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Old 01-23-2006, 10:52 PM   #17
johnfowles
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from an epinions review of the 2 CD "The United Artists Collection"
"The United Artists Collection is actually a compilation of the four studio albums that Lightfoot recorded in the 1960s. This collection packs nearly 50 songs on two jam packed CDs. It contains gentle folk arrangements made smoother by Lightfoot's soft burr of a voice as well as transitional folk-rock tunes.

With two notable exceptions, Lightfoot wrote all of the songs in this collection. The first of the two covers is The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face by Ewan McColl. It is as pure of a folk song as has ever been recorded. There's nothing there but Lightfoot's voice and a guitar. McColl's lyrics perfectly capture the feeling of brand new passionate can't live without you love."
"Soft burr" "perfectly capture" amen.It captivated me in 1966 and the Flack version was a step backwards in my opinion because Gords version is perfection. Sorry
John Fowles
very interesting opinion touhy regarding the Lightfoot like sound of the Chad Mitchell Trio on their version of "Your Face".i must try to hear it
As I recounted on another topic at:-
http://www.corfid.com/ubb/ultimatebb...=003392#000002
on their version of the classic Ian Tyson song "Four Strong Winds" to my ears Mike Kublik sounds incredibly like Gord
John Fowles

A lawman came to capture him The gun jumped in his hand

Lightfoot’s songs capture the spirit of Canada
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