Gordon Lightfoot - The Complete Greatest Hits

Rhino's 2002 collection The Complete Greatest Hits is certainly welcome for presenting what is essentially all of his most popular songs on one 20-track disc, but, the thing is, that's actually a trickier task with Gordon Lightfoot than you might think. On both volumes of Gord's Gold, he re-recorded early songs and mixed them with current hits -- which meant that a new "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" sat next to the hits like "Sundown," but on Gord's Gold, Vol. 2, newer songs (which weren't quite hits) were next to re-recorded versions of staples like "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald." This, needless to say, was a bit of an irritant, but this is well-executed enough to make up for the years of awkward compilations by covering everything from his UA recordings to his latter-day recordings for Warner in the mid-'80s. Some might say there should be a little bit more of the earlier songs, but, for most listeners, this will contain all the major items and is as close to definitive as possible to get. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Andrew Garver Remastering Barry Keane Percussion, Hand Drums, Drums, Tambourine Bill Inglot Producer, Remastering Bill Lee Bass Bob Mann Guitar Bruce Langhorn Guitar Buddy Harman Drums Catherine Smith Vocals (Background) Charlie McCoy Bells, Celeste, Guitar, Harmonica Chip Young Guitar Dan Hersch Remastering David Foster Keyboards David McLees Project Assistant David Rea Guitar Dean Parks Guitar, String Arrangements Dennis Pendrith Bass Doug Riley String Arrangements, Piano (Electric), Piano Elliot Mazer Producer Farrell Morris Percussion Gene Martynec Moog Synthesizer Ginger Dettman Project Assistant Gordon Lightfoot Guitar, Producer, Vocals Gordon Stoker Vocals (Background) Hargus "Pig" Robbins Piano Henry Strzelecki Bass Herb Lovelle Drums Herb Pedersen Vocals (Background) Hoyt Hawkins Vocals (Background) Hugh Brown Art Direction Hugh McCracken Guitar Jack Zaza Harmonica, Recorder, Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Tenor), Harmonium, Horn (English), Sax (Baritone), Flute (Alto), Sax (Alto) Jackie Ward Vocals (Background) James Newton Howard Synthesizer James Rolleston Bass Jerry Shook Guitar Jim Gordon Drums, Percussion Jim Isbell Drums Jim Marshall Photography John Court Producer John Simon Producer, String Arrangements John Stockfish Bass Joseph Wissert Producer Ken Friesen Producer Kenneth A. Buttrey Percussion, Drums Laverna Moore Vocals (Background) Leigh Hall Liner Note Coordination Lenny Waronker Producer Lou Pomanti Organ Michael Francis Guitar Michael Landau Guitar Mike Heffernan Keyboards Millie Kirkham Vocals (Background) Milt Holland Percussion Mitchell Clarke Bassoon Nancy L. Hopkins Design Neal Matthews Vocals (Background) Nick DeCaro String Arrangements, Accordion, Horn Arrangements, Piano Patrick Milligan Project Supervisor Pee Wee Charles Pedal Steel Randy Perry Project Assistant Ray C. Walker Vocals (Background) Red Shea Guitar, Dobro Richard Marx Vocals (Background) Rick Haynes Bass, Vocals (Background) Robbie Buchanan Synthesizer Roy M. "Junior" Husky Bass Sheree Jeacocke Vocals (Background) Sheryl Farber Editorial Supervision Steve Woolard Project Supervisor Suzie McCune Vocals (Background) Terry Clements Guitar, Vocals (Background) Thane Tierney Compilation Producer, Liner Notes Tom Bert Cover Photo Tom Szczesniak Bass, Keyboards Vassar Clements Fiddle Vern Dorge Sax (Tenor), Sax (Alto) Vesta Williams Vocals (Background) Victor Feldman Percussion