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Gordon Lightfoot - Complete Greatest Hits
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
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Tracks| 1 | Early Morning Rain | | 2 | For Lovin' Me | | 3 | Go-Go Round | | 4 | Canadian Railroad Trilogy | | 5 | Pussywillows, Cat-Tails | | 6 | Bitter Green | | 7 | If You Could Read My Mind | | 8 | Summer Side of Life | | 9 | Cotton Jenny | | 10 | Beautiful | | 11 | Sundown | | 12 | Carefree Highway | | 13 | Rainy Day People | | 14 | The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald | | 15 | Race Among the Ruins | | 16 | Daylight Katy | | 17 | The Circle is Small | | 18 | Baby Step Back | | 19 | Stay Loose | | 20 | Restless |
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