Gord's Gold, Vol. 2

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Gord's Gold, Vol. 2
Gord's Gold, Vol. 2 cover
Compilation album by Gordon Lightfoot
Released 1988
Recorded Various
Genre Folk, Adult contemporary
Length 64:38
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Various
Professional reviews

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. 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.

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† Re-recording / ‡ New song

  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.

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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