[jj]

i love these sort of posts... i don't know much about him so thanks for the info

but i was sorry that Gord didn't keep the momentum and familiarity going from the the few albums prior to GG1 and have Nick DeCaro do the orchestral arrangements on both GG1 records.... he seemed to understand the subtleties that Gord's songs and productions called for ...really, almost subliminally embellished the existing emotional effect that Gord's words, chord progressions and melodies brought about

I do typically love original recordings, and the predominance and bold mix of many of the GG1 productions (Lee's foremost) has had me filing GG1 well out of reach

as we know, it's typical that the casual Lightfoot fan or the general masses own one album....GG1.... it's a very economical to just own the one collection and still be familiar with a good whack of Gord's work... but I feel sorry for folks who stop there.... maybe many expand and add GG2... ugh...trade those 2 in and at least grab Songbook

how about a Poll/list of fave orchestrations from Don Quixote, Old Dan's Records, Sundown, Cold on the Shoulder? i think the DeCaro contributions are right up there with Red Shea's when it comes to Gord recordings during that prime era ...RIP Nick... i dont know if there was a falling out or it came down to number$ perhaps

I will listen to Lee's portfolio a bit closer and more extensively...thanks, Rob