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List Price: $59.98 | | Label: Rhino / Wea
Salesrank: 8141
Released: June 15, 1999 |
| Our Price: $35.00 |
| Used Price: $37.82 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Songbook Track Listing:
Disc 1:
1. (Remember Me) I'm the One
2. It's Too Late, He Wins
3. For Lovin' Me
4. Early Morning Rain
5. Way I Feel
6. Steel Rail Blues
7. Message to the Wind [#]
8. Song for a Winter's Night
9. Canadian Railroad Trilogy
10. Go-Go Round
11. Crossroads
12. You'll Still Be Needing Me [#]
13. Mountains and Maryann
14. Last Time I Saw Her
15. Did She Mention My Name
16. Pussywillows, Cat-Tails
17. Boss Man
18. Something Very Special
19. Bitter Green
20. Affair on 8th Avenue
21. Medley: I'm Not Sayin'/Ribbon of Darkness
22. Softly [Live]
23. Mama Said [#]
24. Station Master [#]
Disc 2:
1. Sit Down Young Stranger
2. If You Could Read My Mind
3. Poor Little Allison
4. Pony Man
5. Cobwebs & Dust
6. Too Much to Lose [#]
7. Summer Side of Life
8. Cotton Jenny
9. 10 Degrees & Getting Colder
10. Nous Vivons Ensemble
11. Same Old Loverman
12. Heaven Don't Deserve Me [#]
13. Don Quixote
14. Alberta Bound
15. Beautiful
16. Ode to Big Blue
17. Stone Cold Sober [#]
18. Old Dan's Records
19. That Same Old Obsession
20. Lazy Mornin'
21. Hi'way Songs
22. Can't Depend on Love
Disc 3:
1. Sundown
2. Carefree Highway
3. Seven Island Suite
4. Borderstone [#]
5. Cold on the Shoulder
6. Now and Then
7. Rainy Day People
8. Fine as Fine Can Be
9. All the Lovely Ladies
10. Summertime Dream
11. Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
12. Never Too Close
13. Betty Called Me In [#]
14. Endless Wire
15. Circle Is Small
16. Sea of Tranquility
17. Make Way for the Lady
18. Dream Street Rose
19. Ghosts of Cape Horn
20. Keepin' on Yearnin' [#]
21. Canary Yellow Canoe [#]
Editorial Review:
An institution north of the Canadian border, Gordon Lightfoot is practically the living embodiment of what many think of as the national character. Stoic, weathered, and hard-working, Lightfoot practices a husky brand of folk music that's as timeless as the Canadian landscape that seems to loom above his most memorable melodies. This overdue four-disc retrospective stretches all the way back to 1962, when the Ontario-born performer tried to make it in Nashville, up to 1998; 16 previously unreleased tracks and another 17 previously available only on vinyl add meat to its frame. Yes, the familiar tunes are here--"For Lovin' Me" (a hit for both Peter, Paul & Mary and Ian & Sylvia), "Early Morning Rain," "If You Could Read My Mind," "Sundown," "Carefree Highway," and the oft-parodied but truly evocative "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald." But Songbook, like the artist it commemorates, isn't defined by radio staples. It's about the splendid expanse that is the decades-long career of a true musical workhorse. --Steven Stolder
Songbook Reviews:
One of the best... 
2009-12-16 - ...collections of Gordon Lightfoot music I have ever heard. This collection is a must for any serious Lightfoot fan.
A Gordon Lightfoot Treasure Chest
2009-12-15 - I waited a long time before I purchased this box set, as I have all the available Lightfoot cd's. Now I wonder why I waited so long. It is a masterful collection (at a very resonable price) by one of the greatest minds in folk music. Each of the four cd's represents a particular stage in Lightfoot's career, from the early days to more recent times, and what a long, wonderful career it has been. There are several gems here that you won't see anywhere else, but some of the greatest songs in the history of folk are in this beautiful set, as well. There is also a well-crafted booklet included, narrated by Lightfoot, that has many interesting stories behind the lyrics of these great songs. In short, if you're on the fence as I was, do yourself a favor and buy this collection. You will not be disappointed, even if you're not a Lightfoot fan!
WONDERFUL
2009-11-05 - There is no way they could fit all the Lightfoot songs I like on four CDs I understand that, however the ones that are here are great. I love this collection. I have always been a Lightfoot fan since the very early 70's. The sound is good and he sings the original version on 99% of the tunes here. Gords Gold finds him re-recording a lot of the early stuff, these are the originals for the most part. Even with this set I still had to have the original albums that are out on CD now for the lost ones that didn't make it in this collection. ANYWAY what I am trying to say is, LOVE IT. You can't go wrong. There is NO ONE like Gordon Lightfoot.
Great album
2009-08-01 - I bought this album for my husband and he just loves it and so do I..
This is a great album and a bargain too.
Gordon Lightfoot Album
2009-07-10 - Just love this album haven't stopped listening to it since I recieved it. Condition of box and CD's were like new.
