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Although he rose from the ranks of journeyman 60s' folksingers 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 it was romance or poetic whimsy. Perhaps that's why his songs have been covered by everyone from Elvis (this sets "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 Couldmore… Read My Mind" and "Beautiful", this 20-track collection presents a concise primer on Lightfoot's career and craft. While 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 thereafter, 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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Gordon Lightfoot - Complete Greatest Hits (2002) Retail CD

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