Charly McClain

Charly McClain

Charly McClain

ASIN: B00000E5LW

Track Listings
 
1. It's Too Late to Love Me Now
2. Your Eyes
3. Lay Down
4. You Can Love It Away
5. Pride and Sorrow
6. Lay Something on My Bed Besides a Blanket
7. Leaning on the Bottle (And Slowly Falling Down)
8. Lovin' Arms
9. Love Me 'Til the Morning Comes
10. Hasten Down the Wind

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Anthology
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Don't Overpay for this Collection!!!
  • Fantastic Collection!
  • Sleepin' With The Radio Still On
  • 15 years dreaming!
  • Comprehensive retrospective of excellent pop country singer
 Anthology
Charly McClain
Manufacturer: Renaissance
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000I9KF
Release Date: 1999-03-16

Tracks:

  1. Men
  2. Sleepin' With The Radio On
  3. Surround Me With Your Love
  4. The Very Best Is You
  5. Radio Heart
  6. When It's Down To Me And You
  7. Paradise Tonight
  8. Don't Touch Me There
  9. With Just One Look In Your Eyes
  10. The Right Stuff
  11. Fly Into Love
  12. Take Me Back
  13. You're A Part Of Me
  14. I Hate The Way I Love It
  15. Let's Put Our Love In Motion
  16. Make The World Go Away
  17. Lay Down

Tracks:

  1. Who's Cheatin' Who
  2. That's What You Do To Me
  3. Women Get Lonely
  4. When Love Ain't Right
  5. So This Is Love
  6. Sentimental O'l You
  7. With You
  8. Dancing You Memory Away
  9. Band Of Gold
  10. Candy Man
  11. You Are My Music You Are My Song
  12. Let Me Be Your Baby
  13. Some Hearts Get All The Breaks
  14. Lay Something On My Bed Besides A Blanket
  15. It's Too Late To Love Me Now
  16. And Then Some
  17. Still I Say

Album Description

1999 two CD compilation by this country singer who had 37 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 charts between 1976 and 1988, 14 of them in the top 10! Includes 'Who's Cheatin' Who', her first number one plus duets with Mickey Gilley, Wayne Massey and Johnny Rodriquez. 34 tracks total. Double slimline jewel case. 1999 release.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Don't Overpay for this Collection!!!.......2007-05-19

This is a great set, but don't pay $75.00 for something that is readily available on eBay. Renaissance Records (the label that issued this anthology) has set up shop at eBay and you can buy this and many other great classic country collections at very reasonable prices. I am in no way affiliated with Renaissance Records. I'm just a music a fan that hates to see people laying down their good, hard-earned money for something that's extremely overpriced. You'd think some of these sellers were owned by Exxon or Citgo with the prices they've set on some of these CDs.

5 out of 5 stars Fantastic Collection!.......2007-01-12

What can I say about her voice,an Angel easy to listen, natural, pure, one of a kind.
Sit back put the CD in your player and go back to a wonderful time in music with this very talented lady.
All of the hits I remember are all here in one collection.
This is truly a "rare find".
If you have a chance to pick this collection up do it NOW...........

5 out of 5 stars Sleepin' With The Radio Still On.......2006-02-25

Charly McClain, born Charlotte Denise McClain, March 26th, 1956, is one of my all time favorite country/pop artist!! There isn't one song sung by Ms. McClain that I don't like. I have her Anthology cd collection, and I love it!! Every song on the collection I remember today as it were yesterday on the radio. Having such a beautiful and talented voice which came to an end in the late 1980's, was and is such a shame. Charly McClain is a beautiful and multi talented woman!! Charly was and always will be a great asset to country/pop music and should still be performing today!! Charly McClain, you and your VERY talented voice are truly missed!!

5 out of 5 stars 15 years dreaming!.......2004-04-29

I once listened to Radio Heart & With Just One Look In Your Eyes from a country compilation tape. I couldn't help falling in love with this beautiful voice after the first listen! I'm a Chinese. It's not easy to get the original CD by American country singer. So, having a compilation CD like this has been my long-time dream! The dream has never been realized until today!
Thanks to the person in Renaissance, and Amazon too!

5 out of 5 stars Comprehensive retrospective of excellent pop country singer.......2003-04-13

Charly is one of many singers poorly represented on CD, but this 34-track compilation went some way to compensating for that.

It begins with Men, a song that highlights the dilemma that women face - they like some things about men, but not others - but it does so in a slightly humorous way, so it should not offend anybody.

