of Darkness" | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Single by Gordon Lightfoot | ||||
B-side | "Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues" | |||
Released | 1965 | |||
Label | United Artists | |||
Songwriter(s) | Gordon Lightfoot | |||
Gordon Lightfoot singles chronology | ||||
|
Close
Quick Facts Single by Marty Robbins, B-side ...
"Ribbon of Darkness" | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Single by Marty Robbins | ||||
B-side | "Little Robin" | |||
Released | March 22, 1965 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:30 | |||
Label | Columbia 4-43258 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Gordon Lightfoot | |||
Marty Robbins singles chronology | ||||
|
Close
Lightfoot's own version was released as single in 1965[2] and included in his 1966 debut album Lightfoot! and again for his 1975 compilation album Gord's Gold. The latter recording features the song in a medley with "I'm Not Sayin'", as does the live recording from Lightfoot's 1969 Sunday Concert album.