Songbook

Songbook Artist: Gordon Lightfoot
Label: Rhino / Wea
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Format: Box set
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 4


UPC: 081227580223
EAN: 0081227580223
ASIN: B00000J63I


Release Date: 1999-06-15

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Tracks:

  1. (Remember Me) I'm The One
  2. It's Too Late, He Wins
  3. For Lovin' Me
  4. Early Morning Rain
  5. The Way I Feel
  6. Steel Rail Blues
  7. A 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. The Mountains And Maryann
  14. The 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
  23. Mama Said
  24. Station Master

Tracks:

  1. Sit Down Young Stranger
  2. If You Could Read My Mind
  3. Poor Little Allison
  4. The 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

Tracks:

  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. The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
  12. Never Too Close
  13. Betty Called Me In
  14. Endless Wire
  15. The 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

Tracks:

  1. Shadows
  2. She's Not The Same
  3. 14 Karat Gold
  4. Baby Step Back
  5. In My Fashion
  6. Never Say Trust Me
  7. Why Should I Feel Blue
  8. Someone To Believe In
  9. Romance
  10. Broken Dreams
  11. Always On The Bright Side
  12. Forgive Me Lord
  13. Lifeline
  14. East Of Midnight
  15. Morning Glory
  16. A Lesson In Love
  17. A Passing Ship
  18. Waiting For You
  19. Drink Yer Glasses Empty
  20. I'll Prove My Love
  21. A Painter Passing Through

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great Insight.......2007-01-22

These are all really good cds. My whole family, especially the kids, love to listen to Gordon. He is awesome for writing songs that relax and put my children to sleep. You rock Gordon! What makes this set so good is the book that Gordon wrote explaining his journey to stardom and what each song means. It really makes you think and feel like you are a part of it all.

5 out of 5 stars I love Canadian songwriters..........2007-01-19

Gordon Lightfoot is one of the greatest songwriters ever, along with Bob Dylan and Lightfoot's fellow countryman, Leonard Cohen. Here you get 88 tracks of (mostly) brilliance. Lightfoot is known (somewhat notoriously) for rerecording his greatest hits. On the two volumes of Gord's Gold, he actually went back into the studio and re-recorded the songs, which dismayed many fans, who loved the originals. Here, all the songs are the original versions. The material on the 1st three discs is the best, especially Disc 2. The early, early songs on disc 1 are really something. Lightfoot's songs here sound like he's trying to do a Tony Bennett impression (none too well, though). He's singing like a Tin Pan Alley crooner, complete with tons of strings and sappy love lyrics. Luckily, he didn't follow this path too long. The songs on disc 4 aren't the best, but they're still worth listening too. The liner notes by Gordon are very illuminating as well. Overall, an excellent box set...

4 out of 5 stars gordon lightfoot songbook.......2007-01-04

songbook is a great collection of music from gordon lightfoots vast selection. It includes several of his earlier recordings in which he sounds more like jim reeves than gordon lightfoot. It is a must for all lightfoot fans.

5 out of 5 stars A Grand Compendium.......2006-06-30

It's not very often that a music lover can buy an 88 song compilation of an artist's work and not be forced to sit through at least one song that is just awful. So here is an opportunity to own just such a compilation.
There are so many good and even great songs here, I don't want to bore the reader by covering ground that has already been covered by other reviewers. I assume that anyone even faintly interested in this grand compendium is already quite familiar with most of what is here. So, if you already own most of Lightfoot's albums in one form or another, why buy this?
Two answers: One is the presence of some very decent rare and previously unreleased tracks, the other is the sound quality and the informative booklet that comes with the box set. Who knew that Lightfoot used to sing a lot of Marty Robbins songs? Though I've been a fan since the late 60s, I didn't! I knew that Robbins sang some Lightfoot, but not vice-versa. Yet those who also know Robbins will hear his influence from the first notes of the rare track (Remember Me) I'm The One. That booklet is full of tidbits that should increase both your understanding and appreciation of the music of Gordon Lightfoot.
I like all four CDs, but if I had to choose favorites, I lean toward the first two which bring the listener from his days as a budding troubador into the period of his career's full efflorescence.
Rhino Records did a magnificent job remastering these songs, and in choosing, in collaboration with Lightfoot himself, what would be included in the box set. If I had been in charge of choosing songs for the compilation, I would not have chosen much differently.
If you are new to the music of Gordon Lightfoot, then Songbook would be a much better CD set to own than other available compilations because of its breadth and its depth. If you are an old fan, then you should have decided by now that Songbook merits a place in your collection. It will reward you with a lifetime of listening enjoyment!
Take note of the seller's warning on CDs coming loose in shipping. One of the CDs in mine came loose and skipped a little when I first played it. But several plays through later, the skipping stopped and I was not forced to swap it out.

5 out of 5 stars Songbook - Truly a Treat.......2006-02-22

This boxed set makes for a very good review of Gordon Lightfoot's career thus far. It is truly enjoyable to be able to sit back and listen to all of it. I went through it in sequence during a recent road trip and wanted to start it all over once the last song ended.

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  4. Gord's Gold, Vol. 2 ~ Gordon Lightfoot
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