Country's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1

Country's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1

ASIN: B000002QCH

Track Listings

1. Texas (When I Die) - Tanya Tucker

2. Rose Colored Glasses - John Conlee

3. Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A. - Donna Fargo

4. Reconsider Me - Narvel Felts

5. Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender

6. Peace in the Valley - Red Foley

7. Big Four Poster Bed - Brenda Lee

8. Gotta Travel On - Bill Monroe

9. Heart Don't Do This to Me - Loretta Lynn

10. Walkin' After Midnight - Patsy Cline

Tracks:

Susie Q
I Put A Spell On You
Proud Mary
Bad Moon Rising
Lodi
Green River
Commotion
Down On The Corner
Fortunate Son
Travelin' Band
Who'll Stop The Rain
Up Around The Bend
Run Through The Jungle
Lookin' Out My Back Door
Long As I Can See The Light
I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
Hey Tonight
Sweet Hitch-Hiker
Someday Never Comes

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Few bands of the 1960s retained as much a sense of the roots of rock and roll as did Creedence Clearwater Revival. Their music is rife with country, rockabilly, and R&B influences, a combination that produced several hit singles--most of which are present on this collection. These include "I Heard It through the Grapevine," "Lodi," "Up Around the B ," "Who'll Stop the Rain," and of course "Bad Moon Rising." This is an excellent greatest-hits collection, and a perfect introduction to the music of a band that has been enduringly influential. --Genevieve Williams

Album Description

Recorded 1968-1970 and includes 'Susie Q', 'I Put a Spell on You', 'Proud Mary', 'Bad Moon Rising', 'Lodi', 'Green River', 'Commotion', 'Down on the Corner', 'Fortunate Son', 'Travelin' Band', 'Who'll Stop the Rain', 'Up Around the Bend', 'Run Through the Jungle', 'Lookin' Out My Back Door', 'Long as I Can See the Light', 'I Heard It Through the Grapevine', 'Have You Ever Seen the Rain?', 'Hey Tonight', 'Sweet Hitch-Hiker' & 'Someday Never Comes'. Fantasy label. 1991.

Customer Reviews:

CCR.......2007-06-28

An excellent greatist hits CD, I used a handful of songs to burn a CD with other related style of music.

great stuff.......2007-06-27

listening to this CD makes you realize how great john fogerty was back in the day. great songs, great sound.

Gets me going in the morning.......2007-06-27

I've been listening to this CD for 2 weeks in my car on the way to work.

Soundtrack of an era.......2007-06-15

This is an excellent compilation of CCR's tunes from the late 60s, early 70s. There's a reason why Credence tunes kept popping up in movies and commercials. It's great music and evocative of the era from which it comes. No need for me to review the individual tunes; anybody with a radio has head most of them. A must-have for any music fan.

Fogerty.......2007-06-10

Great value. If you are into the 60s' and 70s' you will love this one.

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Toby Keith
It made me a fan
Awesome
This one is actually worth owning!
Toby at his best

"Toby Keith - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1"
Toby Keith
Manufacturer: Mercury Nashville
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000DBYI
Release Date: 1998-10-20

Tracks:

Getcha Some
If A Man Answers
Should've Been A Cowboy
Dream Walkin'
A Little Less Talk And A Lot More Action
Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine On You
I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying
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You Ain't Much Fun
Who's That Man
Wish I Didn't Know Now
Big Ol' Truck
Me Too
He Ain't Worth Missing

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As a survey of Toby Keith's first four recordings (not including the seasonal Christmas to Christmas), this set turns in some strong singles, making the case for the Okie singer-songwriter as one of the more traditionally minded of the '90s hat acts. Keith rarely devastates as a singer, but he never overreaches, and there's more than a bit of grit in his delivery of "Should've Been a Cowboy" and "He Ain't Worth Missing." His emotional triumph remains the obsessive "Who's That Man," in which Keith sees another man living the life he threw away. Keith also includes two songs not available elsewhere, complementing an appealing mainstream country set. --Roy Kasten

Customer Reviews:

Toby Keith.......2007-05-13

it's a TOBY KEITH greatest hits; no reason but that to buy it; we love Toby

It made me a fan.......2006-08-08

I puchased this Toby Keith album because I was given tickets to see him in concert and didn't know even one of his songs. I became a fan of Toby's soon after listening to this CD. Although he talks through a lot of "Getcha Some", it's become of my favorites out of the fourteen tracks. "You Ain't Much Fun" is an awesome song, even if the message isn't very considerate. This album is a great collection of country!

Awesome.......2006-07-14

I not a HUGE country fan but I like some of it. Toby Keith's greatest hits volume one is AWESOME!!! There isn't one song on the cd that I don't love to listen to over and over again! My autistic son who hates almost ALL music LOVES #10 LOL. We put it on repeat in the car!!!

This one is actually worth owning!.......2006-05-28

WOW...more than ONE song on here makes it worth owning!!! I sooo wish Toby would go back to this type of music. The last couple years his music has gone downhill BIG time!

