Label : Rhino Records / Warner Bros. Records
01 - Early Morning Rain (Gordon Lightfoot)02 - For Lovin' Me (Gordon Lightfoot)
03 - Go-Go Round (Gordon Lightfoot)
04 - Canadian Railroad Trilogy (Gordon Lightfoot)
05 - Pussywillows, Cat-Tails (Gordon Lightfoot)
06 - Bitter Green (Gordon Lightfoot)
07 - If You Could Read My Mind (Gordon Lightfoot)
08 - Summer Side Of Life (Gordon Lightfoot)
09 - Cotton Jenny (Gordon Lightfoot)
10 - Beautiful (Gordon Lightfoot)
11 - Sundown (Gordon Lightfoot)
12 - Carefree Highway (Gordon Lightfoot)
13 - Rainy Day People (Gordon Lightfoot)
14 - The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald (Gordon Lightfoot)
15 - Race Among The Ruins (Gordon Lightfoot)
16 - Daylight Katy (Gordon Lightfoot)
17 - The Circle Is Small (Gordon Lightfoot)
18 - Baby Step Back (Gordon Lightfoot)
19 - Stay Loose (Gordon Lightfoot)
20 - Restless (Gordon Lightfoot)
Gordon Lightfoot : Vocals, Guitar on All Selections (unless otherwise noted)
ALBUM SOURCES :
"LIGHTFOOT!"
United Artists #6487 (1/66)
Produced by John Court
Recorded in New York City (12/64)
With / Bruce Langhorne & David Rea : Guitar
Bill Lee : Bass
"THE WAY I FEEL"
United Artists #6587 (6/67)
Produced by John Court
Recorded in Nashville (1966)
With / Red Shea : Guitar
Charlie McCoy : Guitar, Harmonica, Celeste, Bells
John Stockfish : Bass
Kenny Buttrey : Percussion
"DID SHE MENTION MY NAME"
United Artists #6649 (4/68)
Produced by John Simon
Recorded in New York City (12/67)
With / Huey McCracken & Red Shea : Guitar
John Stockfish : Bass
Herb Lovelle : Drums
John Simon : String Arrangements
"BACK HERE ON EARTH"
United Artists #6672 (11/68)
Produced by Elliot Mazer
Recorded at Owen Bradley's Barn, Nashville (9/68)
With / Red Shea : Guitar
John Stockfish : Bass
"SIT DOWN YOUNG STRANGER"
Reissued as "IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND"
Reprise #6392 (4/70)
LPs #12
Produced by Lenny Waronker & Joe Wissert
Recorded at Sunwest Studios, Los Angeles (9/69 - 12/69)
With / Red Shea : Guitar
Rick Haynes : Bass
Nick DeCaro : String Arrangement
"SUMMER SIDE OF LIFE"
Reprise #2037 (5/71)
LPs #38
Produced by Joe Wissert
Recorded at Woodland Sound Studios, Nashville (12/70 - 4/71)
With / Red Shea, Jerry Shook & Chip Young : Guitar
Vassar Clements : Fiddle
Hargus Robbins : Piano
Charlie McCoy : Harmonica
Rick Haynes, Junior Huskey, James Rolleston & Henry Strzelecki : Bass
Kenny Buttrey, Buddy Harman & Jimmy Isbell : Drums
Dave Brown, Bob Phillips & Farrell Morris : Percussion
Hoyt Hawkins, Mildred Kirkham, Neal Matthews, Laverna Moore, Gordon Stoker & Ray Walker : Backing vocals
"DON QUIXOTE"
Reprise #2056 (2/72)
Lps #42
Produced by Lenny Waronker
Recorded at Amigo Studios, Los Angeles (12/71 - 1/72)
With / Red Shea : Guitar, Dobro
Terry Clements : Guitar
Rick Haynes : Bass
"SUNDOWN"
Reprise #2177 (4/74)
LPs #1
Produced by Lenny Waronker
Recorded at Eastern Sound Studios, Toronto (11/73)
With / Red Shea : Guitar, Dobro
Terry Clements : Guitar
Nick DeCaro : Piano, Accordion, String & Horn Arrangements
Gene Martynec : Moog Synthesizer
Jack Zaza : Recorder, English Horn
Rick Haynes & John Stockfish : Bass
Jim Gordon : Drums, Percussion
Milt Holland : Percussion
Catherine Smith : Backing vocals
"COLD ON THE SHOULDER"
Reprise #2206 (2/75)
LPs #10
Produced by Lenny Waronker
Recorded at Eastern Sound Studios, Toronto (9/74 & 12/74)
With / Gordon Lightfoot : Vocals, Guitar, Piano
Red Shea : Guitar
Terry Clements : Guitar, Backing vocals
Pee Wee Charles : Pedal Steel
Nick DeCaro : Accordion, Celeste, String & Horn Arrangements
John Stockfish : Bass
Rick Haynes : Bass, Backing vocals
Jim Gordon : Drums, Percussion
Milt Holland : Percussion
Susie McCune & Jackie Ward : Backing vocals
"SUMMERTIME DREAM"
Reprise #2246 (6/76)
LPs #12
Produced by Lenny Waronker & Gordon Lightfoot
Recorded at Eastern Sound Studios, Toronto (12/75 - 1/76)
With / Terry Clements : Guitar
Pee Wee Charles : Pedal Steel
