Reviews

{@Beat Goes On}'s {^Very Best of Gordon Lightfoot, Vols. 1-2} collects both of the legendary Canadian {\singer/songwriter}'s early-'70s "best-of" sets on a single, remastered disc. These are not the versions of {&"Canadian Railroad Trilogy,"} {&"Early Mornin' Rain,"} and {&"Bitter Green"} that he re-recorded for 1975's multi-platinum {^Gord's Gold}. Rather, they represent the baritone-voiced troubadour's less opulent {@United Artists} era. Listeners looking for a more complete overview of this period would be better off picking up 1993's superb {^United Artists Collection}. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide