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Two CD set. After 50 years of hit making and with international album sales well into the multi-millions, Gordon Lightfoot is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest singer-songwriters of all time. Inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame in 2012, his songs have been recorded by Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton, and Barbara Streisand. His own recordings of InchEarly Morning Rain, Inch InchIf You Could Read My Mind, Inch InchCarefree HighwayInch, InchThe Wreck of the Edmund FitzgeraldInch and InchSundownInch are still among the most performed songs on radio in North America. A lifetime spent performing live with his band, Gordon Lightfoot singled out London's Royal Albert Hall as one of his favourite venues to play, and recorded his seventh appearance there in concert on May 24, 2016. In the final weeks prior to his passing on May 1, 2023, Gordon Lightfoot insisted that this live album be released as soon as possible, approving the artwork and making it clear that no changes were to be made to the recording. Album Tracks 1. The Watchmans Gone 2. Sea of Tranquility 3. Now and Then 4. All the Lovely Ladies 5. Drifters 6. A Painter Passing Through 7. Christian Island 8. Rainy Day People 9. Shadows 10. Beautiful 11. Carefree Highway 12. Did She Mention My Name 13. Ribbon of Darkness 14. Sundown 15. Sweet Guinevere 16. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald 17. Never Too Close 18. Don Quixote 19. Minstrel of the Dawn 20. I'd Rather Press on 21. Let It Ride 22. If You Could Read My Mind 23. Restless 24. Baby Step Back 25. Early Morning Rain 26. Waiting for You
