Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Rich Man's Spiritual
2. Long River
3. Way I Feel - (version I)
4. For Lovin' Me
5. First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, The
6. Changes
7. Early Morning Rain
8. Steel Rail Blues
9. Sixteen Miles (To Seven Lakes)
10. I'm Not Sayin'
11. Pride of Man
12. Ribbon of Darkness
13. Oh Linda
14. Peaceful Waters
15. Walls
16. If You Got It
17. Softly
18. Crossroads
19. Minor Ballad, A
20. Go-Go Round
21. Rosanna
22. Home from the Forest
23. I'll Be Alright
24. Song for a Winter's Night
25. Canadian Railroad Trilogy
26. Way I Feel - (version II)
DISC 2:
1. Wherefor and Why
2. Last Time I Saw Her, The
3. Black Day in July
4. May I
5. Magnificent Outpouring
6. Does Your Mother Know
7. Mountains and Maryann, The
8. Pussywillows, Cat-Tails
9. I Want to Hear It from You
10. Something Very Special
11. Boss Man
12. Did She Mention My Name
13. Long Way Back Home
14. Unsettled Ways
15. Long Thin Dawn
16. Bitter Green
17. Circle Is Small
18. Marie Christine
19. Cold Hands from New York
20. Affair on 8th Avenue
21. Don't Beat Me Down
22. Gypsy, The
23. If I Could
| Details | | Playing Time: | 148 min. | | Producer: | Bruce Harris (Compilation), Bruce Harris, Elliot Mazer, John Court, John Simon, Vincent M. Vero (Compilation), Vincent M. Vero | | Distributor: | EMI Music Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
THE UNITED ARTISTS COLLECTION contains 49 tracks on 2 discs and captures all of the studio recordings Gordon Lightfoot made between 1964 and 1969. The booklet includes extensive liner notes and rare photographs.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Personnel: Gordon Lightfoot (vocals, acoustic guitar); Charlie McCoy (guitar, harmonica, celesta, bells); Laurice Milton Shea, David Rae, Hugh McCracken, Red Shea, Bruce Langhorne (guitar); Herb Lovelle (drums); Kenny Buttrey (percussion).
Audio Remixers: Elliot Mazer; Gordon Lightfoot.
Liner Note Author: Colin Escott.
Photographers: Michael Ochs; Charles Steiner; Barry Feinstein; Jim Marshall .
THE UNITED ARTISTS COLLECTION, which includes every original track from Canadian singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot's first four albums, will prove illuminating to those who only know Lightfoot from his biggest hits, most of which came a bit later. The Canuck troubadour's folk roots are more obvious on his early recordings; that's not to say that there's anything traditionally folkie here by any means, since the material resembles a more pop-minded version of fellow Canadians Ian & Sylvia. It becomes quickly apparent that Lightfoot was a gifted writer straight out of the gate; the ironic diffidence of "For Lovin' Me" and the mixture of classic and modern imagery on the heartrending signature song "Early Mornin' Rain" are just the tip of the iceberg in this respect. The working-class rabble-rouser "Boss Man" and the socially conscious "Black Day in July" stand to prove that Lightfoot was always about more than just love songs. While this is not a comprehensive collection (you'll have to look elsewhere for "Sundown," "If You Could Read My Mind," etc.), you couldn't ask for a better document of Lightfoot's formative period.
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