Tanya Tucker

Tanya Tucker

ASIN: B000002TPK

Track Listings

1. Walking Shoes

2. Love Me Like You Used To

3. Strong Enough to Bend

4. Daddy and Home

5. Don't Go Out - T. Graham Brown, Tanya Tucker

6. Just Another Love [*]

Tracks:

Black Water Bayou
Walking Shoes
Some Kind Of Trouble
Little Things
Don't Go Out
Soon
Down To My Last Teardrop
Tell Me About It
Two Sparrows In A Hurricane
Hangin' In
It Won't Be Me
I'll Take Today
Oh What It Did To Me
My Arms Stay Open All Night
It's A Little Too Late
We Don't Have To Do This
If Your Heart Ain't Busy Tonight
Right About Now
(Without You) What Do I Do With Me
Delta Dawn

Customer Reviews:

GET THIS CD .......2006-11-06

LOVED this cd. If you love Tanya, or just want an introduction to her music, this is it!

Excellent CD.......2006-02-17

I heard a Tanya Tucker song on the radio and immediately went to Amazon to see if I could get a CD I liked. Well I found one. This is a great CD that highlights the talent of Tanya. I highly recommend this CD.

Wow!.......2002-08-24

I bought this CD because of "Its a Little too Late". Tanya's distinct voice and awesome lyrics drew me to the song. Even though I bought this CD for one song in the beginning, I have to say that this CD is a big suprise because I love every song. Usually you get those albums that you skip over songs but not this one! I own 60+ country albums and this one is one of the top 5 that I am always playing. Tanya has the old country sound... none of the pop stuff played today. Some songs are up-beat, but all have great lyrics. Tanya will get your dancing and singing along. A few of my favorites are: "Walking Shoes", Down to my Last Teardrop", "Tell me about it", "Two Sparrows in a Hurricane", Hangin' In," It's a Little too late", "If your heart Ain't busy tonight", & "Delta Dawn". I'd recomend this CD to anyone who loves the REAL country sound!

Tanya's best of the nineties.......2002-07-28

Although Tanya signed for Capitol in 1986 and had many classic hits, this particular compilation focuses almost entirely on her nineties music. Tanya's first Greatest Hits for Capitol appeared in 1989 and the only track from that which is included here is My arms stay open all night. The next compilation was Greatest Hits 1990-1992. All ten tracks from that set are included here.

So, if you want Daddy and home, Strong enough to bend, Love me like you used to, Just another love, I'll come back as another woman, If it don't come easy, I won't take less than your love, One love at a time and It's only over for you, buy that first Capitol Greatest Hits.

One real oldie included here is Delta Dawn, a re-recording from 1991's Greatest Hits Encore, an album which contained re-recordings of ten of Tanya's seventies hits for Columbia and MCA.

There is one previously unissued track for Tanya's long-standing fans (like me), the opening Black water bayou. To me, that alone is worth the price.

The other tracks are all from the nineties, mostly after 1992. You can't fit all Tanya's Capitol hits on a single CD, but if you buy this and that first Greatest hits, you'll have all the essentials.

good overview of one of country's all-time greats.......2002-01-05

Tanya Tucker marrived at Capitol Records in 1986. By then, it had been five years since her last big hit at MCA and her peak recording years appeared to be long behind her. Yet hooked up with Jerry Crutchfield (one of her many producers at MCA),

Tucker immediately hit the top of the charts with a pair of Paul Davis-written tunes dealing with rocky relationships: "One Love At A Time" and "Just Another Love." Her voice was now stronger than ever, and the consistently first-rate material Crutchfield assembled over the past decade allowed Tucker to demonstrate her full versatility, be it rowdy toetappers ("If It Don't Come Easy," "Down To My Last Teardrop"), moving ballads ("Two Sparrows In A Hurricane," "Soon"), bluesy scorchers ("You Just Watch Me ," "Some Kind Of Trouble,") or defiant rockabilly ("Walking Shoes," "It's A Little Too Late").

