The United Artists Collection

by Gordon Lightfoot

Overview

This double CD contains all four of the Toronto singer/songwriter's '60s studio albums (the live LP Sunday Concert, not included here, was also released in the '60s). On these records, his resonant vocals, lyrical ambition, and melodic strengths produced as close a rival to Bob Dylan as Canada ever fashioned during that decade, and foreshadowed work by other major Canadian singer/songwriters of the late '60s, such as Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, and Leonard Cohen. "Early Mornin' Rain" (covered by fellow Canadian folkies Ian & Sylvia), the folk-rock protest number "Black Day in July," the epic "Canadian Railroad Trilogy," and his cover of Ewan McColl's "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" are all present, and are among the most popular tracks Lightfoot has issued during his long career. Featuring both acoustic and folk-rock recordings, this neatly bundles Lightfoot's early work into a listenable and fairly inexpensive package. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	10/05/1993
Label:	Emi Music Distribution
UPC:	0724382701521
Rank:	40542

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Rich Man's Spiritual
2. Long River
3. Way I Feel
4. For Lovin' Me
5. The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
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. A Minor Ballad
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

Disc 2

27. Wherefor and Why
28. The Last Time I Saw Her
29. Black Day in July
30. May I
31. Magnificent Outpouring
32. Does Your Mother Know
33. The Mountains and Maryann
34. Pussywillows, Cat-Tails
35. I Want to Hear It from You
36. Something Very Special
37. Boss Man
38. Did She Mention My Name
39. Long Way Back Home
40. Unsettled Ways
41. Long Thin Dawn
42. Bitter Green
43. Circle Is Small
44. Marie Christine
45. Cold Hands from New York
46. Affair on 8th Avenue
47. Don't Beat Me Down
48. The Gypsy
49. If I Could

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Gordon Lightfoot   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Acoustic)
Bruce Langhorne   Guitar
Laurice Milton Shea   Guitar
Rick Haynes   Bass
David Rae   Guitar
Red Shea   Guitar
Herb Lovelle   Drums
Bill Lee   Bass
Kenny Buttrey   Percussion
John Stockfish   Bass
Charlie McCoy   Bells,Guitar,Celeste,Harmonica
Hugh McCracken   Guitar

Technical Credits

Bruce Harris   Compilation Producer,Engineer,Producer,Executive Producer
Hamilton Camp   Composer
Anni-Frid Lyngstad   Composer
Adam Mitchell   Assistant Producer
Agnetha Faeltskog   Composer
Gordon Lightfoot   Composer,Remixing
John Simon   Producer
Colin Escott   Liner Notes
John Court   Producer
Tim Lewis   Cover Design
Barry Feinstein   Photography
Henry Marquez   Art Direction
Bob Cato   Design
Charles Steiner   Photography
Susan Bibeau   Design
Jim Marshall   Photography
Vincent M. Vero   Engineer,Producer,Compilation Producer,Discographical Compiled
Michael Ochs   Photography
Kevin Reeves   Mastering,Digital Mastering
Benny Andersson   Composer
Ewan MacColl   Composer
Elliot Mazer   Engineer,Producer,Remixing
Charlie Tallent   Engineer
Bjoern Ulvaeus   Composer
Phil Ochs   Composer
Jess Klein   Composer
Osborne Smith   Composer