<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Approaching Lavender" (1970) </Td> <Td> "If You Could Read My Mind" (1970) </Td> <Td> "This Is My Song" (1971) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Approaching Lavender" (1970) </Td> <Td> "If You Could Read My Mind" (1970) </Td> <Td> "This Is My Song" (1971) </Td> </Tr> <P> "If You Could Read My Mind" is a song by Canadian singer - songwriter Gordon Lightfoot . It reached number one on Canadian music charts and was his first recording to appear on the American music charts, reaching number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in February 1971 . Later in the year it reached number 30 in the UK . The song also reached number one for one week on the Billboard Easy Listening chart, and was the first of four Lightfoot releases to reach number one . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

Who wrote the song can you read my mind