Toby at his best.......2006-03-14

This is just a small sample of what he is capable of. There are a lot of great hits on this including "Dream Walkin" and "Should have been a cowboy". My favorite is "A little less talk and a lot more action". Definitely put this in your collection. It's worth it.

Hank Williams, Jr.'s Greatest Hits, Vol.1

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Hank J.r.
As good or better than his father.
Country of today is pure Pop!
Now This Is Real Rebel Country
"Hank, Whyyyy Do You Drink...Whyyyy Do You Roll Smoke?"

Hank Williams, Jr.'s Greatest Hits, Vol.1
Hank Williams Jr.
Manufacturer: Curb Records
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ASIN: B000000D7C
Release Date: 1993-10-05

Tracks:

Family Tradition
Whiskey Bent And Hell Bound
Women I've Never Had
Old Habits
Kaw-Liga
Dixie On My Mind
Texas Women
The American Dream
A Country Boy Can Survive
All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)

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This is Hank Jr. in his late-'70s/early-'80s version, that brief moment after he'd discovered a sound and persona that wasn't just inherited but before he devolved into a good-old-boy caricature. Not that Bocephus isn't engaging in some posturing here already--the preposterous "Texas Women," for example, could stand unaltered as a Saturday Night Live parody of redneck lechery. More often, though, the 10 hit singles on this disc combine a low-key brand of Southern rock boogie with plenty of twang to fashion a wholly distinctive take on country tradition. Williams's work here is always indelible, and though he likes to drop his daddy's name a bit too often, it's hard to argue with introspective numbers like "All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)" and "Family Tradition," which each offer a unique and timeless take on the honky-tonk blues. --David Cantwell

Customer Reviews:

Hank J.r........2007-05-02

The CD Hank Williams J.r. greatest hits is a great CD, and his famous song Famliy Tradtion is on this CD. There are ten song on this CD. Hank Williams J.r.talks about his dad in the song Family Tradtion. This is a great CD to listen to.

Ethan

As good or better than his father........2007-01-23

This album should be considered a classic for collectors for a long time to come. Well worth the amount paid for it.

Country of today is pure Pop!.......2006-01-28

This is great. Generally, Country Music is weak. Tim McGraw, Brooks and Dunn, Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, and Randy Travis all create simple music for simple people. That is a fact.
But Hank serves up the real deal. Buy this and play it loud. Maybe you can drown out phonys of country. Better yet! Blast it in your F150's, while you run over the Nashville's corporate pretty boys.

Now This Is Real Rebel Country.......2005-02-19

Even though trendy folks like Gretchen Wilson and Big And Rich are abusively gripping to his coattails, you have to remember that Hank, Jr. wasn't always the popular kid on the Nashville schoolbus. It took them years to recognize him as a true performer who stood on his own. Perhaps it was having to deal with the shadow of his father, or just that Nashville didn't want him to be a popular act, Bocephus never received his due until he was well into his career.

Hank, Jr. remedied the problem of being the outcast in Nashville by doing what so many artists can't do: be himself. Sure, he's loud, a little too honest, and just a flat-out hellraiser, but that's what folks like to hear. That's what has staying power.

This disc, which features Bocephus' biggest hits from the late 70's/early 80's, is loaded with enough attitude to shake up even the biggest poser in Nashville. Things open up with "Family Tradition," the song that is a legend unto itself in bars and honky-tonks across the USA. Next we have "Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound," "Women I've Never Had," and seven more instantly recognizable hits. My personal favorites include "Texas Women"(maybe 'cause I married one), and "Dixie On My Mind."

The biggest song on this disc has to be "A Country Boy Can Survive." It's the song that has spawned countless arguments over what would happen if the world fell apart tomorrow. It has empowered the good, bad, and ugly of the rural world. It makes city boys quiver in their metrosexual underpants. In short, it is one of the most popular songs ever put out there. It's influence is still felt today in acts like Montgomery Gentry and even Kid Rock.

In closing, buy this disc if you want real rebel country. Folks who like music by artists like Waylon Jennings will probably like this. Also, youngsters who enjoy Kid Rock need to check this out since without Hank, Kid Rock might have turned out to be another Vanilla Ice.

Give Bocephus his due, he's an integral part of the Country/Southern rock genre.

"Hank, Whyyyy Do You Drink...Whyyyy Do You Roll Smoke?".......2004-04-18

Hank Williams Jr. made me a Country Music fan. He mixes the perfect blend of Southern Rock and Country into his songs, creating music that even folks who dislike country music can learn to love; but make no mistake, it's without question classic Country music, and dang good music at that. This CD is a list of hits from 1979-1981, and if you're new to Hank's music, it's a good place to start getting acquainted with him.

What I love about Hank is that he shamelessly let's you know that he's a country boy and that he's proud of it. He's a real maverick and blazes his own trail instead of following country music trends. Hank does his thing and makes no apologies for it. If for no other reason, I personally would listen to his music for that reason alone.

Some of my favorites on this CD are the incomparable good-time bad-boy songs, "Family Tradition," "Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound," and "Women I've Never Had." If you've never had a good time drinkin' with Hank in the speakers, you're missin' out and need to toss back a few with the music blaring! Then there's one of the proud anthems for country folks all around America, "A Country Boy Can Survive," which is a favorite around my hillbilly-in-laws' house. Then there's the sober, "All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)," which is still a fun song to listen to even though all his rowdy friends have settled and "rowdy'd on down."

How can anyone not like Bocephus? He's plain spoken and sings his songs like he's just there to have a good time. Hey, anyone who sings a song that proclaims, "He likes happy and don't like sad," is worth listening to in my book; and any guy who sings songs about a ramblin' man, while askin' for a cold one in his hand is my kind of guy.

Tracks:

Let Your Love Flow
If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me
You Ain't Just Whistlin' Dixie
Sugar Daddy
Dancin' Cowboys
Lovers Live Longer
Do You Love As Good As You Look
For All The Wrong Reasons
Get Into Reggae Cowboy
Redneck Girl

Customer Reviews:

The Bellamy Bros. Greatest Hits, Vol. 1.......2007-05-13

It takes you back in time and it's a real Blast from the Past..

bellamy bros - greatest hits vol 1.......2006-11-13

AM A GREAT BELLAMY BROS FAN SO LOVE ANYTHING THEY PRODUCE, HAVE ABOUT 30 CD'S AND SOME DVD'S AS WELL
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ALL ROUND.

Thanks for the Memories.......2006-08-21

I bought this CD to replace the cassette that I have worn out. This album is to country as the Beach Boys are to pop/rock. I married a "Redneck Girl" many years ago and the other songs on the disc remind me of my younger days in Mississippi, Arkansas, and other points South.

Bellamy Brothers Greatest Hits, Vol. 1.......2006-06-03

Recently I read an article on one hit wonders of the 1970's, and to my surprise the Bellamy Brothers were listed for their song "Let Your Love Flow" which topped the pop charts in 1976, and is their most recognizable hit. However, the Bellamy Brothers have had many hits on the country music charts, and have received more CMA nominations than any other duo in country music, a category which would include the Judds and Brooks & Dunn. This CD is the first volume of their hits from 1976-1982. Included are "Let Your Love Flow", "If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body", "You Ain't Just Whistlin Dixie", "Lovers Live Longer", and "For All the Wrong Reasons" plus 5 more songs. If you want the Bellamy Brothers' latest hits, you would need to buy volumes 2 & 3 of their greatest hits. This first volume of their greatest hits is highly recommended.

Easy come, easy go country, with sparks of quality........2006-03-16

Well this is very polished country music. There at least two great traditional pop/country hybrid songs here. The rest is a very mixed bag. Track 1 Let your love flow is the flagship on this Cd with it`s very harmonious vocal and perfection in every instrumental departments. Track 2 If i said you have a beautiful body has much of the same quality. When the Bellamy Brothers sings in choir, they just melt into one. That`s great, but sometimes it can be to much polished, but on this one it certainly work for the better. Track 3 You aint just whistlin dixie, is an ok ballad, but nothing more. Booring most of times. Track 4 Sugar Daddy. A room for change . With it`s walk along tempo it kicks ok from start to the end.
Track 5 Dancin` Cowboy is very danceable, but this is to much musical candy sweetness. Track 6 Lovers live longer is much in same territory. Nothing much to add, realy. Track 7 Do you love as good as you look. This is more up tempo, and it works for better. At least some fuzz on the guitars for a change. Track 8 For all the wrong reasons has much of the same qualities as the previous one. At least it`s easy to catch the melody line. It`s anyway too much up`s and down`s alltrough. Track 9 Get into reggae cowboy. Reggae ?. Well the rythm is certainly here and there, but that`s it. The weird one from the Bellamys this one. Track 10 Redneck Girl, is the country rocker & roller hybrid on thIs CD. Ok. Anyway this CD is to much easy come and easy go country to make it a winner. But somewhere here and there it sparks quality.

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There is only ONE BOB!!!!
A Good Overview of Bob Dylan's Career
So Many Songs to Choose From, How Did They Ever Decide?
There is Just Simply No Song Man Better than Bob Dylan
This is Just Simply an Excellent Collection

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Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
Blowin' In The Wind
The Times They Are A-Changin'
It Ain't Me Babe
Like A Rolling Stone
Mr. Tambourine Man
Subterranean Homesick Blues
I Want You
Positively 4th Street
Just Like A Woman

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Watching The River Flow
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
Lay, Lady, Lay
Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
All I Really Want To Do
My Back Pages
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Tracks:

She Belongs To Me
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Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
If Not For You
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Tomorrow Is A Long Time
When I Paint My Masterpiece
I Shall Be Released
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
Down In The Flood

Tracks:

Tangled Up In Blue
Changing Of The Guards
The Groom's Still Waiting At The Altar
Hurricane
Forever Young
Jokerman
Dignity
Silvio
Ring Them Bells
Gotta Serve Somebody
Series Of Dreams
Brownsville Girl
Under The Red Sky
Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Customer Reviews:

There is only ONE BOB!!!!.......2007-03-11

There is nothing much to say about Bob Dylan. If Amazon had a 10 star rating. then I would give it some thought! Buy it!

A Good Overview of Bob Dylan's Career.......2007-03-05

Unlike other Bob Dylan compliations, (The single disc The Best Of Bob Dylan and the double disc The Essential Bob Dylan)This is a thorough collection of Dylan's best songs. Blowin In The Wind, The Times They Are A-Changin', Subterranean Homesick Blues, Maggie's Farm, Mr. Tambourine Man, Like A Rolling Stone, Positively Fourth Street, I Want You, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35, All Along The Watchtower, Lay Lady Lay, The Mighty Quinn, Knockin On Heaven's Door, Tangled Up In Blue, and Hurricane are all here. If you are into Dylan and want all of his good songs, get this.

So Many Songs to Choose From, How Did They Ever Decide?.......2006-04-03

I really like Bob Dylan's first Greatest Hits record. I love "Tambourine Man", love the subtle electric guitar. I adore "It Ain't Me Babe," it ain't no stinkin' love song. And neither is "Positively 4th Street." These are bitter and biting songs that grip like glue. "If you were standing in my shoes, you'd know what a drag it is to see you." What a line. Nobody writes them like Bob Dylan. "Rolling Stone", "Rainy Day Woman," and "I Want You," three jumpin' rockers. And then there is "Just Like a Woman," Lord I love that song that shows what a mesmerizing voice Dylan can have when he wants to. And, of course, I can't forget that song that is almost impossible to sing along with, " Subterranean Homesick Blues." Try memorizing the lyrics to that one, try singing them without the record playing. Was Dylan ahead of his time? You betcha.

There is a song on Dylan's second Greatest Hits record "Tomorrow is a Long Time," which is just about one of the best songs I've every heard. It's from a concert that, if all of the performances were delivered this well, then I don't know why they didn't release the whole show. Also I agree that it would have been nice to have a whole record of Bob Dylan and Happy Traum together. It also would have been nice to have a whole record produced by Leon Russell, because as we see with the two songs he produced on this record, "Watching" the River Flow" and "When I Paint My Masterpiece" Mr. Russell knew how to get a good rocker out of Mr. Dylan. Still, even though we don't have the records it would have been nice to have, we have snippets here of what they could have been. Several different styles, all good, but then Bob Dylan is always reinventing himself, but to reinvent himself a couple times on the same record, amazing, simply amazing.

Dylan's third Greatest Hits record is a masterpiece in it's own right. In fact because of the many different styles Dylan uses, it kind of reminds my of a Beatles' record. You know, how the Beatles would switch the lead singer from song to song between John, Paul, George and Ringo. I think because of that Beatles' records never get old. This record is like that. Dylan's voice is so different from song to song, the bands are different. It seems like a record full of surprises, one I know I'll never get tired of and I don't think you'll ever tire of it either.

There is Just Simply No Song Man Better than Bob Dylan.......2006-04-03

"Blowin' in the Wind" one of the three acoustic songs from his too short protest period on this record conjures up images of a young man, wind blowing his hair every which way as he sings this song protesting all wars. The rock numbers are outstanding and the inclusion of "Postively 4th Street" was inspirational, because not only is it a divine song, but it had never been on an LP up until the release of this record. In fact this whole record is kind of inspirational, good early material that will have anybody up and thinking, good electric songs that will make you think as you sing along. Just an all around good record, this is.

Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits II" opens with the up tempo rocker "Watching the River Flow," then slows down some with the acoustic "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right," then jumps into a great Dylan countryesqe love song, "Lay, Lady Lay," then onto "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" from the "John Wesley Album." It is a testament to how strongly Bob Dylan presents his songs that he can take you from fast to slow, electric to acoustic and grab you instantly into each song. Dylan is a master, no doubt about it. Then again, all Mr. Dylan's songs are all good aren't they? And then there's the new stuff on here that wasn't really a greatest hit, though now that the record has been out for umpteen years, probably nobody knows that, but anyway, that stuff is a good too, no it's great.

"In a crowded room full of covered up mirrors, looking into the lost forgotten years for dignity." What a line, delivered the way only Dylan can deliver them. The years just roll on and he just keeps getting better. Like a shape changer he keeps changing, redefining himself, putting out new stuff, rereleasing his old stuff, putting out his live stuff and I am always amazed. When I first got "Greatest Hits III) (I bought it on cassette), I stuck it into the play in my car, because I couldn't wait to get home. "Tangled Up in Blue" came on and I immediately forgot that I was listening to a Greatest Hits record, was taking right back to the first time I'd heard "Blood on the Tracks" and I stayed right there till "Changing of the Guard" came on, not the song I was expecting, but I was immediately hooked right in. Then right onto "The Groom's Still Waiting at the Alter", a down right rocker with a heck of a Gospel flavor. Next comes "Hurricane" a song with a different band, different flavor and that is the genius of Bob Dylan. He can pull you in any direction he wants you to go and you follow.

This is Just Simply an Excellent Collection.......2006-04-03

"Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits" came out after a long lapse, probably because of Dylan's motorcycle accident. At least that's what I've read. Unlike a lot of hits records, this is a great stand alone record in it's own right and it flows as if all of the songs were meant for this record and this record alone. The three acoustic songs are absolutely three of his best. The record starts out as a rocker with "Rainy Day Woman," where we hear a humorous, seemingly carefree Dylan, but unlike on "Highway 61" here the song segues into just about the greatest protest song every written, "Blowing in the Wind." Two more acoustic songs, good ones, and then were rocking through the rest of the CD, slowing down only for "Mr. Tambourine Man." I love this record and often have the CD playing in my car.

"Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2" is a very interesting collection. The songs, though are all very good, just don't seem to flow as well (at least for me) as they do on "Greatest Hits, Volume 1." Sticking the acoustic, "Don't Think Twice" between the Rocking "Watching the River Flow" and "Lay, Lady Lay" just someone seems not right. I would have grouped the three early acoustic songs together along with the very excellent "Tomorrow is a Long Time" a live song that until this record came out, had been unreleased. It is such a good song and maybe should have been grouped with its brothers. All that being said, this is a very good collection with some outstanding songs you're just gonna love and even with my problem with the grouping, I still have to give this record five stars.

"Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3" starts out with the hard driving "Tangled Up in Blue," moves into "Changing of the Guards", the best song, in my opinion, from the underrated "Street Legal" album. "The Groom is Still Waiting at the Alter" was originally released as a single and later turned up in the "Biograph Box", and then the disc dives into "Hurricane" from "Desire." Like the first "Greatest Hits" LP, this CD stands on its own. All of the songs seem to work well together. There are no pre-electric songs, but this stuff is a long time away from that earlier period so, I guess, I shouldn't have been surprised when the CD came out, but I would have liked to see "Girl from the North Country" or maybe "To Ramona." I think, despite the fact that they were recorded earlier, that they would have fit right in with this five star collection. Still, it is a Greatest hits record and those songs were not hits. But then Dylan is famous for sticking stuff on these hits records that his audience has never heard before, like "Dignity" and "Series of Dreams" on this record.

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Good, but different
Phil Vasser Greatest Hits 1
I love this CD!
Great!
Catchy and Fun

Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
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Customer Reviews:

Good, but different.......2007-03-10

It's got all my favorite Phil Vassar songs that I never knew he sung. Its great. The only disappointment is that the arrangements are a little different than what you hear on the radio.

Phil Vasser Greatest Hits 1.......2007-02-07

Wow what can i say about this Hunk of a man . This is a great cd of all his best hits, ones he wrote and sang. Some of ones he did not sing like Little Red Rodeo, Real Good Man, and others. The best of the best of Phil. After being right by the Stage Dec 2006 seeing Phil in person im a Philfan for life. Buy this Cd you wont be disapointed.

I love this CD!.......2007-01-30

This is the first Phil Vassar CD that I have and I really like it. I always like his songs that are played on the radio. This is the perfect CD to have because it includes all of the popular songs.

Great!.......2007-01-12

I loved this CD. I listen to it all the time in the car...even my kids have started to sing along with it!

Catchy and Fun.......2007-01-10

Phil is a fun guy, and his music is fun. This CD is a great pick-me-up. There are no super-deep songs, but Phil's never claimed to want to write one. This is a great choice to get a feel for Vassar's style and personality.

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great!
Trace Adkins - greatest hits
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All the best of Trace

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ASIN: B000094FFD
Release Date: 2003-07-08

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Customer Reviews:

great!.......2007-05-12

Great music. Nice combination of rockin and love songs. Trace Adkins has got such a great voice.

Trace Adkins - greatest hits.......2006-11-05

Fabulous CD. He has a super voice. I played it non-stop for about a week. Terrific buy!!

NNNNNOOOOOOOOO!!!!.......2006-05-25

This was terrible. Does this guy even have a record deal? His voice sounds like a handful of nails dropped in a blender. Maybe he should find another career... soon!

Trace Fan.......2006-04-21

I love CD. Actually I love anything that Trace does. He is great. He got the looks, the sound. He's got everything. Keep on singing Trace.

All the best of Trace.......2006-04-12

If you are new to Trace Adkins, this album is a must. It truely contains his greatest tunes. This is a CD you'll definately always enjoy.

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Doug Stone.....Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Should be named "Some of his Hits"
Combine them!!
A Jukebox With A Country Song.
Style and fire make this album a must have!

"Doug Stone - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1"
Doug Stone
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002AXC
Release Date: 1994-11-08

Tracks:

Little Houses
Too Busy Being In Love
A Jukebox With A Country Song
Made For Lovin' You
Why Didn't I Think Of That
In A Different Light
Come In Out Of The Pain
Warning Labels
I Thought It Was You
I'd Be Better Off (In A Pine Box)

Customer Reviews:

Doug Stone.....Greatest Hits, Vol. 1.......2006-03-15

I already had some of Doug's music on cassette, and really do like his music. I ordered the CD to play in my mini-van.

Should be named "Some of his Hits".......2004-12-05

When will the record companies do the right thing and make a cd with all the great songs on it? I will gladly pay more for more songs. I just hate having to buy two "greatest Hits" or "Super Hits" to get all the sogs that I want when there are duplicate songs on them. The cd itself is great..all the songs are worth listening to, but again, these are just "some" of his hits.

Combine them!!.......2004-04-07

All of Doug Stone's songs put out were hits! I enjoy both albums, but both "Greatest Hits Vol. 1" and "Super Hits" should just be combined! That would be the ultimate greatest hits album. Theres only 10 songs on each cd, if combined, removing repeated tracks, there would be about 17...they really should!

A Jukebox With A Country Song........2000-06-24

Doug Stone Was One Of The Best Country Music Artists Of The 1990's. His Singnituare Hit "A Jukebox With Country Song" Is One Of His Best Hits Today. People Request The Song Over The Radio. It Is One Of My Favorites. "I'd Be Better Off In A Pine Box" Was His First Hit. Other Hits That Made This Guy A Superstar Are: "I Thought It Was You", "Come In Out Of The Pain", "Too Busy Bein'In Love", "Made For Loving You", "Why Didn't I Think Of That", And "Little Houses". Those Are All Great Songs To Listen To.

Style and fire make this album a must have!.......1998-09-14

If you enjoy a combination of country and light rock this album is for you. This cd brings together a colmunation of Doug Stone's greatest country and rock songs. "I was to busy being in love", written by one of his lead guitarists has topped the light rock charts as has "Why didn't I think of that". The simple words of love stir your heart while the music stirs your feet. You can not help but grab the one you love and start dancing. Additionally, songs like "Little Houses", takes you back to the days when your own family was just starting out, or reminds you of the things you look foward to are you begin your life with the one you love. This album mates creativity with love, and passion with humor giving you just a taste of the flare that Doug Stone has with words and music. A must have for both rock and country fans alike!

"The Oak Ridge Boys - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1"

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Oak Ridge Boys Greatest Hits Vol 1
A selection of my fave 'before-I-was-cool' music
The Oak Ridge Boys-Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Their traditional country period
Great as always

"The Oak Ridge Boys - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1"
The Oak Ridge Boys
Manufacturer: Mca Nashville
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002O1H
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

You're The One
I'll Be True To You
Trying To Love Two Women
Cryin' Again
Dream On
Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight
Heart Of Mine
Come On In
Sail Away
Y'all Come Back Saloon

Customer Reviews:

Oak Ridge Boys Greatest Hits Vol 1.......2006-02-26

Gotta love the ORB! they are a fantastic group putting together fantastic music. I have been a fan since I was a child.
If you like the Boys...you'll love any of their albums

A selection of my fave 'before-I-was-cool' music.......2004-06-26

My introduction to the Oak Ridge Boys' tunage was via my parents' record collection back in my pre-adolescent days. You know, that period before I realized how lame most of my mom & dad's fave music was? Anyhoo, I'd pretty much cut new grooves into their Simon & Garfunkel and Mamas & Papas platters, and decided to bite the bullet and 'go country' as it were. Oddly enough, I found myself kinda liking most of the Oaks' stuff, especially 'Leaving Louisiana in Broad Daylight' and a nice slow tune with the bass man doing the lead vocals. I couldn't believe how low that guy could go on the latter cut, and I remember trying to do impressions of the guy... and failing miserably `cuz I couldn't come close to matching his register. Oh yeah, I also took a listen to their two biggest cuts, 'Elvira' and 'American Made', but never much cared for 'em as much as most of their other stuff.

Anyhoo, as the years went on and adolescence set in I found myself drifting away from these masters of airy gospel-pop-country and on to the not-quite-as-lame realm of light-to-medium-pop-rock with a smattering of new wave. Which I drifted away from a few years later and started embracing the realm of classic & modern hard rock and metal, with a bit of rap thrown in for good measure. But then came the day just recently when I got the hankerin' to take my ear to stuff I haven't listened to in years... no matter how hokey or corny it was. That's when I barged into the 'rents' pad, raided their CD collection, threw this particular disc into my player, fired 'er up, sat back and marveled at what I considered good music before I attained some semblance of good taste. How I managed to sit through this playlist of down-home happy-go-lucky love ballads, quasi-gospel blues, and almost rock-and-roll-sounding pop-flavored country-&-western without hitting the 'skip track' button, I'll never know. On the upside, I did have the pleasure of re-experiencing 'Leaving Louisiana...', the one Oak Ridge Boys track I still kinda like, without havin' to re-experience `American Made' or `Elvira', thank goodness. Sadly, that bass-man solo tune I was dyin' to hear again ain't on this collection. `Course, seein' as how my impression of this cut's singer hasn't improved all that much in the intervening years, it's no big loss...

