Best of Ed Bruce

Best of Ed Bruce

Best of Ed Bruce

ASIN: B0000014VN

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Today Ed Bruce is better known as the author of "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" and as James Garner's sidekick in Bret Maverick than as an artist himself. There's a reason for that--he was a mediocre singer. His baritone suffered from a cramped range, a thin tone, and a mumbled delivery. That didn't stop him from having half a dozen Top-10 country hits, however, for he was a skillful songwriter with a knack for coming across as a gruff, grizzled cowboy even as he was being unabashedly sentimental. Between 1980 and '86, Bruce scored 16 Top-25 country singles for MCA and RCA, and all of them can be found on The Best of Ed Bruce, a single-CD anthology filled out by "Theme from Bret Maverick" and Bruce's original '75 version of "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys." As a summary of his career, The Best of Ed Bruce has several limitations. It includes none of his early rockabilly and hard-country singles for Sun, RCA, Wand, Monument, and Epic. It also omits his own versions of the big hits he wrote for other singers: "See the Big Man Cry" (Charlie Louvin), "Restless" (Crystal Gayle), and "The Man That Turned My Mama On" (Tanya Tucker). Moreover, the brief liner notes make no mention of the musicians who played on his hits or of his ex-wife Patsy Bruce who co-wrote many of them. --Geoffrey Himes

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This Old Hat
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    		This Old Hat
    Ed Bruce
    Manufacturer: Music Row Talent
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000066HHO
    Release Date: 2002-05-14

    Tracks:

    1. The Tracks You Left On Me
    2. You're The Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had
    3. How Do You Do That?
    4. The Greatest Hit
    5. This Old Hat
    6. One
    7. The Feel Of Being Gone
    8. The Bartender (It's All On The Jukebox)
    9. Truth Is I'm A Liar
    10. Did He Say It Better Than Me?
    11. My First Taste of Texas
    12. Growing Up
    13. My Baby Don't Need No Polish To Shine

    Album Description

    The recipe for this cd is: take the last great ballad singer left in Nashville, use his talents as an award-winning songwriter, add songs by a few of his friends, record and let the listener devour the results from Ed Bruce, master of his craft. He has the tonal resonance and the warmth in his voice to carry these songs, which are sung with the full knowledge of love and passion. Ed Bruce is emotion.
    Best of Ed Bruce
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Certainly Not The Last of The Cowboy Songs.....
    • if you only knew
    • Out of Print??? Why ???
    • Wonderful country singer songwriter
    • Can't Sing???
    		 Best of Ed Bruce
    Ed Bruce
    Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0000014VN
    Release Date: 1995-02-14

    Tracks:

    1. Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
    2. Diane
    3. The Last Cowboy Song
    4. Girls, Women & Ladies
    5. Evil Angel
    6. (When You Fall In Love) Everything's A Waltz
    7. You're The Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had
    8. Love's Found You And Me
    9. Ever, Never Lovin' You
    10. My First Taste Of Texas
    11. Theme From 'Bret Maverick'
    12. You're Not Leavin' Here Tonight
    13. If It Was Easy
    14. After All
    15. Tell 'Em I've Gone Crazy
    16. You Turn Me On (Like A Radio)
    17. When Giving Up Was Easy
    18. Nights

    Amazon.com

    Today Ed Bruce is better known as the author of "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" and as James Garner's sidekick in Bret Maverick than as an artist himself. There's a reason for that--he was a mediocre singer. His baritone suffered from a cramped range, a thin tone, and a mumbled delivery. That didn't stop him from having half a dozen Top-10 country hits, however, for he was a skillful songwriter with a knack for coming across as a gruff, grizzled cowboy even as he was being unabashedly sentimental. Between 1980 and '86, Bruce scored 16 Top-25 country singles for MCA and RCA, and all of them can be found on The Best of Ed Bruce, a single-CD anthology filled out by "Theme from Bret Maverick" and Bruce's original '75 version of "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys." As a summary of his career, The Best of Ed Bruce has several limitations. It includes none of his early rockabilly and hard-country singles for Sun, RCA, Wand, Monument, and Epic. It also omits his own versions of the big hits he wrote for other singers: "See the Big Man Cry" (Charlie Louvin), "Restless" (Crystal Gayle), and "The Man That Turned My Mama On" (Tanya Tucker). Moreover, the brief liner notes make no mention of the musicians who played on his hits or of his ex-wife Patsy Bruce who co-wrote many of them. --Geoffrey Himes

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Certainly Not The Last of The Cowboy Songs............2007-05-02

    To tell ya the truth, I had forgotten about Ed Bruce, until I had seen a picture of my favorite country female, Charly McClain. She was in a black and red dress, standing next to Ed Bruce with their arms around each other at the Music City News Awards in 1982. Anyways, now that I remember him, I remember that he is a VERY good musician/actor. He penned the grammy nominated Tanya Tucker song, "Texas When I Die," and Tommy Roe's, "Shiela." He also wrote a song, "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboy's," (his biggest hit) later remade by Waylon and Willie. And who doesn't love, "Girls, Women and Ladies," "You're The Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had," "My First Taste Of Texas," and standin' long side of James Garner in the TV series "Bret Maverick" the theme to the TV show. So if ya like cowboys and cowboy songs, I'd grab this one. It's the only CD that I have found that has the most of Ed Bruces songs.

