The Mercury Years 1970-1972, Vol. 3

The Mercury Years 1970-1972, Vol. 3

ASIN: B000008OGD

Track Listings

1. Fallen Star

2. That's Alright

3. Pamela Brown

4. When I Want to Love a Lady

5. Love Forever

6. Darby's Castle

7. Lot of Soul

8. Just in Case [A Night Like This Never Comes Again]

9. What Am I Gonna Do

10. When Love Is Gone

11. Lorena

12. Don't Ask Me, Ask Marie

13. Laying Here Lying in Bed

14. Take Some and Give Some

15. Sylvia's Mother

16. Footprints in the Sand of Time

17. Lord, Let a Lie Come True

18. Under It All

19. Are You Sincere

20. Even the Bad Times Are Good

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Tracks:

Fallen Star
That's Alright
Pamela Brown
When I Want to Love a Lady
Love Forever
Darby's Castle
Lot of Soul
Just in Case [A Night Like This Never Comes Again]
What Am I Gonna Do
When Love Is Gone
Lorena
Don't Ask Me, Ask Marie
Laying Here Lying in Bed
Take Some and Give Some
Sylvia's Mother
Footprints in the Sand of Time
Lord, Let a Lie Come True
Under It All
Are You Sincere
Even the Bad Times Are Good
High and Dry
She Gave Her Heart to Jethro
Music City, U.S.A

Customer Reviews:

Early seventies recordings part 3.......2005-01-12

Bobby Bare was a significant country singer from the early sixties (when he had major American pop hits with Shame on me and Detroit city, the latter eventually becoming a UK pop hit for Tom Jones) till the early eighties but never quite achieved the status that some of his contemporaries did. Maybe it was just because Bobby was content with life generally and didn't push his career that extra bit, but the consequence is that his music is largely neglected these days.

This is one of three volumes that, between them, include everything that Bobby recorded for Mercury between 1970 and 1972, a period when Bobby recorded many songs by Billie Joe Shaver (with whom he sometimes co-wrote), Kris Kristofferson and Tom T Hall, but he generally avoided obvious songs though there are a few of those. Sadly, none of Bobby's recordings here are famous although they deserve to be.

On this volume, you can hear Bobby's versions of Sylvia's mother (a huge international hit for Dr Hook), Darby's castle (a wonderful but often overlooked song by Kris Kristofferson) and That's alright Mama (the song that secured Elvis his Sun recording contract) but the other songs here are generally not well known. Tom T Hall wrote three songs here - Pamela Brown, When love is gone and She gave her heart to Jethro. Bobby co-wrote two songs here with Billie Joe Shaver - Laying here lying in bed and Music city USA. Best of the other songs may be Take some and give some, but there are a lot of great songs here.

Bobby was one of the finest traditional country singers of the sixties and seventies. While his famous songs were mostly recorded for RCA and the rest for Columbia, there is plenty of interest in his Mercury recordings - if you can find them.

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The Mercury Years 1970-1972, Vol. 3
Bobby Bare
Manufacturer: Bear Family
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008ERW4
Release Date: 1994-10-31

Tracks:

Fallen Star
That's Alright
Pamela Brown
When I Want to Love a Lady
Love Forever
Darby's Castle
Lot of Soul
Just in Case [A Night Like This Never Comes Again]
What Am I Gonna Do
When Love Is Gone
Lorena
Don't Ask Me, Ask Marie
Laying Here Lying in Bed
Take Some and Give Some
Sylvia's Mother
Footprints in the Sand of Time
Lord, Let a Lie Come True
Under It All
Are You Sincere
Even the Bad Times Are Good
High and Dry
She Gave Her Heart to Jethro
Music City, U.S.A

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