Gordon Lightfoot – Complete Greatest Hits

Description

The most comprehensive single CD collection by this
treasured troubadour. These 1965 1987 United Artists, Reprise and Warner Bros.
tracks include his Top 10 hits Sundown; If You Could Read My Mind; The Wreck
of the Edmund Fitzgerald; Carefree Highway , and 14 more! Though he
rose from the ranks of journeyman ’60s folksinger to become a potent and
consistent ’70s hit maker, Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot’s stock
in trade was as much hard-eyed, dispassionate observation as romance or poetic
whimsy. Perhaps that’s why his songs have been covered by everyone from Elvis
(this set’s “Early Morning Rain”) to Dylan. If there’s such a thing as an
alpha-male folkie, Lightfoot certainly fits the bill. Spanning the tongue-in-
cheek chauvinism of 1965’s “For Lovin’ Me” and the cheatin’ ways of “Sundown”
to more introspective fare like “If You Could Read My Mind” and “Beautiful,”
this 20-track collection presents a concise primer on Lightfoot’s career and
craft. After his career peaked with one of the most unlikely top five hits
ever, the gloom-laden 1976 narrative “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,”
Lightfoot’s production tailed off sharply, though this anthology’s “Stay
Loose” (’86) and “Restless” (’93) are testament to his enduring skills as a
songwriter and performer. –Jerry McCulley

Features:

Product Details:

• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.63 x 5.04 x 0.39 inches; 3.46 Ounces
• Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Rhino/Warner Bros.
• Item model number ‏ : ‎ 2021633
• Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2002
• Date First Available ‏ : ‎ April 30, 2006
• Label ‏ : ‎ Rhino/Warner Bros.
• Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA