The Definitive Gordon Lightfoot

The first thing to know is that Gordon Lightfoot is still alive, still making music.

The second is that I grew up listening to Gordon Lightfoot records, among many other things. Sundown was on a tape with Neil Diamond’s Stones on the flip side. Another tape had and Don Quixote and Summer Side of Life. Somewhere, we had Cold on the Shoulder. I listened to them all the time. Just so you know where I’m coming from.

Last, by ‘definitive’, I mean, the albums I own – which is a lot, but it’s not ab...