Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Lightfoot
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- The Basics
The anthemic "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" stands as one of Gordon Lightfoot's most enduring songs, breathtaking in its scope. "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" is the most popular historically based folk song since perhaps Woody Guthrie sang about Pretty Boy Floyd or Sacco & Vanzetti. But G.L. also can sing a tender love song with the best of them, as heard in "Song for a Winter's Night."
$27.75 The Basics
Name Time Price 1 The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald 6:29 $1.29 View In iTunes 2 If You Could Read My Mind 3:49 $1.29 View In iTunes 3 Sundown 3:33 $1.29 View In iTunes 4 Carefree Highway 3:42 $0.99 View In iTunes 5 Rainy Day People 2:48 $0.99 View In iTunes 6 Early Mornin' Rain 3:08 $1.29 View In iTunes 7 Beautiful 3:22 $0.99 View In iTunes 8 Song for a Winter's Noght 3:00 $1.29 View In iTunes 9 Canadian Railroad Trilogy 6:21 $1.29 View In iTunes 10 Steel Rail Blues 2:53 $1.29 View In iTunes 11 Sit Down Young Stranger 3:24 $0.99 View In iTunes 12 Did She Mention My Name 2:33 $1.29 View In iTunes 13 Summer Side of Life 4:03 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 Cotton Jenny 3:27 $0.99 View In iTunes 15 Circle of Steel 2:46 $0.99 View In iTunes 16 Summertime Dream 2:27 $0.99 View In iTunes 17 Seven Island Suite 5:59 $0.99 View In iTunes 18 Cold On the Shoulder 3:00 $0.99 View In iTunes 19 Waiting for You 3:34 $0.99 View In iTunes 20 Softly 3:26 $1.29 View In iTunes 21 A Painter Passing Through 3:53 $0.99 View In iTunes 22 East of Midnight 3:57 $0.99 View In iTunes 23 Shadows (1988 Version) 3:02 $0.99 View In iTunes 24 Talking In Your Sleep 3:01 $0.99 View In iTunes 25 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 3:12 $1.29 View In iTunes Total: 25 Songs - Next Steps
One of the better tunes from Gordon Lightfoot's latter-day career is a cover of Bob Dylan's "Ring Them Bells." He takes a rare turn singing in French with "Nous Vivons Ensemble." And in songs like "10 Degrees and Getting Colder," the elegance of his imagery is revealed: "He was standing by the highway/With a sign that just said 'Mother'/When he heard a driver comin'/'bout a half a mile away." Pure poetry.
$26.55 Next Steps
Name Time Price 1 Daylight Katy 4:20 $0.99 View In iTunes 2 The Circle Is Small 3:59 $0.99 View In iTunes 3 Alberta Bound (1988 Version) 3:01 $0.99 View In iTunes 4 All the Lovely Ladies 3:36 $0.99 View In iTunes 5 10 Degrees & Getting Colder 2:42 $0.99 View In iTunes 6 Make Way for the Lady 3:40 $0.99 View In iTunes 7 Christian Island (Georgian Bay) [1988 Version] 3:16 $0.99 View In iTunes 8 The Pony Man 3:31 $0.99 View In iTunes 9 Nous Vivons Ensemble 3:41 $0.99 View In iTunes 10 Endless Wire 4:05 $0.99 View In iTunes 11 Minstrel of the Dawn 3:27 $0.99 View In iTunes 12 Pussywilliows, Cat-Tails 2:50 $1.29 View In iTunes 13 Ring Them Bells 2:58 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 Now & Then 3:09 $0.99 View In iTunes 15 Marie Christine 2:57 $1.29 View In iTunes 16 High and Dry (1988 Version) 2:30 $0.99 View In iTunes 17 The Last Time I Saw Her 5:12 $1.29 View In iTunes 18 Baby Step Back 3:56 $0.99 View In iTunes 19 Something Very Special 3:22 $1.29 View In iTunes 20 If I Could 4:02 $1.29 View In iTunes 21 Race Among the Ruins 3:18 $0.99 View In iTunes 22 Home from the Forest 3:05 $1.29 View In iTunes 23 It's Worth Believin' 3:23 $0.99 View In iTunes 24 Approaching Lavender 2:57 $0.99 View In iTunes 25 I'll Prove My Love 3:10 $0.99 View In iTunes Total: 25 Songs - Deep Cuts
Hearing horn and string arrangements in early songs such as "I Want to Hear It from You" will shatter preconceptions of those familiar only with Gordon Lightfoot's Warner Bros.-era recordings. On the other hand, some early tunes, such as "Long Way Back Home," are quite spare in their arrangement. And be sure to check out two great latter-day sea songs: "Ode to Big Blue" and "Ghosts of Cape Horn."
