 The song was produced by Lenny Waronker and Joe Wissert at Sunwest Recording Studios, in Los Angeles, California, with the classical music arrangement of violins by Nick DeCaro.The song is in A major and uses the subtonic chord.This song first appeared on Lightfoot's 1970 album "Sit Down Young Stranger", which was later renamed "If You Could Read My Mind" following the song's success.