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# - Songbook

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Songbook

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A Magnificent Anthology
  

*by V***E on Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 1999*

Where to begin? This has to be one of the most extraordinary boxed sets ever.It is four CDs covering his entire career; 88 songs in total, including 18 that are rare or previously unreleased. As the title implies,  The Gordon Lightfoot Songbook 1962-1998 contains only Lightfoot originals:  the songs he considers his best. The two rare songs are both from 1962 and  were previously released only on singles and on a rare LP called Early  Lightfoot. They are Remember Me (I'm The One) and It's Too Late, He Wins.  There are extensive liner notes with a long piece by Nicholas Jennings,  author of Before The Gold Rush (about Canadian music), and lots of comments  and notes on the songs from Lightfoot himself. And there are many photos as  well, including several never published before.Songbook contains all of  Lightfoot's big chart hits (If You Could Read My Mind, Sundown, Carefree  Highway and Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald), all of his great songs that  were chart hits for others or are simply well-known (Ribbon Of Darkness,  Early Mornin' Rain, For Lovin' Me, Alberta Bound), selected songs from the  four albums that have not (yet!) been released on CD (17 of them, of which  14 are not available on any other CD including classics like Hi'Way Songs  and In My Fashion), dozens of other truly magnificent songs from throughout  his career (Canadian Railroad Trilogy, Song For A Winter's Night, Sit Down  Young Stranger, Rainy Day  People), two songs from before he signed with  United Artists (Remember Me (I'm The One) and It's Too Late, He Wins), and  16 songs that were never released before. This has to be a "must  buy" for anyone who has ever thought "I should buy some Lightfoot  music", and also for everyone who has already taken home one or more  of his albums.All of the songs that were previously released were taken  from original albums. That means that none of the recordings are  re-recordings from either Gord's Gold album. So, in every case, you are  hearing Lightfoot's original interpretation of the song. And, the two  Gord's Gold collections don't totally duplicate what is here, so a true fan  would enjoy having both.Every song is a Lightfoot original; that is, all  the songs were written by him. That means that a few wonderful covers that  you may have enjoyed aren't here. But the choice was made to stick to  original songs and, with a catalog like his, there are still too many to  fit on four CDs.These are the songs that Lightfoot considers his very  best. But, there is at least one shocking surprise, at least to me, and  that is the omission of Minstrel Of The Dawn. Investigation suggests that  Lightfoot didn't like the recording of the song for some reason; not that  he doesn't rate the song among his best. And, if you've written and  recorded as much quality material as he has, you would certainly be  entitled to a judgment like that.And, of course, there are a few other  favorites of mine that are not here, but that would be true of anyone. In  any collection like this, choices must be made, and considerations like the  total time per CD, and the number of songs per original album, would  probably introduce other constraints of which we aren't aware. The point is  that of 70 songs (the ones that are not rare or previously unreleased), I  see only a very few others that I would have included on my list. The  collection contains more than 90% of what I personally would have chosen.  That is great! No two people would ever agree on their top 70 songs by any  artist.The two songs from 1962 will be a real treat for any long time  fan. They are not in the Lightfoot style, as we all know and love it. But  they are sweet songs and the voice! Well, enough said. They were written  and recorded just before his singing and songwriting had evolved to what is  now referred to as "Lightfoot style."And the new songs, 16 of  them, will surprise and delight. How many times have you bought a  collection with "previously unreleased" tracks, only to find out  when you got home that there was a good reason that the songs weren't  released before: the songs weren't very good, or very different from that  artist's other songs. But wait until you hear the songs here! Every one of  them is a really good song, and some are truly magnificent. In fact, I  can't believe that songs like these have sat in the vaults so long and I  only hope that the price of a boxed set doesn't  keep people from  hearing them. (Does Rhino ever issue singles? If not, there's no time like  the present to start).One of the real jewels among these new songs is  Too Much To Lose, a delightful country song which was actually mistakenly  released on some 8 tracks and cassettes of the Old Dan's Records album.  Since there was this mistaken release (and recall, of course), some copies  of the song have been out there and a number of Lightfoot fans have heard  it - and loved it - before. I happen to think that the song contains one of  his most brilliant and poignant metaphors:"Forgiving is to lovers  as trusting is to fools"Chills, anyone? In the liner notes,  Lightfoot has this to say about Too Much To Lose:"It was up for a  Paul Newman movie, Cool Hand Luke, but they didn't want it. I guess after  that I didn't want it either. It's one of the coolest songs we got out of  the vault."Absolutely.Another magnificent song is is Forgive  Me Lord. I had the privilege of hearing this song in concert many times  starting in the early 1980s. I remember looking for it when Salute came  out, and again when East Of Midnight came out, being disappointed both  times. It remained the one Lightfoot song that I knew I loved but that I  thought I would never hear again. Thank you Rhino. (And thank you Gordon,  for bringing it back to your concerts in 1999).I will leave it to each  of you to savor the treasures among the other previously unreleased songs,  but I have to comment on a few that became instant favorites of mine.  First, the two songs at the end of disc 1: Mama Said and Station Master.  Mama Said is a delightful tune about his mother's influence on his music  career; this song can't fail to bring a smile to your face. Station Master  is Lightfoot's most Dylan-like song, as he says in the liner notes. It's a  nice mixture of two songwriting geniuses with Lightfoot's unique singing  style thrown into the mix (no pun intended).Then there is Heaven Don't  Deserve Me, recorded the day before Too Much To Lose and in a similar  style. Other favorites of mine are Stone Cold Sober, Borderstone and  Keepin' On Yearning.The other previously unreleased songs on this  collection are: A Message To The Wind, You'll Still Be Needing Me, Betty  Called Me In, Canary Yellow Canoe, Never Say Trust Me, Why Should I Feel  Blue, Always On The Bright Side and Lifeline. Again, it is hard to believe  that such exceptional songs have never been available before.June 15 has  arrived!C1999 by Valerie Magee

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Classic Gord remastered includes a disc of his pre-Reprise songs.
  

*by W***N on Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2023*

A reissue of his 1999 Anthology with about 16 unreleased gems (and at the time) from the vault, this set acts as a wonderful summary of Lightfoot’s career up to that time.The mastering is good for the set (though it could be better-Bill Inglot is great at tracking down source tapes but he masters a bit )n the bright side) for some tracks. The packaging isn’t really a box set but a 4 CD tray. Mine, like many others, arrived busted up (I’m sure packaging had something to do with on Amazon’s behalf) but I’m not returning it as it is currently out of stock.The generous booklet also has comments for each song by the late Gord as well as an introduction by Gord and an essay on his career.I do wish that they had also included the re-recordings from “Gord’s Gold” as well as they do differ a bit from the original United Artists recordings and/or a live show but this is pretty darn good.Each disc is filled to the brim with excellent material. Highly recommended if you can find it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Excellent
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2023*

What's not to love about this legend!

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