The Best of Kitty Wells

The Best of Kitty Wells

The Best of Kitty Wells

ASIN: B00000ILU4

Track Listings
 
1. Heartbreak U.S.A.
2. Searching (For Someone Like You)
3. Whose Shoulder Will You Cry On
4. Release Me
5. (I'll Always Be Your) Fraulein
6. Left to Right
7. On the Lonely Side of Town
8. Amigo's Guitar
9. I Gave My Wedding Dress Away
10. I Heard the Jukebox Playing

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The best of Kitty Wells: Millenium Collection
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • The Queen of Country
  • Budget-priced collection of Country's queen
 The best of Kitty Wells: Millenium Collection
Kitty Wells
Manufacturer: Mca Nashville
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000067CMK
Release Date: 2002-06-04

Tracks:

  1. It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels
  2. Release Me
  3. One By One
  4. Makin' Believe
  5. As Long As I Live
  6. Searching (For Someone Like You)
  7. I Can't Stop Loving You
  8. Mommy For A Day
  9. Amigo's Guitar
  10. Heartbreak U.S.A.
  11. Will Your Lawyer Talk To God
  12. You Don't Hear

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Queen of Country.......2005-10-07

I am impressed with the "20th Century Masters" series of Country Music, and this is a real fine collection of the purest voice of country music. Sure, there were many other songs which could've been included here, but this is a fine sampling; and they are well mixed. I have had the good fortune of hearing many of Kitty's albums on their original LP's while growing up, and the clear sound of the CD actually surprised me. While the album obviously covers Kitty's response to Hank Thompson with "It Wasn't God....", the two finest tracks here are "Searching" and "Heartbreak USA". I would love to see many of her original LP's rereleased on disc; Lord knows we need it with today's offering coming out of Nashville. Buy the disc (and dont be afraid to purchase others in this 20th Century Masters series...they are good). After watching CMT and GAC, it's refreshing to harken back to the days when ladies had real class.

3 out of 5 stars Budget-priced collection of Country's queen.......2002-06-30

As the first real female star of country music, Wells holds a special place in both its hit-making history, and as a primary influence on the female voices that followed in her footsteps. Her first hit, 1952's "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky-Tonk Angels," not only provided a lyrical rebuff to Hank Thompson's "The Wild Side of Life," but staked out a feminist viewpoint that had never been heard in country music before. Her other answer songs, and hits like 1959's "Mommy for a Day" (written by Harlan Howard and Buck Owens) found their voice in Kitty Wells, detailing the emotional travails of a woman's life, and opening the door for Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette and others.

By the mid-60s, Wells' hardcore fiddle-driven backings found moderation in the Countrypolitan sound, but her uncompromising hillbilly twang still shone through. Even the backing choruses of "Heartbreak USA" and "Will Your Lawyer Talk to God," and the double-tracked vocal of "You Don't Hear," couldn't dilute the emotional strength of her songs or the Southern roots of her singing. Though late-60s radio had moved on to smoother crossover material, Wells remained a very popular concert attraction.

MCA/Decca's collection focuses on Wells most productive years at Decca, covering 1952 through 1965. These are original recordings, produced by Owen Bradley, and digitally remastered for CD release. (Several other domestic collections, including Tee Vee Records' "Twenty Greatest Hits" and Step One Records' "Greatest Hits, Volume 1" and "Greatest Hits, Volume 2," feature re-recordings, and are recommended only to completists.) The selections, like the "Country Music Hall of Fame" collection, are weighted towards ballads, but unlike the HoF disc, this anthology includes a pair of fine Red Foley duets, "One By One" and "As Long as I Live." Newly penned liner notes from Joseph F. Laredo provide a quick career overview.

The only way to gather a more complete Kitty Wells catalog on CD is to pick up import releases. Edsel's "God's Honky Tonk Angel: The First Queen of Country Music" offers up 25-tracks, and Bear Family's "Queen of Country Music" provides four packed CDs. In both cases, be prepared to pay import prices. Those looking for a simple introduction to the queen of country music will find this twelve-track budget-priced sampler a fine overview.

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The Best of Kitty Wells
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    		The Best of Kitty Wells
    Kitty Wells
    Manufacturer: King
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Country | Styles | Music
    Honky-TonkHonky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music
    Nashville SoundNashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B00000ILU4
    Release Date: 1996-01-01

    Tracks:

    1. Heartbreak U.S.A.
    2. Searching (For Someone Like You)
    3. Whose Shoulder Will You Cry On
    4. Release Me
    5. (I'll Always Be Your) Fraulein
    6. Left to Right
    7. On the Lonely Side of Town
    8. Amigo's Guitar
    9. I Gave My Wedding Dress Away
    10. I Heard the Jukebox Playing

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