An institution north of the Canadian border, Gordon Lightfoot is practically the living embodiment of what many think of as the national character. Stoic, weathered, and hard-working, Lightfoot practices a husky brand of folk music that's as timeless as the Canadian landscape that seems to loom above his most memorable melodies. Gordon Lightfoot Songbook four-disc retrospective stretches all the way back to 1962, when the Ontario-born performer tried to make it in Nashville, up to 1998; 16 previously unreleased tracks and another 17 previously available only on vinyl add meat to its frame.

Here are his biggest chart hits including Carefree Highway, Sundown, If You Could Read My Mind and The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald...hits he penned that others made famous Early Mornin' Rain, Ribbon Of Darkness, For Loving Me, Alberta Bound and dozens of other truly magnificent songs from throughout his career: Canadian Railroad Trilogy, Song For A Winter's Night, Sit Down Young Stranger and Rainy Day People just to name a few. Extensive essays, comments by Gordon Lightfoot himself and previously unpublished photos round out this magnificent anthology. But Songbook, like the artist it commemorates, isn't defined by radio staples. It's about the splendid expanse that is the decades-long career of a true musical workhorse

Gordon Lightfoot Songbook 4 CD boxed set is brand-new and has never been opened or played, still in its original shrink-wrap. He'll make you laugh and bend your ear on these 88 delights including...

1. (Remember Me) I'm The One
2. It's Too Late, He Wins
3. For Lovin' Me
4. Early Mornin' Rain
5. The Way I Feel
6. Steel Rail Blues
7. A Message To The Wind
8. Song For A Winter's Night
9. Canadian Railroad Trilogy
10. Go-Go Round
11. Crossroads
12. You'll Still Be Needing Me
13. The Mountains And Maryann
14. The Last Time I Saw Her
15. Did She Mention My Name
16. Pussywillows, Cat-Tails
17. Boss Man
18. Something Very Special
19. Bitter Green
20. Affair On 8th Avenue
21. Medley: I'm Not Saying/Ribbon Of Darkness
22. Softly
23. Mama Said
24. Station Master
25. Sit Down Young Stranger
26. If You Could Read My Mind #5 hit released 12/26/70.
27. Poor Little Allison
28. The Pony Man
29. Cobwebs & Dust
30. Too Much To Lose
31. Summer Side Of Life #98 hit released 9/11/71.
32. Cotton Jenny
33. 10 Degrees And Getting Colder
34. Nous Vivons Ensemble
35. Same Old Loverman
36. Heaven Don't Deserve Me
37. Don Quixote
38. Alberta Bound
39. Beautiful #58 hit releaed 5/27/72.
40. Ode To Big Blue
41. Stone Cold Sober
42. Old Dan's Records
43. That Same Old Obsession
44. Lazy Mornin'
45. Hi'way Songs
46. Can't Depend On Love
47. Sundown #1 hit released 4/13/74.
48. Carefree Highway #10 hit released 8/31/74.
49. Seven Island Suite
50. Borderstone
51. Cold On The Shoulder
52. Now And Then
53. Rainy Day People #26 hit released 3/29/75.
54. Fine As Fine Can Be
55. All The Lovely Ladies
56. Summertime Dream
57. The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald #2 hit for two weeks released 8/28/76.
58. Never Too Close
59. Betty Called Me In
60. Endless Wire
61. The Circle Is Small #33 hit released 2/11/78.
62. Sea Of Tranquility
63. Make Way For The Lady
64. Dream Street Rose
65. Ghosts Of Cape Horn
66. Keep On Yearnin'
67. Canary Yellow Canoe
68. Shadows
69. She's Not The Same
70. 14 Karat Gold
71. Baby Step Back #50 hit released 4/3/82.
72. In My Fashion
73. Never Say Trust Me
74. Why Should I Feel Blue
75. Someone To Believe In
76. Romance
77. Broken Dreams
78. Always On The Bright Side
79. Forgive Me Lord
80. Lifeline
81. East Of Midnight
82. Morning Glory
83. A Lesson In Love
84. A Passing Ship
85. Waiting For You
86. Drink Yer Glasses Empty
87. I'll Prove My Love
88. A Painter Passing Through