Gord's Gold, Vol. 2

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Gord's Gold, Vol. 2
Compilation album by Gordon Lightfoot
Released	1988
Recorded	Various
Genre	Folk, Adult contemporary
Length	64:38
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer(s)	Various
Professional reviews
All Music Guide [1]

Gord's Gold, Vol. 2 is a compilation album released by Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot in 1988.

As with the first volume, Vol. 1, Vol. 2 features re-recordings of earlier hits alongside the contemporary material. On Gord's Gold only the early songs that didn't match Lightfoot's 70s sound were re-recorded. However, on Vol. 2 all tracks, apart from "Make Way (For The Lady)," "Ghosts Of Cape Horn," Baby Step Back," and "It's Worth Believin'" were re-recorded. The album also contains "If It Should Please You," a previously unrecorded song that the band often performed in concert. As a result, some tracks on Vol. 2 that had been released during the 1980s sound almost identical to their original recording. Additionally, the re-recorded tracks were recorded live in the studio.

"If It Should Please You" made its first appearance on an album although it had previously been a concert favourite of Lightfoot's. "Ghosts of Cape Horn" and "It's Worth Believin'" did not appear on the vinyl release.

[edit] Track listing

1. "If It Should Please You" – 2:50
2. "Endless Wire" – 4:14
3. "Hangdog Hotel Room" – 2:47
4. "I'm Not Supposed To Care" – 3:18
5. "High and Dry" – 2:26
6. "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" – 6:14
7. "The Pony Man" – 3:33
8. "Race Among the Ruins" – 3:23
9. "Christian Island" – 3:12
10. "All the Lovely Ladies" – 2:48
11. "Alberta Bound" – 2:58
12. "Cherokee Bend" – 4:57
13. "Triangle" – 3:53
14. "Shadows" – 2:59
15. "Make Way (For the Lady)" – 3:40
16. "Ghosts of Cape Horn" – 4:06
17. "Baby Step Back" – 3:55
18. "It's Worth Believin'" – 3:25

Session Personnel: Guitar: Gordon Lightfoot, Terry Clements, Red Shea, Dean Parks. Bass: Rick Haynes, Tom Szcesniak (sp?), Steel Guitar: Pee Wee Charles, Piano: Mike Heffernan, Michael Omartian. Drums: Barry Keane. Strings: Nick DeCaro.

All compositions by Lightfoot.

Gordon Lightfoot discography

Main albums: Lightfoot! (1966) | The Way I Feel (1967) | Did She Mention My Name (1968) | Back Here on Earth (1968) | Sunday Concert (1969) | Sit Down Young Stranger (1970) | Summer Side of Life (1971) | Don Quixote (1972) | Old Dan's Records (1972) | Sundown (1974) | Cold on the Shoulder (1975) | Summertime Dream (1976) | Endless Wire (1978) | Dream Street Rose (1980) | Shadows (1982) | Salute (1983) | East of Midnight (1986) | Waiting for You (1993) | A Painter Passing Through (1998) | Harmony (2004)

Main Compilations: Gord's Gold (1975) | Gord's Gold, Vol. 2 (1988) | Songbook (1999) | Complete Greatest Hits (2002)

Notable Singles: "Canadian Railroad Trilogy" (1967) | "If You Could Read My Mind" (1970) | "Sundown" (1974) | "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" (1976)