Tracks:

Delta Dawn
What's Your Mama's Name
Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of Stone)
Lizzie And The Rain Man
San Antonio Stroll
Don't Believe My Heart Can Stand Another You
You've Got Me To Hold On To
Here's Some Love
Ridin' Rainbows
It's A Cowboy Lovin' Night
Dancing The Night Away
Texas (When I Die)
Pecos Promenade
Can I See You Tonight
Feel Right
Just Another Love
I'll Come Back As Another Woman
I Won't Take Less Than Your Love
If It Don't Come Easy
Strong Enough To Bend

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Upper 48 hits 72-97
Whatever happened to "Spring"?
Tanya Tucker; The Upper 48 Hits 1972-1997.
THE BEAUTIFUL GENIOUS.
CD

Upper 48 Hits 1972-97
Tanya Tucker
Manufacturer: Raven [Australia]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006J9MP
Release Date: 2002-10-07

Tracks:

Delta Dawn
Love's The Answer
The Jamestown Ferry
What's Your Mama's Name, Child?
Blood Red And Going Down
Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of Stone)?
The Man That Turned My Mama On
Lizzie & The Rainman
San Antonio Stroll
Don't Believe My Heart Can Stand Another You
You've Got Me To Hold On To
Here's Some Love
Ridin' Rainbows
It's A Cowboy Lovin' Night
Dancing The Night Away
Texas (When I Die)
I'm The Singer, You're The Song
Pecos Promenade
Can I See You Tonight?
Feel Right
Baby I'm Yours
Just Another Love
I'll Come Back As Another Woman
It's Only Over For You
Love Me Like You Used To

Tracks:

One Love At A Time
I Won't Take Less Than Your Love
If It Don't Come Easy
Strong Enough To Bend
Highway Robbery
Call On Me
My Arms Stay Open All Night
Walking Shoes
Don't Go Out With Him
It Won't Be Me
Oh What It Did To Me
Down To My Last Teardrop
(Without You) What Do I Do With Me?
Some Kind Of Trouble
If Your Heart Ain't Busy Tonight
Two Sparrows In A Hurricane
It's A Little Too Late
Tell Me About It
Soon
We Don't Have To Do This
Hangin' In
You Just Watch Me
Little Things

Album Description

Aussie exclusive compilation featuring 48 hits, 47 of which made the U.S. Billboard Top 20 between 1972 & 97, including 10 number ones & 21 top fives. The only comprehensive, cross-label anthology available in the world. Featuring a deluxe 16-page color booklet with detailed liner notes. Over 150 minutes of music. Raven Records/EMI. 2002.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered, Extraordinary Collection with Tracks Compiled from Former Country Child Star's Recordings from her Three Major Label Sets of Albums. Despite her Tumultuous Private Life that Used to Grab Headlines, her Recording Legacy Still Stands as One of the Best in Country Music. With No Less Than her Four Dozen Premier Hits, "Upper 48 Hits: 1972-1997" Presents as the Ultimate Tanya Tucker Collection, the Only Comprehensive, Cross-label Anthology Available in the World.

Customer Reviews:

Upper 48 hits 72-97.......2006-11-04

Super...but I am a Tanya Tucker fan ...She can do no wrong Top Country Artist

Whatever happened to "Spring"?.......2006-09-22

I have a handful of Tanya "Hits" collections, the best one issued a few years ago with 20 songs on it. Now we get this fantastic collection with 48 songs and my favorite Tanya song, "Spring" is still missing! I can't possibly be the only one who loved this song. Why has it been forgotten? I only have it on an old "budget" cassette that came out years ago. Still, this is the most exciting collection that I've come across.

Tanya Tucker; The Upper 48 Hits 1972-1997........2005-09-17

I purchased this CD for one song and was pleasantly surprised at the number of past hits that ere included on the CD.
Raven Records in Australia put this collection together and along with the biography of Tanya Tucker's ups and downs it is truly the Upper 48 hits CD to buy.
The one song I purchased this for is called, "If It Don't Come Easy", but it also includes "Highway Robbery" which was another traveling song for the open road. "Strong Enough to Bend" is/was another favorite. Disc Two in this album is full of great sentimental hits to beat the break up blues for all.

THE BEAUTIFUL GENIOUS........2005-08-12

DELTA DAWN HIT IN 1972 WHEN TANYA WAS THE RIPE OLD AGE OF 13...AND THESE SONGS AND ALL THEIR MEMORIES GET ROLLING IN YOUR BRAIN FROM THERE...LOVES THE ANSWER AND WHATS YOUR MAMA'S NAME I CAN HERE SPINNING AROUND IN MY HEAD FROM THE DISTANT 70'S DAYS OF HEARING THESE SONGS PLAYED AMONG OTHER COUNTRY STANDARDS BY MY DAD OUT ON HIS STEREO WHEN I WAS A WEE LITTLE KID INTO SHARKS AND STAR WARS....HER LIKE NO OTHER VOICE AND HER ENCHANTING LOOKS EASILY TOOK HER TO THE COMPETITIVE TOP OF THIS COUNTRY GAME...SHE IS BASICLY THE FEMALE VERSION OF DAVID BOWIE AND FEW PEOPLE REALISE THIS...DON'T BELIEVE ME?? LISTEN TO THE PATSY CLINE LIKE 'WOULD YOU LAY WITH ME'...AND MANY OTHERS...SOME OF THE SYRUPPY BACKING VOCALS I CAN DO WITHOUT BUT I HAVE ALWAYS SAID THAT ABOUT COUNTRY ...STILL, THIS BEAUTY OF A COUNTRY GAL PACKS ALOT OF SEX AND SASS (CLEAN SEX THOUGH !)...FOR AS BITTER AND NASTY AS TANYA GETS, SHE KEEPS IT CONSERVATIVE AS HELL...BUY THIS NOW !...BLOOD RED AND GOIN' DOWN ALONE MAKES IT WORTH IT ...--CLARK HAGINS

CD.......2005-08-10

Tanya Tucker...love the way she sings...from the heart and her soul. Brings back the GOOD memories.

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PROOF OF PAVING THE PATH
A must-have from Tanya!
Tanya's bid for rock stardom
Almost Famous
Tanya's TNT EXPLODES!

T.N.T.
Tanya Tucker
Manufacturer: Mca Special Products
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000062Z9
Release Date: 1998-03-10

Tracks:

Lover Goodbye
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Not Fade Away
Angel From Montgomery
Heartbreak Hotel
Brown Eyed Handsome Man
The RIver And The Wind
If You Feel It
It's Nice To Be With You
Texas (When I Die)

Customer Reviews:

PROOF OF PAVING THE PATH.......2006-03-28

This Tanya Tucker album is proof that if it wasn't for her, you probably would not know Shania Twain, Faith Hill or Gretchen Wilson or many other female artists of today. Two classics on this collection of music are worth it all: "Angel from Montgomery", and "Texas When I Die".

A must-have from Tanya!.......2005-10-19

I have all of Tanya's albums and her songs are surely tunes you put on repeat. This album is not a favourite, but definitely one you need to own.

1. This song has a rock edge, but it's not quite there. There's too much happening at the same time. 3/5
2. Beautiful ballad in Tanya style. Not so rock'n'roll at all. 4/5
3. Very rockish edge and lyrics with attitude. The chorus is a bit annoying, though. 5/5
4. Ballad. You'll either love this or hate this. I hate it. 1/5
5. Tanya makes Elvis proud. It's loud and it's great. 5/5
6. My favourite! It's rock, country, pop and it's such a happy song! 5/5
7. Another ballad with not that much meaning. 2/5
8. My favourite! Up-beat, raunchy and happy. 5/5
9. Ballad. Not much happening here. The title kinda gave that away. 2/5
10. This is a classic. Mid-tempo tune with great highlights. 5/5

Tanya's bid for rock stardom.......2004-03-14

With her hugely successful pop crossover album, Here you come again, Dolly Parton had shown that it was possible for a country singer to appeal to a different set of fans. So it should not have surprised anybody when Tanya also tried changing styles, though in her case it was for more of a rock sound. The LP cover was intended to emphasize the new style but I wonder if it was a mistake. Some of those who enjoyed the cover didn't take the music seriously because of it while others decided that if Tanya needed to pose this way, the music couldn't possibly be any good. In fact, judged purely on its own merit, this is a brilliant rock album that has nothing to do with country music except for the closing track, Texas when I die.

The album contains several interesting covers, including Not fade away (originally a Buddy Holly song but later covered by the Rolling Stones), Angel from Montgomery (the John Prine classic generally associated with Bonnie Raitt), Heartbreak hotel (the Elvis Presley classic) and Brown eyed handsome man (a Chuck Berry song that was also successful for Buddy Holly). I've heard the famous versions of all these songs as well as some other songs and Tanya's versions stand comparison with the best of them. On their own, they prove that Tanya could rock with the best.

The other songs are also excellent. Lover goodbye was co-written by Phil Everly so this is also likely to be a cover. I'm the singer you're the song is definitely an original, being co-written by Tanya (a rarity for her). The river and the wind, If you feel it and It's nice to be with you are all brilliant rock songs that may well be originals though I can't be sure. So those nine songs show you a different side of Tanya - the rock singer.

But the old saying goes - you can take the singer out of the country but you can't take the country out of the singer. To prove it, the final track, written by Ed Bruce, is one of the most traditional country songs that Tanya has ever recorded - the anthemic Texas when I die. On this original version of the song, Merle Haggard gets mentioned (notwithstanding that he is a Californian). When Tanya re-recorded the song, Merle was replaced in the lyrics by Willie Nelson (definitely a Texan). Die-hard country fans with no interest in rock music can find both versions of this song on other compilations so do not need to buy this just for Texas when I die.

This album will not appeal to all country fans - maybe even some Tanya fans won't like it - but I love it. On the other hand, it will appeal to some rock fans who don't like country music.

Almost Famous.......2003-08-10

THe best version of this is the LP. With it's large gatefold cover, Tanya Tucker's sexy curves looked hot in black leather. And then there was the inside... Tanya in a tight red leotard. HOT STUFF -- even by rock and punk standards, back in 1978.

The CD is just the music. It's good, but lacks the impact of the original package. Unfortunately, the sexy cover art did not break Tanya Tucker into rock radio, and did not win her a big new audience. Deborah Harry and others had taken Rock fans by storm and TNT was seen as just another cute girl who did Country & Western.

I think this is Tanya Tucker's best CD. Countty and western fans might disagree -- if they never like 'rock music'. But without the LP cover art, it's just "the one you play in the car", not the version you pull out at parties.

Tanya's TNT EXPLODES!.......2001-06-13

Her version of "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" is one of the best Chuck Berry covers ever, it ROCKS! Also love her soulful, rock n' roll version of the classic "Angel from Montgomery." Much better than the overrated Bonnie Raitt's. And when I saw her perform back when she was a teenager, she did "Heartbreak Hotel" and I was amazed at the bluesiness in her voice and that one is included here. Another smokin' cover is Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away" which has to be the best, most rockin' arrangement of it I've ever heard. Now if RHINO or someone would re-master and release her masterpiece follow-up, "Tear Me Apart" I'd be ecstatic!

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Tanya's hits from the 70s!
Exactly What I Was Looking For
Good single disc collection of early years

16 Biggest Hits
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Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000E6EJDO
Release Date: 2006-02-21

Tracks:

Delta Dawn
Love's The Answer
The Jamestown Ferry
What's Your Mama's Name Child
Blood Red And Goin' Down
Old Dan Trucker's Daughter
The Man That Turned My Mama On
Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of Stone)
No Man's Land
Greener Than The Grass (We Laid On)
I Believe The South Is Gonna Rise Again
Spring
You Are So Beautiful
Baby I'm Yours
Feel Right
Changes

Customer Reviews:

Tanya's hits from the 70s!.......2006-04-22

The title is misleading as these are not her 16 BIGGEST hits, but in fact her EARLIEST hits (1973-1983; some very hard to find). It has been remastered, but it's not re-recorded thankfully; as it is a delight to hear Tanya's young voice - already then amazing.
I have to give this 5 stars as Tanya is an amazing artist who was way beyond her time with her songs. I do believe that if she was to release her old songs today they would all be a hit.

My favourites on this album: Love's The Answer, No Man's Land, The Man That Turned My Mama On, Would You Lay With Me, Spring and Feel Right!

Exactly What I Was Looking For.......2006-04-09

I like Tanya Tucker, but I'm not interested in owning every one of her hit songs. I had been lookng for a CD that consists mostly of her early hits from the 1970's and I was thrilled to find this one at Wal-Mart. It contains 16 songs (this is a plus because the songs tend to be short), it is remastered, and, best of all, it contains my favorite Tanya Tucker song "Would You Lay With Me (In A Field Of Stone). I have found that this song is often left off of her more contemporary greatest hits compilations. There is a maturity and a toughness to Tanya Tucker's early songs that makes this CD a particularly rewarding listen. From the opening line "She's 41 and her daddy still calls her 'baby'", we know that we are listening to a singer wise beyond her years. It is as though Tucker had already seen and done everything when she recorded these songs. I recently saw a documentary on television about women in country music. In it, Brenda Lee comments that "Tanya just matured faster than the rest of us." Listening to this CD, you'll hear what she means.

Good single disc collection of early years.......2006-03-12

I am usually tired of the endless reissues that the label cranks out but I find this to have some value. First it is a great sampling of her Columbia years. But even better is this has three of her Arista recordings that are rare. For this reason alone I find this collection worth getting. Two of these songs are on the very complete collection called "the upper 48 hits", but that is a bit expensive. This is a lower priced alternative.

What's Your Mama's Name/Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)

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Tanya's early classics
Early Tanya At Her Best
Tanya Tucker:What's Your Mama's Name/Would You Lay With Me..

What's Your Mama's Name/Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)
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Manufacturer: Collectables
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ASIN: B00002CEZP
Release Date: 2000-01-25

Tracks:

What's Your Mama's Name
Horseshoe Bend
Chokin' Kind
California Cotton Fields
Teddy Bear Song
Blood Red and Goin' Down
Song Man
Missing Piece of the Puzzle
Rainy Girl
Pass Me By
Teach Me the Words to Your Song
Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone)
How Can I Tell Him
Let Me Be There
Bed of Roses
Man That Turned My Mama On
I Believe the South Is Gonna Rise Again
Old Dan Tucker's Daughter
No Man's Land
Why Me Lord?
Baptism of Jesse Taylor
What If We Were Running Out of Love
Delta Dawn [*]
Love's the Answer [*]

Customer Reviews:

Tanya's early classics.......2002-07-05

With two important bonus tracks (Delta Dawn and Love's the Answer, both from Tanya's debut album) added to Tanya's second and third Columbia albums, this is a far stronger collection than any Greatest hits album from Sony/Columbia. The only significant omission is Jamestown Ferry.

Against that, there are many excellent album tracks, including Tanya's covers of Teddy Bear song, Pass me by, Let me be there, Bed of roses and Why me lord - but this collection is particularly interesting for all the original songs included, many of them thought-provoking, none more so than the opening What's your mama's name?, which asks a child about an unknown father.

Although it's many years since I heard the original albums (I used to have all her Columbia vinyl LP's), Collectables chose wisely in compiling this CD. Tanya's debut was wonderful, but the two LP's that followed it were even better.

This is classic traditional country music. Tanya's voice (a sort of country Tina Turner, if you see what I mean) may not appeal to everybody, but if you like the voice and you like traditional country, this will you suit you ideally.

Early Tanya At Her Best.......2000-07-08

A prior review states all these songs were on earlier albums. This is incorrect. These are two original albums..the second and third of her career. Both contain some of the earliest hits that established her as a force in Country Music. What's Your Mama's Name became her first #1 single. Blood Red and Goin' Down is a classic, Would You Lay With Me also a classic. These were recorded at ages 14 and 15 and both CD's showcase the voice that was once called "An American Dream." For me, the real reason to buy this double cd is that between the two there are nine songs that do NOT appear on any other Tanya CD. They, until now, could only be heard if you had the original vinyl albums. Four of the songs alone are worth the price. Those being.. California Cotton Fields, Old Dan Tucker's Daughter, What If We Were Running Out Of Love and my personal favorite.. The Baptism Of Jesse Taylor. This is early seventies country at its best.

Tanya Tucker:What's Your Mama's Name/Would You Lay With Me.........2000-06-18

I think this is a great album for anyone who likes TANYA TUCKER. It has songs from her early years that you wouldn't have heard on the radio. All the songs were on eariler albums. They are great songs that shows the range she has in her voice....This is a must for the Tanya fan. ENJOY.

