16 Top Country Hits, Vol. 3

16 Top Country Hits, Vol. 3

ASIN: B000002ODX

Track Listings

1. I Think I'll Just Stay Here And Drink - Merle Haggard

2. Rose In Paradise - Waylon Jennings

3. Guitar Town - Steve Earle

4. Some Fools Never Learn - Steve Wariner

5. Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good - Don Williams

6. Lie To You For Your Love - The Bellamy Brothers

7. I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool - Barbara Mandrell

8. Common Man - John Conlee

9. American Made - Oak Ridge Boys

10. I'd Just Love To Lay You Down - Conway Twitty

11. Fourteen Carat Mind - Gene Watson

12. Can I See You Tonight - Tanya Tucker

13. I've Been Around Enough To Know - John Schneider

14. It's True Love - Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn

15. You're The Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had - Ed Bruce

16. God Bless America - Lee Greenwood

Tracks:

I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink - Merle Haggard
Rose in Paradise - Waylon Jennings
Guitar Town - Steve Earle
Some Fools Never Learn - Steve Wariner
Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good - Don Williams
Lie to You for Your Love - The Bellamy Brothers
I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool - Barbara Mandrell
Common Man - John Conlee
American Made - The Oak Ridge Boys
I'd Love to Lay You Down - Conway Twitty
Fourteen Carat Mind - Gene Watson
Can I See You Tonight - Tanya Tucker
I've Been Around Enough to Know - John Schneider
It's True Love - Loretta Lynn, Conway Twitty
You're the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had - Ed Bruce
God Bless the U.S.A. - Lee Greenwood

Customer Reviews:

Eighties country from MCA artists.......2005-01-14

MCA has long been one of the most important labels in country music and this collection presents sixteen of their best artists, each represented by one of their major hits, all recorded between 1979 and 1986. Some, like Waylon Jennings (here singing Rose in Paradise) and Merle Haggard (opening the set with I think I'll just stay here and drink), were only with MCA briefly but that was all the excuse needed to include them. Tanya Tucker was with MCA during the latte seventies and is represented here by Can I see you tonight, an excellent song that is often overlooked.

Other artists were with MCA for much longer including Barbara Mandrell (I was country when country wasn't cool), Steve Wariner (Some fools never learn), Don Williams (Lord I hope this day is good), the Bellamy Brothers (Lie to you for your love), the Oak Ride Boys (American made), Conway Twitty (I'd love to lay you down), Gene Watson (Fourteen carat mind) and Lee Greenwood (God bless the USA) - these artists were MCA's leading country stars for much of the eighties. Conway is also represented by a duet with Loretta Lynn (It's true love).

The album also includes Guitar town (from Steve Earle's outstanding debut album), Common man (from John Conlee, a great traditional country singer that is generally ignored these days), I've been around enough to know (from John Schneider, famous for his role in the TV series, Dukes of Hazzard, but an outstanding singer too) and You're the best break this old heart ever had (from Ed Bruce, another largely forgotten singer).

Most of these songs were number one country hits and the others were not far away. While this wonderful selection is out of print, most if not all of the tracks are available on more recent releases by the individual artists - however, if you get a chance to pick this up, it is well worth buying at a reasonable price.

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