Gordon Lightfoot - Gord's Gold
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Artist: Gordon LightfootEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Soundtracks:
- I'm Not Sayin'/Ribbon Of Darkness
- Song For A Winter's Night
- Canadian Railroad Trilogy
- Softly
- For Lovin' Me/ Did She Mention My Name
- Steel Rail Blues
- Wherefore And Why
- Bitter Green
- Early Morning Rain
- Minstrel Of The Dawn
- Sundown
- Beautiful
- Summer Side Of Life
- Rainy Day People
- Cotton Jenny
- Don Quixote
- Circle Of Steel
- Old Dan's Records
- If You Could Read My Mind
- Cold On The Shoulder
- Carefree Highway
Free Music Notes for Gord's Gold
Free Music Review: Please Add "Affair on Eighth Avenue" When Remastering This One
Hit: 4 Stars
Let me say that one of my pet peeves in life is the sheer number of ways our friends at the record companies have found to release slightly different versions of an artist's greatest hits. Besides greatest hits, there are best ofs, anthologies, esstentials, all-time greatest hits, very best ofs, completes, golds, definitives, classics, favorites, proper introductions to, etc. I'm sure anyone who reads this can think of other terms. Having said that, this CD reissue of what was originally a two-LP set of "Gord's Gold" is an excellent starting point for fans of the man. As other reviewers have noted, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" is not present because it was recorded after this set was released. So if you must have that song or anything else Mr. Lightfoot recorded after about 1974, look elsewhere. The reason this set does not get five stars from me is the glaring omission of "Affair on Eighth Avenue," a great song that was on the original records. Because of space limitations, it was omitted from the CD so that Reprise Records could issue this collection on a single disc. Mr. Lightfoot originally had the song on one of his United Artist albums from the late 1960s. But he re-recorded it for "Gord's Gold," and to the best of my knowledge, the newer version has never appeared on any other CD. I was hoping it would be on the excellent 4-CD box set covering Mr. Lightfoot's entire career that was released by Rhino Records a few years ago. But it wasn't. Nor was it a bonus track when Rhino put out Mr. Lightfoot's four studio albums _ "Old Dan's Records," "Dream Street Rose," "Shadows" and "Salute" _ that hadn't been on CD before. It could have been. What a shame it wasn't. So this is a plea to Rhino/Reprise/Warner Brothers: Please, if you ever get around to digitally remastering "Gord's Gold," restore "Affair on Eighth Avenue" to it. I believe the technology has improved to the point that a single CD can hold up to 80 minutes now, which would easily accomodate the extra track.
Gord's Gold Poster
Warm, gentle, and welcoming, Gordon Lightfoot's folk-rock disarms even the most cynical listener. When his bright melodies mesh with his full, deep voice and his innocent poetry, the result is almost hypnotic, like floating away on a soft cloud. Of course, after 21 songs' worth, you might float into a deep slumber. In 1975 Lightfoot rounded out this hits collection by revisiting nine of his 1960s compositions, including "I'm Not Sayin'/Ribbon of Darkness," "Song for a Winter's Night," "Early Morning Rain," and "Steel Rail Blues." Rather than maintain the direct approach of his early work, he adds the string arrangements that mark his 1970s work. The smashes "Sundown" and "If You Could Read My Mind" accompany outright gems such as "Cotton Jenny" and "Cold on the Shoulder," although this set predates "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald." --Marc GreilsamerCountry Music CDs
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