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Delta Dawn
Tanya Tucker
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Tracks:

Delta Dawn
New York City Song
Smell the Flowers
If You Touch Me
He's All I Got
Jamestown Ferry
Loving You Could Never Be Better
Soul Song
Love's the Answer
Happiest Girl in the Whole USA
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solid, intriguing sophomore album from Stephen Bishop

Bish
Stephen Bishop
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ASIN: B000BQ4NJM
Release Date: 2006-12-01

Tracks:

If I Only Had a Brain
Losing Myself in You
Looking for the Right One
Everybody Needs Love
Guitar Interlude
Fool at Heart
What Love Can Do
Prelude: Vagabond from Heaven - Stephen Bishop, Steve Porcaro
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Only the Heart Within You
Recognized
I've Never Known a Nite Like This
When I Was in Love

Product Description

We all have our youthful indiscretions, so lets get that out of the way first: Stephen Bishop will forever be immortalized as the guy whose guitar gets smashed to flinders by John Belushi in Animal House. A minor character in the film, he was officially known as Charming Guy With Guitar in the credits. He also wrote the movies theme, setting the stage for one of the all-time comedy classics. Bishops brief time in the spotlight tends to obscure his many talents as a songwriter. After all, not many writers have their tunes covered by a range of artists that stretches from Eric Clapton to Pavarotti, with stops at Barbara Streisand and the Four Tops in between. Bish opens with a nod to a pair of songwriters from the past: Harold Arlen and E.Y. Yip Harburg, whose If I Only Had A Brain came from The Wizard Of Oz. Bishop dedicates What Love Can Do, which originally concluded the first side of the album, to Harburg. But the emotional core of the disc is Only The Heart Within You, which features background vocals from Art Garfunkel, who has frequently covered Bishop tunes throughout his career. Bish is a sweet record, suited to Bishops tenor (in both senses of the word), caught at the apex of his commercial success. To give you some idea of just how A-list he was at the time, check out the photo of the Whistling Bishettes in the gatefold; among them were such celebs as Carrie Fisher, Tanya Tucker, Cameron Crowe and John Landis, among others.

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solid, intriguing sophomore album from Stephen Bishop.......2005-10-15

Stephen Bishop's 1978 second album, "Bish" (titled after his nickname, of course), is an ambitious effort with very much of a cinematic feel to it--it figures that this guy has done lots of soundtrack work over the years. It's telling that Bish starts the album off with an instrumental cover version of "The Wizard Of Oz" tune "If I Only Had A Brain". There's also the brief "Recognized" which seems like something that was written for a 1920s musical, and the same thing pretty much goes for "What Love Can Do", the latter of which adds caveman-style background vocals to the mix. Admittedly, these 3 aforementioned tracks are ultimately all minor works. However, there are a bunch of gems here showcasing Bishop's classy songwriting, as well as his highly expressive and smooth vocals. The piano lead orchestrated ballad "Looking For The Right One" is tender and affecting. "Everybody Needs Love" is an incredibly catchy uptempo song with an infectious extended high note from Bishop that arrives toward the end. The dramatic, epic ballad "A Fool At Heart" is sumptuous. The brilliant "Vagabond From Heaven" is an exciting uptempo song with witty lyrics seemingly about his troubles with his stepfather as a kid. The fittingly tropical-flavored "Bish's Hideaway" is a soothing, sighing ballad with defeatist lyrics and excellent melodicism. "I've Never Known A Nite Like This" is an evocative song with a 'rainy day' feel on the verses and a great catchy chorus. Also very pleasant is the mid-tempo pop-rocker "Losing Myself In You" which has Michael McDonald on background vocals. "Only The Heart Within You" is a quality piece of songwriting, but unfortunately it's very much marred by the overproduction/ excessive synthesizer layers. The album closer "When I Was In Love" is okay, but weepy. So, "Bish" is certainly a flawed album, but the great stuff makes it a mighty fine album anyway. If all you have from Bish is the "On And On--The Hits Of Stephen Bishop" and/ or his "20th Century Masters" disc, and you want to dig deeper, you won't regret getting a copy of "Bish".

"Bish" was lovingly reissued on CD in 2005 by Hip-O-Select Records, with excellent remastering, as well as a recreation of the layout of the original gatefold vinyl LP--if you're looking to get the album, this is the version I recommend you go for.

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My Favorite GH of Tayna Tucker
one love at a time
Great Songs from the Greatest Female Country Singer Ever
One Of Tanya's Best.
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Tracks:

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Blood Red And Goin' Down
The Jamestown Ferry
What's Your Mama's Name
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Love's The Answer
Rainy Girl
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Customer Reviews:

My Favorite GH of Tayna Tucker.......2005-11-26

I used to have this on cassette and played it all the time to point it is worn out. After many years I finally found it on line and ready to listen to my old favorites of Tanya Tucker.

one love at a time.......2001-11-27

this is a very nice cd, easy to listen to, tanya has a feel and
it shows in this collection of music . a very talented lady and
most enjoyable selection of tunes. one of the best .