Gene Martynec : Moog Synthesizer
Rick Haynes : Bass
Jim Gordon & Barry Keane : Drums, Percussion
"ENDLESS WIRE"
Warner Bros. #3149 (1/78)
LPs #22
Produced by Lenny Waronker & Gordon Lightfoot
Recorded at Eastern Sound Studios, Toronto (8/77 & 11/77)
With / Terry Clements & Red Shea : Guitar
Pee Wee Charles : Pedal Steel
Doug Riley : Piano, Electric Piano
Jack Zaza : Alto, Tenor & Baritone Saxes, Bass Clarinet, English Horn, Alto Flute, Harmonica, Harmonium
Mitch Clarke : Bassoon
Rick Haynes & Tom Szczesniak : Bass
Barry Keane : Drums, Tambourine, Band Drums
Doug Riley : String Arrangements
Musicians Of Local 149, Toronto : Strings
"SHADOWS"
Warner Bros. #3633 (1/82)
LPs #87
Produced by Gordon Lightfoot & Ken Friesen
Recorded at Eastern Sound Studios, Toronto (3/81 - 4/81 & 6/81)
With / Terry Clements : Guitar
Dean Parks : Guitar, String Arrangements
Pee Wee Charles : Pedal Steel, Dobro
Mike Heffernan : Keyboards
Robbie Buchanan : Synthesizer
Rick Haynes & Dennis Pendrith : Bass
Barry Keane : Drums, Percussion
Victor Feldman : Percussion
Herb Pedersen : Backing vocals
"EAST OF MIDNIGHT"
Warner Bros. #25482 (6/86)
LPs #165
Produced by Gordon Lightfoot
Recorded at Eastern Sound Studios, Toronto ; Lionshare & Lighthouse Recorders, Los Angeles (1985)
With / Michael Francis, Michael Landau & Bob Mann : Guitar
James Newton Howard : Synthesizer
David Foster & Mike Heffernan : Keyboards
Lou Pomanti : Organ
Verg Dorge : Alto & Tenor Saxes
Tom Szczesniak : Bass, Keyboards
Barry Keane : Drums, Percussion
Lenny Castro : Percussion
Sherre Jeacock, Richard Marx, Vesta Williams : Backing vocals
"WAITING FOR YOU"
Reprise#45208 (4/93)
Produced by Gordon Lightfoot
Recorded at Eastern Sound Studios, Toronto (3/92)
With / Terry Clements : Guitar
Mike Heffernan : Keyboards
Rick Haynes : Bass
Barry Keane : Drums, Percussion
Compilation Produced by Thane Tierney
Sound Produced by Bill Inglott
Project Supervision : Steve Woolard & Patrick Milligan
Product Manager : Komeka Freeman
Remastering : Andrew Garver, Dan Hersch & Bill Inglott
Liner Note Coordination : Leigh Hall
Editorial Supervision : Sheryl Farber
01 - Early Morning Rain
From "LIGHTFOOT!"
02 - For Lovin' Me
From "LIGHTFOOT!"
Also Issued as Warner Bros. Single #5621 (3/65)
Reissued as United Artists Single #50055 (8/66)
03 - Go-Go Round
From "THE WAY I FEEL"
Also Issued as United Artists Single #50114 (12/66)
04 - Canadian Railroad Trilogy
From "THE WAY I FEEL"
05 - Pussywillows, Cat-Tails
From "DID SHE MENTION MY NAME"
Also Issued as United Artists Single #50281 (3/68)
06 - Bitter Green
From "BACK HERE ON EARTH"
Also Issued as United Artists Single #50447 (10/68)
07 - If You Could Read My Mind
From "SIT DOWN YOUNG STRANGER"
Reissued as "IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND"
Also Issued as Reprise Single #0974 (11/70)
Pop #5
08 - Summer Side Of Life
From "SUMMER SIDE OF LIFE"
Also Issued as Reprise Single #1035 (9/71)
Pop #98
09 - Cotton Jenny
From "SUMMER SIDE OF LIFE"
10 - Beautiful
From "DON QUIXOTE"
Also Issued as Reprise Single #1035 (9/71)
Pop #98
11 - Sundown
From "SUNDOWN"
Also Issued as Reprise Single #1194(2/74)
Pop #1
12 - Carefree Highway
From "SUNDOWN"
Also Issued as Reprise Single #1309 (7/74)
Pop #10
13 - Rainy Day People
From "COLD ON THE SHOULDER"
Also Issued as Reprise Single #1328 (3/75)
14 - The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
From "SUMMERTIME DREAM"
Also Issued as Reprise Single #1369 (8/76)
Pop #2
15 - Race Among The Ruins
From "SUMMERTIME DREAM"
Also Issued as Reprise Single #1380 (8/76)
Pop #65
16 - Daylight Katy
From "ENDLESS WIRE"
Also Issued as Warner Bros. Single #8579 (4/78)
17 - The Circle Is Small
From "ENDLESS WIRE"
Also Issued as Warner Bros. Single #8518 (1/78)
Pop #33
18 - Baby Step Back
From "SHADOWS"
Also Issued as Warner Bros. Single #50012 (2/82)
Pop #50
19 - Stay Loose
From "EAST OF MIDNIGHT"
Also Issued as Warner Bros. Single #28553 (9/86)
20 - Restless
From "WAITING FOR YOU"