    5 out of 5 stars if you only knew.......2007-01-08

    Had the previous reviewer had any clue!!! Just look at the artists he mentioned cutting Ed Bruce's songs! And starting at Sun in Memphis.?? There is so much more to this story than meets the ear, and just listen to the ear. Ed Bruce could have easily been in the catergory with Johnny, Waylon, Willie, and Elvis. His soulfull, deep baritones are without par.His interpretations as well. The phrasing of a line, the words behind them. If only.

    5 out of 5 stars Out of Print??? Why ???.......2006-07-04

    This is a great compilation, but I will never pay close to $90 for used copies. Before I saw these highway robbery prices I was dead set against record piracy. Too bad I'll never get to own it, unless it is reissued at a resonable price. And I thoroughly despise remakes of great songs, so his greatest hits album is no good either. 5 stars for the CD, zero for the price tag.

    5 out of 5 stars Wonderful country singer songwriter.......2003-05-23

    One of many under-appreciated singers, Ed Bruce took a long time to make a breakthrough, but he wrote some excellent songs. He actually contributed to Johnny Cash's early hit, Guess things happen that way, but remains un-credited for his part. The first significant song he wrote, Last train to Clarksville (made famous by the Monkees) showed what he could do, but it was after he wrote The man that turned my mama on for Tanya Tucker that people started to really take notice. He wrote Mamas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys and had a country hit with it, although it became a much bigger hit for Waylon and Willie after they covered it. He also wrote Texas when I die for Tanya Tucker.

    This collection contains all Ed's essential recordings, most of which were originally released on MCA but also including four tracks from other labels. The set begins with his original version of Mamas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys (recorded for United Artists) and continues with the three country hits from his first MCA album - Diane, The last cowboy song (featuring Willie Nelson near the end) and Girls women and ladies. Diane is about adultery - if you're gonna do him wrong again, you might as well do the wrong again with me, sings Ed - so may not be to everybody's liking, but I love it. The last cowboy song shows Ed's fear for the future of country music. Fortunately, cowboy songs are still alive and well in the new millennium, thanks to Michael Martin Murphey, Joni Harms and others.

    The next four tracks were his country hits from his second MCA album, including his only number one hit, You're the best break this old heart ever had. The remainder of this collection contains hits from his last three MCA albums and his two RCA albums, together with the only non-hit here, the theme from Bret Maverick. Of the hits, My first taste of Texas, After all, You turn me on like a radio and Nights all reached the country top ten.

    When Ed sings ballads (as he does most of the time), he reminds of Don Williams, though you wouldn't mistake one for the other. Anybody who enjoys Don's music will enjoy Ed's. This album is currently unavailable. Some of the tracks are available elsewhere, but this is the definitive collection of Ed's music and is well worth hunting for.

    5 out of 5 stars Can't Sing???.......2002-11-02

    I don't know who Geoffrey Himes is, but, if he thinks Ed Bruce is a mediochre singer, I'd like to hear who he considers good!!
    Bruce has the rare ability to sound masculine and has excellent control of his voice. As far as range, Mr Himes has obviously never listened to "After All".
    10 BEST SERIES Presents: Country Hits Of The '70's [featuring: Kenny Rogers, Crystal Gayle, Merle Haggard, Gene Watson, Jessi Colter, Glen Campbell, Billie Jo Spears, Asleep At The Wheel, Cristy Lane, Ed Bruce
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      		10 BEST SERIES Presents: Country Hits Of The '70's [featuring: Kenny Rogers, Crystal Gayle, Merle Haggard, Gene Watson, Jessi Colter, Glen Campbell, Billie Jo Spears, Asleep At The Wheel, Cristy Lane, Ed Bruce

      ProductGroup: Music
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      ASIN: B000FCCF3S

      Product Description

      1. Lucille - Kenny Rogers 2. I'll Get Over You - Crystal Gayle 3. Carolyn - Merle Haggard 4. Love In The Hot Afternoon - Gene Watson 5. I'm Not Lisa - Jessi Colter 6. Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell 7. Blanket On The Ground - Billie Jo Spears 8. The Letter That Johnny Walker Read - Asleep At The Wheel 9. Simple Little Words - Cristy Lane 10. Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys - Ed Bruce

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