`Late

The Oak Ridge Boys-Greatest Hits, Vol. 1.......2004-04-18

Liked this CD so much, bought Vol. 2 & 3

Their traditional country period.......2003-09-27

The Oak Ridge Boys began as a gospel group but switched their focus to country music in 1977. There was no great history of groups in country music at the time, although the Statler brothers had shown that groups could be successful in the genre. The Oaks (as they were often known) proved to be very successful and thus helped to pave the way for Alabama and the other groups that followed.

When released on vinyl, this collection contained the greatest hits that the Oaks had achieved up to that point. Two more volumes of greatest hits were to follow, providing proof of their popularity throughout the eighties. However, this was the one I always liked best because it is firmly rooted in traditional country. I enjoyed their later more pop-flavored music including their classic hits Elvira and Bobbie Sue, but the hits here, covering the period 1977 to 1980, were what really excited me.

The majority of the tracks here are upbeat songs to get up and dance to, including You're the one, Trying to love two women, Dream on, Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight (a song also recorded by Emmylou Harris), Come on in (recorded by Dave and Sugar as Baby take your coat off), Sail away and my favorite Oaks song, Y'all come back saloon.

There is one real tearjerker (I'll be true to you) that doesn't fit the mood of the rest of the album - it is about a woman who commits suicide - and two ballads, Crying again and Heart of mine.

So this collection only covers four years of the long career of the Oaks, but it is the four years I enjoy most. You can buy another compilation to listen to their later hits, but if you love traditional country, this is a must-have.

Great as always.......1999-06-11

I have been a fan of the Oak Ridge Boys since I was a child. They have always and still do provide first class music for their fans. If you ever get a chance to see these guys, by all means do so!

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From a Canadian living in Europe
Canadian country / rock / folk at it's finest!
Only a couple missing...
Great Songs - but not all of them!
America's loss...

Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Blue Rodeo
Manufacturer: Rounder / Umgd
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001LYFTA
Release Date: 2004-04-13

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To Love Somebody
Rose-Coloured Glasses
Try
Diamond Mine
Til I Am Myself Again
Trust Yourself
Lost Together
5 Days in May
Hasnt Hit Me Yet
Bad Timing
Dark Angel
Side of the Road
Bulletproof
After the Rain

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The early vanguards of a Toronto music scene that would eventually produce Tragically Hip, Jane Siberry, Cowboy Junkies, and other standouts, Blue Rodeo's stateside profile never quite matched its Canadian acclaim--and we're definitely the poorer country for it. Frontmen Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor may anchor their songs deep in tasteful range of American roots rock , but there's nary a trace of slavish devotion to any of it. Indeed they inject a countrified, Gram Parsons sensibility into a simmering cover of the Bee Gees' "To Love Somebody," and shimmering Big Star/Twilley power pop hooks to "Rose Colored Glasses." Be it the folk-evocations of "Hasn't Hit Me Yet" and neo-country "Bad Timing" or the spare, sensuous ballad "Dark Angel" (featuring Sarah McLachlan on piano and backing vocals) and dreamy drone of "Side of the Road," Blue Rodeo takes some familiar bottles and fills them with heady new musical wine. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

"America's best band is...Canadian." - Rolling Stone * 14 essential tracks * 2 previously unreleased tracks Blue Rodeo are one of Canada's greatest bands, having sold almost four million albums worldwide. Greatest Hits collects 14 essential tracks on one exceptional CD, pulled from their catalog of nine albums. Featured are the poignant ballad "Try," the guitar-powered "Side of the Road" (from the group's psychedelic masterpiece Nowhere to Here), and their recent hit "Bulletproof." Two previously unreleased recordings - their unique take on the Bee Gee's classic "To Love Somebody" (complete with fiddles and pedal steel) and a live version of "After The Rain" - make this, their first ever compilation, even more special.

Customer Reviews:

From a Canadian living in Europe.......2006-08-03

Listening to this album brought me back to my highschool days in Ontario and days with my friends who listened to Blue Rodeo. The choice of songs is great, although a few more ballads would have made the whole album all the better and more complete. This is a great album from a very unique band!

Canadian country / rock / folk at it's finest! .......2006-01-28

BLUE RODEO...were mainly influence by many great Canadian born artists , like...NEIL YOUNG...and most of...THE BAND!

