The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot - MP3 instrumental karaoke

"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" is a folk ballad penned and recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot. Released on his 1976 album, Summertime Dream, the song honors the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, a cargo ship that sank in Lake Superior during a severe storm on November 10, 1975, tragically taking all 29 crew members with it. A masterpiece of storytelling in folk music, the song's haunting melody, driven by Lightfoot's crisp acoustic guitar and somber vocals, captures the intensity of the tragedy. Upon its release, the song peaked at Number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and Number 1 on the RPM national singles chart in Canada, making it one of Gordon Lightfoot's most successful singles. Summertime Dream, its parent album, reached Number 1 in Canada and Number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 1988, the Canadian folk legend re-record the song for the compilation, Gord's Gold, Vol. 2.