Best of Johnny Paycheck [Import]

Best of Johnny Paycheck [Import]

Best of Johnny Paycheck [Import]

ASIN: B00005V5HD

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Import exclusive compilation for country star best known for the 1977 hit 'Take This Job & Shove It'. Pegasus. 2004.

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The Soul & The Edge: The Best of Johnny Paycheck
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A MUST HAVE FOR PAYCHECK FANS
  • This is what country music is truly meant to be
  • Solid overview of Paycheck's Epic years
  • Best Compilation of Paycheck's Epic Years
  • Johnny's Paycheck's Best of His Best
 The Soul & The Edge: The Best of Johnny Paycheck
Johnny Paycheck
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000663XO
Release Date: 2002-04-30

Tracks:

  1. Take This Job And Shove It
  2. 11 Months and 29 Days
  3. I'm the Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised)
  4. Slide Off of Your Satin Sheets
  5. She's All I Got
  6. Ragged Old Truck
  7. Colorado Cool Aid
  8. Fifteen Beers
  9. I've Seen Better Days
  10. Someone to Give My Love To
  11. My Part of Forever
  12. Yesterday's News Just Hit Home Today
  13. (Stay Away from) The Cocaine Train (live)
  14. Me And The I.R.S. (live)
  15. The Feminine Touch
  16. You Better Move On (duet with George Jones)
  17. I Did The Right Thing
  18. When I Had a Home to Go Home To
  19. Barstool Mountain
  20. I Can See Me Lovin' You Again
  21. Old Violin
  22. All Night Lady
  23. The Outlaw's Prayer

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In 1970, after a string of not-quite hits and hard luck, Johnny Paycheck was singing for drinks in L.A. when Countrypolitan maestro Billy Sherrill gave him a second shot at a career. Paycheck's Epic debut with the producer, "She's All I Got," became a country smash and initiated a decade-long stint at the label that included the most commercially successful and some of the most emotionally complex work of his career (his much admired earlier sides--collected on the out-of-his-head The Real Mr. Heartache--notwithstanding). The Soul & the Edge draws from this fertile tenure, and though it omits a large number of charting hits from this period, much of what's here is prime Paycheck--"Slide off Your Satin Sheets," for example, and his signature "Take This Job and Shove It"--with many of these tracks otherwise unavailable on disc. Not to be missed are a conflicted pair of recitations, the notoriously rough and rowdy "Colorado Cool-Aid" (about a drunken knife fight) and the reverent "The Outlaw's Prayer." Best of all is the wrenching "I've Seen Better Days," where Paycheck comes to in someone's front yard, roused by Sherrill's wrenching, string-and-steel dynamics and squinting into the light of another miserable day. --David Cantwell

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A MUST HAVE FOR PAYCHECK FANS.......2003-03-14

Ive always considered Johnny Paycheck one of if not the best country singer ever. Being a big fan of his since the "70's" I had a lot of his albums. I've lost every one of those albums through divorce, but I have recovered a lot of Johnny's songs on cd's Ive purchased since. "The Soul & The Edge" cd has a real great collection of his music. Losing Johnny a few weeks ago was a real sad day in my life. I'm still looking for some of Mr. Paychecks songs such as, "If You Could Hold My Heart For A While", "You're Still On My Mind" "There Lies The Difference", and "Let's Have A Toast To The Woman Who Put Me Here". These great songs were album fills and now they're very hard to find. If there's someone out there that knows how I could get a hold of cd's or cassette tapes with these songs I would forever be greatful. I've owned this cd since it came out and I play it all the time. For anyone who likes "REAL COUNTRY MUSIC" I would highly recommend this cd. I'm sure glad it has "OLD VIOLIN", as it is one of his best, and one of my favorites. Guitar Bob

5 out of 5 stars This is what country music is truly meant to be.......2002-11-29

This is country music at its finest. This isn't what is coming out of Nashville today. On this disc every man's emotion is laid bare from happiness, despair, humor to pathos. And, best of all, is the "Old Violin". You can't call yourself a collector of country music until this cd is in your collection. How proud you will be to display this gem!

4 out of 5 stars Solid overview of Paycheck's Epic years.......2002-05-06

It's a shame that Paycheck is mostly remembered for his temper, jail-stints, and the hell-raising 1977 hit, "Take This Job and Shove It." A shame, because there's a lot more to Paycheck, including two separate halves of a successful recording career that yielded a wealth of hard-lived honky-tonk and comeback mainstream country hits.

Paycheck found his earliest success as a hard-core honky-tonker on the Little Darlin' label (anthologized on the Country Music Foundation's "The Real Mr. Heartbreak" CD). After splitting with the label's co-founder, and drinking away two years in California, Paycheck mounted a stunning comeback on Epic, spurred throughout the '70s by producer Billy Sherrill. It's these later sides, including hits like "She's All I Got" and "Someone to Give My Love To" that are anthologized here.