$27.75 Deep Cuts
Name Time Price 1 Morning Glory 3:24 $0.99 View In iTunes 2 Changes 2:32 $1.29 View In iTunes 3 Ribbon of Darkness 2:41 $1.29 View In iTunes 4 Bitter Green 2:44 $1.29 View In iTunes 5 Drink Yer Glasses Empty 3:16 $0.99 View In iTunes 6 Pride of Man 2:43 $1.29 View In iTunes 7 Magnificient Outpouring 2:22 $1.29 View In iTunes 8 Fine As Fine Can Be 2:59 $0.99 View In iTunes 9 Long Way Back Home 3:05 $1.29 View In iTunes 10 I'll Tag Along 3:09 $0.99 View In iTunes 11 Wherefor & Why 2:53 $1.29 View In iTunes 12 A Tree to Weak to Stand 3:24 $0.99 View In iTunes 13 Restless 3:36 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 Affair On 8th Avenue 3:27 $1.29 View In iTunes 15 I'm Not Supposed to Care 3:28 $0.99 View In iTunes 16 Boss Man 2:12 $1.29 View In iTunes 17 Ghosts of Cape Horn 4:06 $0.99 View In iTunes 18 I Want to Hear It from You 2:25 $1.29 View In iTunes 19 Miguel 4:12 $0.99 View In iTunes 20 Same Old Loverman 3:21 $0.99 View In iTunes 21 Stay Loose 3:57 $0.99 View In iTunes 22 Cherokee Bend 5:03 $0.99 View In iTunes 23 Triangle (1988 Version) 3:57 $0.99 View In iTunes 24 Hangdog Hotel Room 2:39 $0.99 View In iTunes 25 Red Velvet 2:39 $0.99 View In iTunes Total: 25 Songs - Complete Set
Gordon Lightfoot is so ingrained in Canadian culture, many people actually believe that he wrote the Canadian national anthem. Considering that "O Canada" didn't become the national anthem until 1980, the confusion is not entirely unexpected, but the tune actually predates the tunesmith by nearly 60 years. Lightfoot has been recording for more than 40 years, but his primary commercial success in the U.S. came during the singer-songwriter-friendly '70s. He's a member of the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame. Between 1965 and 1977, he won a Juno Award (the Canadian equivalent of the GRAMMY®) for either Best Folk Singer or Best Male Singer every year except 1973.
$82.05 Complete Set
Name Time Price 1 The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald 6:29 $1.29 View In iTunes 2 If You Could Read My Mind 3:49 $1.29 View In iTunes 3 Sundown 3:33 $1.29 View In iTunes 4 Carefree Highway 3:42 $0.99 View In iTunes 5 Rainy Day People 2:48 $0.99 View In iTunes 6 Early Mornin' Rain 3:08 $1.29 View In iTunes 7 Beautiful 3:22 $0.99 View In iTunes 8 Song for a Winter's Noght 3:00 $1.29 View In iTunes 9 Canadian Railroad Trilogy 6:21 $1.29 View In iTunes 10 Steel Rail Blues 2:53 $1.29 View In iTunes 11 Sit Down Young Stranger 3:24 $0.99 View In iTunes 12 Did She Mention My Name 2:33 $1.29 View In iTunes 13 Summer Side of Life 4:03 $0.99 View In iTunes 14 Cotton Jenny 3:27 $0.99 View In iTunes 15 Circle of Steel 2:46 $0.99 View In iTunes 16 Summertime Dream 2:27 $0.99 View In iTunes 17 Seven Island Suite 5:59 $0.99 View In iTunes 18 Cold On the Shoulder 3:00 $0.99 View In iTunes 19 Waiting for You 3:34 $0.99 View In iTunes 20 Softly 3:26 $1.29 View In iTunes 21 A Painter Passing Through 3:53 $0.99 View