Great Songs from the Greatest Female Country Singer Ever.......2000-08-30

I have always been puzzled as to why of the five official Tanya Tucker Greatest Hits Albums, this one appears to lag behind the others in sales figures. These are all HUGE hits from her MCA days after leaving Columbia. The albums on which they are found were all big sellers for country music at the time. There are some really great songs on here everyone. Here's Some Love opens the set. It was a the title track from her very first #1 Country Album. There is a pop influence to several of the songs here but with Tanya it is always country. One of my favorite Tucker songs is the second cut, Ridin' Rainbows. Who could forget San Antonio Stroll, Don't Believe My Heart Can Stand Another You and the wonderful Dave Loggins penned You've Got Me To Hold Onto. The CD also includes the biggest pop crossover single of her career the PHENOMENAL Lizzie And The Rainman.. one of the greatest country songs ever laid down. Short Cut is wonderful, and one of the many hidden jewels on Tanya's 30 albums. It was actually released as a single in Japan at the time. In closing this is a HOT collection and well worth the price.
THIS REVIEW DOES NOT BELONG UNDER THIS GREATEST HITS COLLECTION. MY REVIEW HERE IS FOR HER MCA HITS..NOT HER COLUMBIA ONES.

One Of Tanya's Best........2000-08-01

This Lady From The State Of Texas Started Singing Country Music At The Age Of 13. Some Of Tanya's Songs Are Sad Songs. My Favorites Are: "Strong Enough To Bend", "If It Don't Come Easy", "Just Another Love", And "One Love At A Time". This Is A Must Have.

Tanya Tucker's Greatest Hits.......1999-11-29

If you like classic country, this is the album for you! I have owned this album for many years and feel that it is her best collection!

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Excellent!
Tanya's Early-80's Hits
The Early Years
Great Sing-a-long Road Tunes

The Best of Tanya Tucker
Tanya Tucker
Manufacturer: Tee Vee Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Country | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000003OOB
Release Date: 1996-01-01

Tracks:

The Man That Turned My Mama On
You Are So Beautiful
Would You Lay With Me In A Field Of Stone
Spring
Love's The Answer
Blood Red And Goin' Down
Bed Of Roses
What's Your Mama's Name
Delta Dawn
Almost Persuaded
How Can I Tell Him
The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A.
Teddy Bear Song
Guess I'll Have To Love Him More
California Cotton Fields
The Jamestown Ferry
Greener Than The Grass (We Laid On)
I Believe The South Is Gonna Rise Again
Let Me Be There
Smell The Flowers

Customer Reviews:

Excellent!.......2003-06-11

I hightly recommend this album for everyone who wants to get the essence of early Tanya's songs in one CD. Thank you, Tanya, for wonderful songs!

Tanya's Early-80's Hits.......2001-06-13

These are Tanya's "less country, more pop" tunes from the early 80s. Some even with (gasp!) Glen Campbell! Yeah, their gently rockin', uptempo duet of Bobby Darin's "Dream Lover" is included here. And you can hear Glen on background in the catchy "Can I See You Tonite." "Somebody Buy This Cowgirl a Beer" written by the late Shel Silverstein is funny. Also fun is the do-woppy, recorded by the Pointer Sisters, "Should I Do It?" Too bad they didn't include more stuff from the album this appeared on, "Should I Do It?" That had some good tunes, like Leo Sayer's "Stormy Weather" featuring Tanya singing with Emmylou Harris. If you like the more L.A., pop-sounding Tanya, this is the collection for you!

The Early Years.......2000-03-11

Couldn't believe my eyes when the song list displayed - this is the EXACT duplicate of a cassette tape I wore out a long time ago. THIS ONE IS GREAT for those who want TANYA's EARLY WORK. I HIGHLY RECOMMENT IT. Can't wait to hear it again myself!

Great Sing-a-long Road Tunes.......1999-08-19

With middle-age, I've acquired a greater appreciation for country music. Tanya's story- telling quality is wonderful for long road trips and fun to sing.

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