Paycheck's career with Epic had two distinct phases. His comeback sides smoothed out the sharp edges of his honky-tonk sound, with studio players providing the backing, and Sherrill's string arrangements layered on top. By mid-decade, however, Paycheck had latched on to the burgeoning outlaw movement, releasing albums such as "11 Months and 29 Days" (the title referring to the length of one of his suspended jail sentences), and charting with grittier hits like "I'm the Only Hell (My Mama Ever Raised)" and "Slide Off of Your Satin Sheets." By the decade's close, Paycheck's personal problems began to interfere with his career, and in '81 he was dropped by Epic. He last charted on Mercury with 1986's "Old Violin," included here.

For such a regular hit-maker, Paycheck's Epic work has only been thinly anthologized on CD. This collection's twenty-three tracks (clocking in at over 75 minutes) are generous and well picked. They provide a good picture of Paycheck's career with Epic, balancing his best-known hits with album tracks and a pair of live takes. But the track list is far from complete, missing hits like "Something About You I Love," "Mr. Lovemaker," "For a Minute There," "Friend, Lover, Wife," and "Maybellene." The non-chronological track ordering and lack of chart info are also disappointing.

Still, despite the omissions, these crisply remastered tapes, coupled with newly penned liner notes from Jonny Whiteside (in addition to words from George Jones and Marty Martel) round out a fine introduction to Paycheck's Epic years, and certainly the best that's currently available on CD.

5 out of 5 stars Best Compilation of Paycheck's Epic Years.......2002-05-03

Johnny Paycheck rarely gets mentioned with George Jones, Merle Haggard or Lefty Frizzell in Country History as one of the great, influential singers of all time. But he is, and Epic has finally given him a Compilation worth cheering. If it's just the charted hits you want buy, 16 Biggest Hits, which does a nice job. But this digs deeper. Albums cuts mixed with classics make for a better understanding of Paycheck's legacy. This also includes his last Country Top 40 hit, the self-penned "Old Violin" which was released on Mercury records in 1986. Up-to-date liner notes and good sound make this an essential purchase. If this whets your appetite, go for Paycheck's 60's sides which are perfectly captured on CMF's "The Real Mr. Heartache-The Little Darlin' Years". Someday, there'll be a compilation covering Paycheck's entire career. Until then, this CD and the CMF one are all you'll need to remember an unjustly ignored Country legend.

5 out of 5 stars Johnny's Paycheck's Best of His Best.......2002-05-01

This is the biggest and probably the best of Johnny's long career. It features 23 tracks covering singles, LP tracks, duets, and live material. The Epic CD was digitally remastered at Sony Music and sounds super. It's great to listen to hits ranging from Take This Job and Shove It, I Can See Me Lovin' You Again, and Colorado Cool-Aid- to All Night Lady, and You Better Move On (a duet with George Jones). A real toe tapping pleasure in listening. The 16 page illustrated liner notes provides a nice history of Johnny and his music. Paycheck lovers will really enjoy this CD, just as I do.
Master Classics: The Very Best
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    		Master Classics: The Very Best
    Johnny Paycheck
    Manufacturer: Mastercuts Lifestyle
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Country | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B000LRZ0E8
    Release Date: 2007-03-13

    Tracks:

    1. (Please Don't Take Her) She's All I Got
    2. Take This Job And Shove It
    3. Mr. Lovemaker
    4. Someone To Give My Love To
    5. I'm The Only Hell (Momma Ever Raised)
    6. Song And Dance Man
    7. Something About You I Love
    8. For A Minute There
    9. A-11
    10. Green, Green Grass Of Home
    11. Don't Monkey With Another Monkey's Monkey
    12. Heaven's Almost As Big As Texas
    13. Close All The Honky Tonks
    14. Almost Persuaded
    15. Release me
    16. All The Time
    17. Crazy Arms
    18. Heartaches By The Number
    19. Apartment No.9
    20. Danny Boy
    The Best of Johnny Paycheck
    Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    • Johnny Paycheck at his usual best!
    • Avoid this one like the plague
    		 The Best of Johnny Paycheck
    Johnny Paycheck
    Manufacturer: Curb Special Markets
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000000DGO
    Release Date: 1996-07-16

    Tracks:

    1. Take This Job And Shove It
    2. Mister Lovemaker
    3. She's All I Got
    4. Someone To Give My Love To
    5. Slide Off Of Your Satin Sheets
    6. Song And Dance Man
    7. I'm The Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised)
    8. Motel Time Again
    9. For A Minute There
    10. Something About You I Love

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Johnny Paycheck at his usual best!.......2006-12-26

    This CD is great! Every single hit song on it! His sounds, his voice is great, his usual as he belt's out the lyrics in his own classic style! Being a child of the 70's with parents who fed me on country music, I'd say to anyone "Buy this one! You won't be disappointed!". A remake of his past hit's? I don't believe that one for a moment!