In iTunes 22 East of Midnight 3:57 $0.99 View In iTunes 23 Shadows (1988 Version) 3:02 $0.99 View In iTunes 24 Talking In Your Sleep 3:01 $0.99 View In iTunes 25 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 3:12 $1.29 View In iTunes 26 Daylight Katy 4:20 $0.99 View In iTunes 27 The Circle Is Small 3:59 $0.99 View In iTunes 28 Alberta Bound (1988 Version) 3:01 $0.99 View In iTunes 29 All the Lovely Ladies 3:36 $0.99 View In iTunes 30 10 Degrees & Getting Colder 2:42 $0.99 View In iTunes 31 Make Way for the Lady 3:40 $0.99 View In iTunes 32 Christian Island (Georgian Bay) [1988 Version] 3:16 $0.99 View In iTunes 33 The Pony Man 3:31 $0.99 View In iTunes 34 Nous Vivons Ensemble 3:41 $0.99 View In iTunes 35 Endless Wire 4:05 $0.99 View In iTunes 36 Minstrel of the Dawn 3:27 $0.99 View In iTunes 37 Pussywilliows, Cat-Tails 2:50 $1.29 View In iTunes 38 Ring Them Bells 2:58 $0.99 View In iTunes 39 Now & Then 3:09 $0.99 View In iTunes 40 Marie Christine 2:57 $1.29 View In iTunes 41 High and Dry (1988 Version) 2:30 $0.99 View In iTunes 42 The Last Time I Saw Her 5:12 $1.29 View In iTunes 43 Baby Step Back 3:56 $0.99 View In iTunes 44 Something Very Special 3:22 $1.29 View In iTunes 45 If I Could 4:02 $1.29 View In iTunes 46 Race Among the Ruins 3:18 $0.99 View In iTunes 47 Home from the Forest 3:05 $1.29 View In iTunes 48 It's Worth Believin' 3:23 $0.99 View In iTunes 49 Approaching Lavender 2:57 $0.99 View In iTunes 50 I'll Prove My Love 3:10 $0.99 View In iTunes 51 Morning Glory 3:24 $0.99 View In iTunes 52 Changes 2:32 $1.29 View In iTunes 53 Ribbon of Darkness 2:41 $1.29 View In iTunes 54 Bitter Green 2:44 $1.29 View In iTunes 55 Drink Yer Glasses Empty 3:16 $0.99 View In iTunes 56 Pride of Man 2:43 $1.29 View In iTunes 57 Magnificient Outpouring 2:22 $1.29 View In iTunes 58 Fine As Fine Can Be 2:59 $0.99 View In iTunes 59 Long Way Back Home 3:05 $1.29 View In iTunes 60 I'll Tag Along 3:09 $0.99 View In iTunes 61 Wherefor & Why 2:53 $1.29 View In iTunes 62 A Tree to Weak to Stand 3:24 $0.99 View In iTunes 63 Restless 3:36 $0.99 View In iTunes 64 Affair On 8th Avenue 3:27 $1.29 View In iTunes 65 I'm Not Supposed to Care 3:28 $0.99 View In iTunes 66 Boss Man 2:12 $1.29 View In iTunes 67 Ghosts of Cape Horn 4:06 $0.99 View In iTunes 68 I Want to Hear It from You 2:25 $1.29 View In iTunes 69 Miguel 4:12 $0.99 View In iTunes 70 Same Old Loverman 3:21 $0.99 View In iTunes 71 Stay Loose 3:57 $0.99 View In iTunes 72 Cherokee Bend 5:03 $0.99 View In iTunes 73 Triangle (1988 Version) 3:57 $0.99 View In iTunes 74 Hangdog Hotel Room 2:39 $0.99 View In iTunes 75 Red Velvet 2:39 $0.99 View In iTunes Total: 75 Songs
Customer Reviews
missing
A great complilation, just missing the great song "the circle is small"..the only thing from keeping this from being a great disc
Another One Missing
Yes Rob you are correct that is an Awesome song, but you forgot to add "Bitter Green"... I think that is another one that should be added to your list..