As we find out in their history/live DVD * IN STEREOVISION * there was something called the...TORONTO SOUND...in the 1960's that was formed on...YONGE STREET...in TORONTO , by the many Canadian artists that played there...The Hawks[THE BAND : Robbie Robertson]...who were one of those bands along with...The Sparrows [STEPPENWOLF : Jerry Edmonton/Mars Bonfire]...THE MYNAH BIRDS...NEIL YOUNG...JONI MITCHELL...also played in the Toronto...YORKVILLE...area at that time.

People mistakenly write [including...ROLLING STONE , magazine] that...BLUE RODEO...play an...Americana style of music.

That is NOT true at all...Yes...BLUE RODEO...have some American musical influences but they also have British influences as well and also some CANADIAN ones...After all the world's musical evolution didn't just stop North of the 49th Parallel or South of TEXAS...Canada [or what would eventually become Canada] had been playing their own style of music for centuries just as in all of the America's.

But it is easy to understand this confusion because many people think that the major song writers for...THE BAND...are American...The themes for the songs may have mostly been about America but the music and words was written by Canadians...And they added their own Canadian musical influences to their music to create a new sound that was a mixture of musical styles from many countries and not just from the U.S.

BLUE RODEO's Greatest Hits...gives one a small taste of how what others started in TORONTO , CANADA , in the 1960's has evolved.

This is really CANADIAN country / rock / folk at it's finest!

Ironically this CD starts out with a great cover song...TO LOVE SOMEBODY...by the...BEE GEES...I guess that we can also add Australia , into their mix of sounds.

Most of the songs here , were hits in their native land , but they prove that they can country / rock / folk , with the best that the U.S. has to offer.

You hear great Canadian country ballads and...JIM's...beautiful voice in such songs as...TRY...BULLET PROOF...BAD TIMING...sung and written by...JIM CUDDY...I would describe him as the romantic in this band...Thought provoking country/rock songs such as...LOST TOGETHER...ROSE COLOURED GLASSES...The...DOORish like DIAMOND MINE...written and sung by their other lead singer and song writer...GREG KEELOR [They rotate from song to song].

GREG...I would call the...JOHN LENNON...of this band.

This band plays all kinds of music...on this CD , from country/folk...HASN'T HIT ME YET...the folky...DARK ANGEL [with guest...SARAH McLACHLAN]...to the psychedelic/rock...SIDE OF THE ROAD.

Here in CANADA , their live shows are stuff of legend and this is proven on their 2 CD live disc...JUST LIKE A VACATION.

They had trouble getting airplay in the U.S. because their sound was so unigue [is it country? is it rock? is it pop?]
that U.S. radio stations didn't know what label to give them...What kind of music station should play them?

In Canada , radio stations were not so strict about the musical styles on their radio stations...They would get country , rock and pop airplay.

BLUE RODEO...are not just "greatest hit wonders" as their CDs are consistantly great.

Albums like...5 DAYS IN JULY...CASINO...OUTSKIRTS...LOST TOGETHER...NOWHERE TO HERE...ARE YOU READY...ect...stand up very well , on their own.

So , if you want just a taste of some of their best work , get this CD and you will not be disappointed.

If you want even more greatest hits from...BLUE RODEO...then I would also buy their great 2 live CDs called...JUST LIKE A VACATION...[It is cheaper at Amazon.ca and is sold in Canadian funds]

And/or you can also buy their only DVD...IN STEREOVISION...for live performances and videos of their hits! [100+ minutes long]

As I have written , it is country/rock/folk at it's finest!

Only a couple missing..........2005-07-22

Love all the songs a couple of my faves were missing though...

Great Songs - but not all of them!.......2005-04-18

I gave this album 3 out of 5 stars because of the glaring omissions. While alot of their best tracks are here, where's Rebel, How Long, House Of Dreams(One of their best songs, period), Rain Down On Me, Flying..? I could keep going, and that's only from their first three albums. One would hope Volume 2 will correct this. Actually, they could probably fill 3 greatest hits albums. Any real fan of these guys would just pick up any one of their albums,(better yet, get them all) you won't be disappointed with any of them. By the way the guy from Missouri is an idiot. "The Days In Between" was one of their poorer albums and "Tremolo" was a middling album and I know what I'm talking about, I've been a fan since BR's first album "Outskirts" way back in '87. Get yourself "Five Days In July", it's Blue Rodeo's masterpiece.

America's loss..........2004-12-11

This is a nice collection of their greatest hits up in Canada because I don't think they have ever had one here. America's loss! Nice sound with great harmonies that is very reminiscent of many great `60's bands like The Byrds, CSN and The Hollies. They even do an amazing cover of The Bee Gees "To Love Somebody" with strings and horns which has never been previously released. Their songs go from pop to country to rock to folk and even to some great psychedelia (check out "Diamond Mine"). They sound like five different bands that are each very talented. Sarah McLachlan's voice and piano appear on one song..."Dark Angel".

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