    1 out of 5 stars Avoid this one like the plague.......2003-01-16

    I am a BIG fan of Mr. Paycheck, and his 'Greatest Hits' truely are great. This particular CD is one of those where they get the artist (usually country) to go back and re-record their songs, long after they can hit all the right notes. Even the cover of the CD is cheap: A b/w pic of Johnny colored "Ted Turner" style so bad he looks as if he's wearing blush.
    Go get his 16 Biggest Hits here instead....
    Best of Johnny Paycheck: Take This Job and Shove It
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      		Best of Johnny Paycheck: Take This Job and Shove It
      Johnny Paycheck
      Manufacturer: Platinum Disc
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Country | Styles | Music
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      ASIN: B000F8O3QO
      Release Date: 2006-03-22

      Tracks:

      1. Take This Job and Shove It
      2. Only Hell My Mama Ever Raised
      3. She's All I Got
      4. Green, Green Grass of Home
      5. Mr. Love Maker
      6. Slide off Your Satin Sheets
      Best of Johnny Paycheck
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		Best of Johnny Paycheck

        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Country | Styles | Music
        CountryCountry | Imports | Stores | Music
        ASIN: B00005V5HD
        Release Date: 2004-07-20

        Album Description

        Import exclusive compilation for country star best known for the 1977 hit 'Take This Job & Shove It'. Pegasus. 2004.
        The Best of Country: Mr. Lovemaker
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          		The Best of Country: Mr. Lovemaker
          Johnny Paycheck
          Manufacturer: Direct Source Label
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          ASIN: B00005AVFM
          Release Date: 2000-06-21

          Tracks:

          1. Take This Job and Shove It
          2. (Don't Take Her) She's All I Got
          3. I'm the Only Hell My Momma Ever Raised
          4. Song and Dance Man
          5. Green Green Grass of Home
          6. Slide Off Your Satin Sheets
          7. Somebody Loves Me
          8. Motel Time Again
          9. Mr. Lovemaker
          10. Jukebox Charlie
          Live from Branson, Missouri: The Best of Glen Campbell, Roy Clark and Johnny Paycheck
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            		Live from Branson, Missouri: The Best of Glen Campbell, Roy Clark and Johnny Paycheck
            Various Artists
            Manufacturer: Delta
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

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            ASIN: B000001W3J
            Release Date: 2000-07-12

            Tracks:

            1. Gentle On My Mind - Glen Campbell
            2. By The Time I Get To Phoenix - Glen Campbell
            3. Galveston - Glen Campbell
            4. Kentucky Means Paradise - Glen Campbell
            5. Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell
            6. Mansion In Branson - Glen Campbell
            7. Here In The Real World - Glen Campbell
            8. Classical Gas - Glen Campbell
            9. Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell
            10. It's Only Make Believe/Turn Around, Look At Me/Where's The Playground Susie... - Glen Campbell
            11. Let It Be Me - Glen Campbell
            12. No More Nights - Glen Campbell
            13. Southern Nights - Glen Campbell

            Tracks:

            1. Are You From Dixie,'Cause I'm From Dixie Too - Roy Clark
            2. Oh, Lonesome Me - Roy Clark
            3. Beaumont Bag - Roy Clark
            4. Tips Of My Fingers - Roy Clark
            5. Thank God & Greyhound - Roy Clark
            6. Under The Double Eagle - Roy Clark
            7. Right Or Left At Oak Street - Roy Clark
            8. Six String Silvertone - Roy Clark
            9. Moscow Nights - Roy Clark
            10. Malaguena - Roy Clark

            Tracks:

            1. Heart Don't Need Eyes To See - Johnny Paycheck
            2. Slide Off Of Your Satin Sheets - Johnny Paycheck
            3. Ragged But Right - Johnny Paycheck
            4. She's All I Got - Johnny Paycheck
            5. Once You've Had The Best - Johnny Paycheck
            6. Colorado Kool-Aid - Johnny Paycheck
            7. Old Violin - Johnny Paycheck
            8. A-11 - Johnny Paycheck
            9. For A Minute There - Johnny Paycheck
            10. 11 Months And 29 Days - Johnny Paycheck
            11. In Memory Of A Memory - Johnny Paycheck
            12. I'm The Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised) - Johnny Paycheck
            13. Take This Job And Shove It - Johnny Paycheck

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