Boxed Set--what's missing?

[Mike Dixon]

Which favourites of yours are missing from Songbook? Just curious.

[Old Folkie]

Which favourites of yours are missing from Songbook? Just curious.

[ELizabeth]

'Beautiful'

[jeffyjo]

I'm Not Supposed To Care

[The Rez]

"Talking in Your Sleep"

"Restless" was subbed for it.

Wish they both could have been on it.

The Rez

[closetcanadian]

"Partners" and "The Auctioneer." Both crowd favorites from his 70s concerts.

[Auburn Annie]

Gee - sounds like there's more than enough for another CD :D

[seafarer62]

Unreleased/Rarities:

Face of a Thousand People
Two Crazy Kids
Movin'
Spin, Spin
My Love For You (From the Harry Tracy film)

From the already released ranks:

The House You Live In
If You Need Me
Daylight Katy

[Dan O'Malley]

Surprised that "The Patriots' Dream" was missing, not to mention "Cherokee Bend", "Home From The Forest", "Tattoo", "Miguel", "Christian Island" etc. I Could go on!

[johnfowles]

Originally posted by seafarer62:
Unreleased/Rarities:
Face of a Thousand People
Two Crazy Kids
Movin'
Spin, Spin
My Love For You (From the Harry Tracy film)
well said John
Amen to the 1966 hit "Spin Spin" and "My Love for You" and like Ron Jones I can never say enough good things about "Face"
not "crazy" about the other two though
IMHO "Spin Spin" well deserves a place in one anthology or another (it should have been in the largely superfluous "Classic Masters" CD) rather than just be hidden away on the Bear Family Plus CD issues
I would certainly add
Partners
Echoes Of Heroes

and from the ranks of released songs
most certainly Miguel-epic
and the currently "in rotation" Minstrel Of The Dawn but that is on Gord's Gold
yes easy to go on and on re "disk 5" suggestions(but then the box would need to be deeper)
John Fowles
Released in 1999,Songbook is a model box-set. It comes with a hard cover book, with a wealth of classic photos, and an in depth and sympathetic essay by Nicholas Jennings, all packaged in a hard shell box to keep everything neat and organized.
from
http://www.greenmanreview.com/cd/cd_songbook.html

[johnfowles]

Originally posted by johnfowles:
[QUOTE]http://www.greenmanreview.com/cd/cd_songbook.html Intertesting review site that is with a gord-like animated graphics to boot:-
http://www.greenmanreview.com/images/animated/ani.right.gif
http://www.greenmanreview.com/images/animated/ani.left.gif
there is a long list of artist's cd reviews at:-
http://www.greenmanreview.com/cd/CD_index/music_reviews.htm
John Fowles
the songbook review by David Kidney is fairly recent as Gord was still hospitalized at the time. The review ended with:-
"I'm hoping he rebounds and tours and records again, but right now I'm sitting here thinking about an old friend and listening to him sing and remembering something Gord's old pal Joni Mitchell sang, "you don't know what you've got til it's gone."
Nice thoughts

[ June 09, 2005, 14:12: Message edited by: johnfowles ]

[Don Quixote]

I agree with all of the above. Of course, what we all really want is everything the man ever recorded or sang at all times and places, in one easily accesible place, right?

[BILLW]

Originally posted by Don Quixote:
I agree with all of the above. Of course, what we all really want is everything the man ever recorded or sang at all times and places, in one easily accesible place, right? Don,

I could not agree more. Which is why I had my media closet built without a door, LOL. Most fans, if they can afford it, already own everything he's put out and we buy something like Songbook for the "rarities", right ?

Bill

[Borderstone]

Plenty of songs from "Sundown" missing!

Is There Anyone Home?
Circle Of Steel
Somewhere U.S.A.
High & Dry etc.

& How about just putting all of "Shadows" on there??? ;)

[LSH]

The Watchman's Gone

[Sheryl]

Originally posted by Borderstone:
Plenty of songs from "Sundown" missing!

Is There Anyone Home?
Circle Of Steel
Somewhere U.S.A.
High & Dry etc.

& How about just putting all of "Shadows" on there??? ;) LOL! I agree!!

[LindaMay]

Spanish Moss
I'm Not Supposed to Care
The Watchman's Gone
The List
Christian Island
Just to name a few........

[spanishmoss]

Spanish Moss
I'm Not Supposed to Care
The Watchman's Gone
The List
Christian Island
Just to name a few........

[The Rez]

"The 33rd of August"

The Rez

. . . Mickey

[Borderstone]

"Gotta get Away" from "Salute" ! Definetley!! ;)

[ELizabeth]

:redface: :redface: :redface: :mad: ;)

[johnfowles]

