Gordon Lightfoot's Songbook is a career-spanning, four-CD, 88-song box set providing an extensive overview of the Canadian legend’s output from the mid-'60s through 1998. In addition to the hits such as “Sundown,” “Carefree Highway,” “If You Could Read My Mind,” and “Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald,” Songbook also includes 18 songs that were rare or previously unreleased. The set features extensive liner notes in a 56-page booklet, along with rare photos. Originally released in 1999, it is now back in print in a butterfly fat pack, with a an outer slipcase. Also available digitally.
CD 1
01 (Remember Me) I'm the One
02 It's Too Late, He Wins
03 For Lovin' Me
04 Early Mornin' Rain
05 The Way I Feel (1993 - Remaster)
06 Steel Rail Blues
07 A Message to the Wind (Previously Unreleased)
08 Song For A Winter's Night
09 Canadian Railroad Trilogy
10 Go-Go Round
11 Crossroads
12 You'll Still Be Needing Me (Previously Unreleased)
13 Mountains And Marian
14 The Last Time I Saw Her
15 Did She Mention My Name
16 Pussywillows, Cat-Tails
17 Boss Man (Live)
18 Something Very Special
19 Bitter Green
20 Affair On 8th Avenue
21 Medley: I'm Not Sayin'/Ribbon Of Darkness (Live Version)
22 Softly (Live) [1996 - Remaster]
23 Mama Said (Previously Unreleased)
24 Station Master (Previously Unreleased)
CD 2
01 Sit Down Young Stranger
02 If You Could Read My Mind
03 Poor Little Allison
04 The Pony Man
05 Cobwebs & Dust
06 Too Much to Lose (Previously Unreleased)
07 Summer Side Of Life
08 Cotton Jenny
09 10 Degrees & Getting Colder
10 Nous Vivons Ensemble
11 Same Old Loverman
12 Heaven Don't Deserve Me (Previously Unreleased)
13 Don Quixote
14 Alberta Bound
15 Beautiful
16 Ode To Big Blue
17 Stone Cold Sober (Previously Unreleased)
18 Old Dan's Records
19 That Same Old Obsession
20 Lazy Mornin'
21 Hi'way Songs
22 Can't Depend on Love
CD 3
01 Sundown
02 Carefree Highway
03 Seven Island Suite
04 Borderstone (Previously Unreleased)
05 Cold On The Shoulder (Album Version)
06 Now & Then (Album Verision)
07 Rainy Day People (Album Verision)
08 Fine As Fine Can Be (Album Verision)
09 All The Lovely Ladies (Album Verision)
10 Summertime Dream
11 Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald
12 Never too Close
13 Betty Called Me In (Previously Unreleased)
14 Endless Wire
15 The Circle Is Small
16 Sea of Tranquility
17 Make Way
18 Dream Street Rose
19 Ghosts Of Cape Horn
20 Keep on Yearnin' (Previously Unreleased)
21 Canary Yellow Canoe (Previously Unreleased)
CD 4
01 Shadows
02 She's Not the Same
03 14 Karat Gold
04 Baby Step Back
05 In My Fashion
06 Never Say Trust Me (Previously Unreleased)
07 Why Should I Feel Blue (Previously Unreleased)
08 Someone to Believe In
09 Romance
10 Broken Dreams
11 Always On The Bright Side (Previously unreleased)
12 Forgive Me Lord (Previously Unreleased)
13 Lifeline (Previously Unreleased)
14 East Of Midnight
15 Morning Glory
16 A Lesson In Love
17 A Passing Ship
18 Waiting For You
19 Drink Yer Glasses Empty
20 I'll Prove My Love
21 A Painter Passing Through
