This double-CD release from Britain's Beat Goes On label should interest anyone who's even slightly serious in appreciating Dan Fogelberg's music. For starters, in the absence of any upgrades since the late '80s in the sound of Sony Music's domestic Fogelberg CDs, the remastering of Souvenirs is more than a little welcome -- the man's whole early catalog ought to have been remastered long before 2006, based on the crisp results here and the fresh edge it adds to music that is otherwise extremely familiar. And then there's the contents of the first disc, containing Fogelberg's debut Home Free album, which was not a success at the time of its release. ~ Bruce Eder
01 To the morning - 6:19 02 Stars - 3:29 03 More than ever - 5:11 04 Be on your way - 3:27 05 Hickory grove - 4:42 06 Long way home (live in the country) - 5:35 07 Looking for a lady - 3:00 08 Anyway i love you - 3:52 09 Wysteria - 4:06 10 The river - 7:13 11 Part on the plan - 3:20 12 Illinois - 4:15
13 Changing horses - 2:37 14 Better change - 3:05 15 Souvenirs - 4:35 16 The long way - 3:57 17 As the raven flies - 4:32 18 Song from half mountain - 2:53 19 Morning sky - 2:49 20 (someone's been) telling you stories - 5:34 21 There's a place in the world for a gambler - 5:48