Bill Inglot, who did the remastering for the boxed set, has done the remastering for this release as well, and again makes it clear why he is considered one of the best in the business. All tracks have been beautifully remastered, and this includes four that were not on the 1999 boxed set Songbook. 'Complete Greatest Hits' includes six songs recorded while Lightfoot was with United Artists, and 14 songs recorded for Warner Brothers. The single exception is The Circle Is Small where the later (Billboard charting) recording is used. Released worldwide, it is available on both CD and cassette, and finally brings together all of Lightfoot's biggest hits onto one album using the original studio recording of each song. The last Lightfoot album to chart was East Of Midnight, which peaked at 165 in the summer of 1986. In Canada, it has charted as high as 21, having debuted at 38. It debuted at 165 on the Billboard album charts, and reached a high of 128 in the six weeks since its release. 'Complete Greatest Hits', released April 2, has done very well in the stores from the start. And I found out in late October that 'Complete Greatest Hits' was the first Gold record for me too! 'Complete Greatest Hits' is the first Gold record for Thane, and he couldn't be happier that it is for this album. A year earlier, his Gord's Gold Volume 2 was certified Gold in the US, where sales of 500,000 units are required. This is Gord's 13th Gold (or higher) album in Canada. It's official! Thane Tierney told me on Septemthat Rhino Records' Gordon Lightfoot 'Complete Greatest Hits' CD had gone Gold in Canada where a record must sell 50,000 units for this certification.

Ap(last updated Januoriginally announced here January 28, 2002)

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