The Complete Singles 1970-1980

by Lightfoot

Overview

Real Gone Music's 2019 compilation The Complete Singles 1970-1980 fills a gap in the Gordon Lightfoot catalog, a gap that wasn't immediately apparent. For years, the 1975 double-LP compilation Gord's Gold seemed to be the standard bearer for Lightfoot compilations, containing most of his biggest hits among its 22 tracks, with the smash "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" -- a Top Ten hit from 1976 -- conspicuously absent. "The Wreck" showed up on Gord's Gold, Vol.2 -- a sequel delivered a mere 13 years later -- and Rhino's comprehensive 2002 set Complete Greatest Hits seemed to solve the problem by offering 20 of Lightfoot staples, beginning with "Early Morning Rain" and ending with "Restless." The latter song was pulled from 1993's Waiting for You, an album that falls outside of the scope of The Complete Singles 1970-1980, which focuses squarely on the decade in which Lightfoot was an adult contemporary hitmaker in addition to being a sturdy, stout troubadour. It's a subtle difference but an important one, one that is driven home by the B-sides -- songs that were often not much more than deep album cuts -- but in the context of this set, they add depth to the smoother, softer side of Lightfoot. As such, The Complete Singles 1970-1980 may be the choice compilation for listeners who are as infatuated with how Lightfoot seamlessly blended folk, pop, and rock into a distinctive aural blend, as they are by his expert songcraft. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	03/01/2019
Label:	Real Gone Music
UPC:	0848064008774

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Me and Bobby McGee
2. The Pony Man
3. If You Could Read My Mind
4. Poor Little Allison
5. Talking in Your Sleep
6. Nous Vivons Ensemble
7. Summer Side of Life
8. Love & Maple Syrup
9. Beautiful
10. Don Quixote
11. That Same Old Obsession
12. You Are What I Am
13. Can't Depend on Love
14. It's Worth Believin'
15. Sundown
16. Too Late for Prayin'
17. Carefree Highway
18. Seven Island Suite

Disc 2

19. Rainy Day People
20. Cherokee Bend
21. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
22. The House You Live In
23. Race Among the Ruins
24. Protocol
25. The Circle Is Small
26. Sweet Guinevere
27. Daylight Katy
28. Hangdog Hotel Room
29. Dreamland
30. Songs the Minstrel Sang
31. Dream Street Rose
32. Make Way for the Lady
33. If You Need Me
34. Mister Rock of Ages

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Gordon Lightfoot   Primary Artist
Nick DeCaro   Strings
Bob Thompson   Strings
Aaron Kannowski   Tape

Technical Credits

Aaron Kannowski   Remastering
Russ Titelman   Producer
Joseph Wissert   Producer
Lenny Waronker   Producer
Ed Osborne   A&R
Nick DeCaro   Arranger
Gordon Lightfoot   Composer,Producer
Kris Kristofferson   Composer
Lee Herschberg   Engineer
Gordon Anderson   Producer
John Sellards   Design
Mike Milchner   Remastering
Richie Unterberger   Liner Notes
Fred Foster   Composer