I thought I would reply to this old topic which I suspect many of our newer members are unaware of because there are three of my favo(u)rites in Gord's current selection of songs in "rotation" that were omitted from Songbook
the particular three I am thinking of are:-
the ultra-magnificent "Restless" and "Let It Ride", probably jointly my top favourites for a few years now, and the recently back in rotation "Minstrel Of The Dawn" joining two songs from "Harmony" the title track and "Clouds Of Loneliness"
I know that MOTD is already on Gord's Gold but IMHO it deserves to be included in Songbook too (Oops I obviously mean Songbook 5 not 2!!)
John Fowles
My intention is to list up a Songbook 5 selection suitable for the requisite CD total maximum time of 80 minutes that any fan can create for him/herself noting also the selections on another similar project:-
topic: Gord's Gold III. at:-
http://www.corfid.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=002385;p=4
This which reached a mammoth 8 discs of 11 tracks each (by comparison the Songbook boxed set's four CDs are 24;22;22;21 tracks
But that topic cannot now be replied to because
it has already been closed,
John Fowles
Earlier in this topic I had displayed the pair of fine Gord like animated graphics found I said at the time on:-
http://www.greenmanreview.com/cd/cd_songbook.html
http://www.greenmanreview.com/images/animated/ani.right.gif http://www.greenmanreview.com/images/animated/ani.left.gif
i just checked and they are in fact on the "Green Man Review" search page at:-
http://www.greenmanreview.com/search/query_google.htm
searching for GL there
I read for the first time a February 2005 appreciation by songbook's co-producer Thane Tierney (then at Rhino) on:-
http://www.greenmanreview.com/letters/loc_archives.html
"It was also particularly gratifying to see the very positive review of Gordon Lightfoot's Songbook box set, which I co-produced with GL half a decade ago.

Cheers, Thane Tierney"

[ September 19, 2006, 15:35: Message edited by: johnfowles ]

[johnfowles]

I thought I would reply to this old topic which I suspect many of our newer members are unaware of because there are three of my favo(u)rites in Gord's current selection of songs in "rotation" that were omitted from Songbook
the particular three I am thinking of are:-
the ultra-magnificent "Restless" and "Let It Ride", probably jointly my top favourites for a few years now, and the recently back in rotation "Minstrel Of The Dawn" joining two songs from "Harmony" the title track and "Clouds Of Loneliness"
I know that MOTD is already on Gord's Gold but IMHO it deserves to be included in Songbook too (Oops I obviously mean Songbook 5 not 2!!)
John Fowles
My intention is to list up a Songbook 5 selection suitable for the requisite CD total maximum time of 80 minutes that any fan can create for him/herself noting also the selections on another similar project:-
topic: Gord's Gold III. at:-
http://www.corfid.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=002385;p=4
This which reached a mammoth 8 discs of 11 tracks each (by comparison the Songbook boxed set's four CDs are 24;22;22;21 tracks
But that topic cannot now be replied to because
it has already been closed,
John Fowles
Earlier in this topic I had displayed the pair of fine Gord like animated graphics found I said at the time on:-
http://www.greenmanreview.com/cd/cd_songbook.html
http://www.greenmanreview.com/images/animated/ani.right.gif http://www.greenmanreview.com/images/animated/ani.left.gif
i just checked and they are in fact on the "Green Man Review" search page at:-
http://www.greenmanreview.com/search/query_google.htm
searching for GL there
I read for the first time a February 2005 appreciation by songbook's co-producer Thane Tierney (then at Rhino) on:-
http://www.greenmanreview.com/letters/loc_archives.html
"It was also particularly gratifying to see the very positive review of Gordon Lightfoot's Songbook box set, which I co-produced with GL half a decade ago.

Cheers, Thane Tierney"

[ September 19, 2006, 15:35: Message edited by: johnfowles ]

[joveski]

Farewell To Annabel
A Passing Ship

[Jennifer]

The Watchmans Gone

[Jesse Joe]

Spin Spin
Miguel

[Jesse Joe]

Spin Spin
Miguel

[Borderstone]

I agree with seafarer & Misty. "My Love For You" definetly!

I can't believe I didn't think of it! :eek:

[gordon is magic]

Christian Island is the most glaring omission.
I also thought that the rarities should have been on a separate disc.
I bought it for the book, actually.

[danceallnighttothe78s]

Christian Island is the most glaring omission.
I also thought that the rarities should have been on a separate disc.
I bought it for the book, actually.

[geodeticman]

My list is [surprise :D ] too long; but I agree the rarities and out-takes should be on a 5th CD, making room for these or others above plus about ten more. My wishlist to add:

Cherokee Bend
My Love for You
Watchman's Gone
Is There Anyone Home
Circle Of Steel
I'll Tag Along
Ordinary Man
Tattoo
Mother of a Miner's Child
Too Late For Prayin'

Edit Note: Thanks Danceallnight for reminding me that Beautiful is on disk 2, replaced it with I'll Tag Along. :D BTW I agree with you !

- geo Steve

[ September 20, 2006, 22:41: Message edited by: geodeticman ]

[gordon is magic]

Beautiful is on Disc 2, track 15.
"Love fulfilled. One of those songs I've played every night for a quarter-century, and I never get tired of it."

I like the idea of a fifth disc, though.
Maybe they can sell it with a wider, updated box.
I also miss Miguel and I'm Not Supposed to Care.

[danceallnighttothe78s]

Beautiful is on Disc 2, track 15.
"Love fulfilled. One of those songs I've played every night for a quarter-century, and I never get tired of it."

I like the idea of a fifth disc, though.
Maybe they can sell it with a wider, updated box.
I also miss Miguel and I'm Not Supposed to Care.

[gathrb]

Watchman's Gone, Christian Island, Somewhere U.S.A., Daylight Katy, Gotta Get Away, Knotty Pine, Biscuit City, Tattoo, My Little Love, Boathouse.

http://jackwolak.com/7/4581.jpg

[Tom]

Watchman's Gone, Christian Island, Somewhere U.S.A., Daylight Katy, Gotta Get Away, Knotty Pine, Biscuit City, Tattoo, My Little Love, Boathouse.

http://jackwolak.com/7/4581.jpg