Gordon Lightfoot - Albums - Gord's Gold II


Gord's Gold II, 1988 Warner Bros.
	Cover:	Songs: 01. If It Should Please You 02. Endless Wire 03. Hangdog Hotel Room 04. I'm Not Supposed To Care 05. High And Dry 06. The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald 07. The Pony Man 08. Race Among The Ruins 09. Christian Island 10. All The Lovely Ladies 11. Alberta Bound 12. Cherokee Bend 13. Triangle 14. Shadows 15. Make Way For The Lady 16. Ghosts Of Cape Horn 17. Baby Step Back 18. It's Worth Believin'




	Album review: The second volume of Gord's Gold follows the same tradition of the first but in this case, it doesn't make sense, for re-recording tunes which were already in an updated sound defeats the purpose. I suppose Lightfoot just wasn't too thrilled with the original mixes so rather than remixing, he chose to do them over again. Included are such new verions of "The Wreck on the Edmund Fitzgerald," "I'm Not Supposed to Care," "Cherokee Bend" and "Race Among the Ruins" along with one new tune, "If I Should Please You," which had often been performed in concert but never recorded for an album. A rather poor excuse for a greatest-hits release. -- James Chrispell, All-Music Guide



	Gordon Lightfoot - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals, Guitar (12 String), Producer Robbie Buchanan - Keyboards Lenny Castro - Percussion Pee Wee Charles - Guitar (Steel) Terry Clements - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) Nick DeCaro - String Arrangements Ken Friesen - Producer, Engineer Richard Haynes - Bass Mike Heffernan - Keyboards Lee Herschberg - Engineer Milt Holland - Percussion Sheree Jeacocke - Harmony Vocals Barry Keane - Percussion, Drums Michael Omartian - Keyboards Dean Parks - Guitar Red Shea - Guitar Ollie Strong - Guitar (Steel) Russ Titelman - Producer Lenny Waronker - Producer Jack Zaza - Sax (Alto) Dick Smith - Percussion Janet Levinson - Design Diane Rubinger - Photography



	Gord's Gold Volume II with Gordon Lightfoot and the Lightfoot Band New basic tracks, new performances and live vocals contained herein, were recorded at Eastern Sound Studios, Toronto, in April, May, June of 1988. No re-mixes of earlier masters were attempted. Produced by Gordon Lightfoot Analog to Digital done at McClear Place in Toronto by Peter Norman and Kathy Birkett. All songs written by Gordon Lightfoot Note: "If It Should Please You" is a previously unrecorded song often performed in concert by Gordon Lightfoot and the Lightfoot Band. Lightfoot Band Personnel Terry Clements - Lead Acc. & Electric Guitar Barry Keane - Drums Rick Haynes - Bass Mike Heffernan - Keyboards Gordon Lightfoot - 12 Str. & 6 Str. Guitar / Vocals with Harmony Vocals by Sheree Jeacocke ("Race Among The Ruins", "Hangdog Hotel Room") Alto Sax by Jack Zaza ("Endless Wire") Percussion by Dick Smith & Barry Keane All songs published by Moose Music CAPAC with the exception of "Alberta Bound" published by Early Morning Music CAPAC and "The Pony Man", published by Warner Bros. Inc. ASCAP Engineer - Ken Friesen Assistant Engineer - Mike Irvine Design: Janet Levinson Front Photo: Diane Rubinger '85 Back Photo: Fred Thornhill (Massey Hall '87)

Gord's Gold II, 1988 Warner Bros.

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