Perhaps the best known song here is Who's cheating who, which begins the second CD. It was her first country number one and was later covered by Alan Jackson, who took the song back to the country top ten in the mid-nineties. Charly was a consistent country hit-maker in the early eighties, with such fine songs as Dancing your memory away, Sentimental old you, Radio heart and Women get lonely, to name just a few.

Charly recorded duets with Mickey Gilley, including Candy man (a Roy Orbison cover), Paradise tonight and The right stuff. She also recorded duets with Wayne Massey (her husband) including With just one look in your eyes and You are my music you are my song. Those duets can all be found here, together with I hate the way I love it, a duet with Johnny Rodriguez.

Charly did not record many covers, but the ones she did were excellent. Apart from the previously mentioned Candy man, you will also find Charly's versions of Make the world go away (the Eddy Arnold classic) and Band of gold (the Freda Payne classic) in this collection.

Some of the best songs here can be found on Pure country, the only compilation currently available, but it's only a substitute for this, which I fortunately bought while it was available.

Given that Charly appears to have faded into obscurity, it is likely that this compilation will remain the best compilation of her music available on CD. Buy it if you like eighties pop country music - if you can find it.
Pure Country
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Very good classic country music
  • Classy pop country singer
  • Country Isn't Country Without Charly McClain
  • Hits home!!
  • collection from the most overlooked artist in country music
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Charly McClain
Manufacturer: Sony Special Product
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000AE9N
Release Date: 2001-01-01

Tracks:

  1. Sleepin' With The Radio On
  2. The Very Best Is You
  3. Men
  4. Sentimental Ol' You
  5. Paradise Tonight
  6. That's What You Do To Me
  7. When A Love Ain't Right
  8. Dancing Your Memory Away
  9. Who's Cheatin' Who
  10. Surround Me With Love

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Very good classic country music.......2007-03-17

This is a very good classic country album. If you like pure classic country,you will
like this album.Charley has a very good voice and sound to her music. Even if you
have heard it or not, you will enjoy this CD. Its definitly worth the money for a
music fan.

5 out of 5 stars Classy pop country singer.......2004-10-12

Charly is one of many singers poorly represented on CD. A 34-track compilation (Anthology) was briefly available and I've already reviewed that.

Charly was a consistent country hit-maker in the early eighties, with such fine songs as Dancing your memory away, Sentimental old you and a superb duet with Mickey Gilley, Paradise tonight, but perhaps the best known song here is Who's cheating who. It was her first country number one and was later covered by Alan Jackson, who took the song back to the country top ten in the mid-nineties.

My favorite here is Men, a song that highlights the dilemma that women face - they like some things about men, but not others - but it does so in a slightly humorous way, so it should not offend anybody. The Forester sisters later did a completely different song titled Men, although it uses some of the same ideas.

As an introduction to Charly's music, this is brilliant. If you are looking for her other hits, you'll have to track down a used copy of Anthology.

5 out of 5 stars Country Isn't Country Without Charly McClain.......2002-07-02

15 albums of new material, 8 compilations, and all that remains available on CD is a ten-song budget line collection. Once again Sony Music mutaliates the discography of one of country's premier artists. Charly McClain's vocals and sound were throughly unique; a quality increasingly rare in the swamp of modern country. She could sound simultaneously tough and gentle, with her unique instrumental sound making all her recordings become vividly alive. Twenty-five years after her debut album, McClain still sounds as fresh as she always did.
It's unfortunate that there are only ten Charly McClain songs available. (Renaissance Records which produced the extraordinary ANTHOLOGY series, folded a couple months ago). PURE COUNTRY contains nine Top Ten hits, "When A Love Ain't Right" just missed, peaking at #11. "Sleepin' With The Radio On" (#4/1981) has a bluesy quality, and might have become a classic (that is, if Sony Music would have kept the SURROUND ME WITH LOVE album in print). "The Very Best Is You (#5/1981) also comes from SURROUND ME WITH LOVE, her first record produced by Norro Wilson. That album produced three of her most recognizable, and first Top Five hits ("Sleepin' With The Radio on", "The Very Best Is You", and "Surround Me With Love"). It's a slow ballad, with the tempo and arrangement of a classic tear-ballad, but the lyrics state that the love is so good, the singer wouldn't want to cheat or jeopardize it. "Men" (#7/1980), from WOMEN GET LONELY is a light song, and pure enjoyment. "Sentimental Ol' You" (#3/1983) is one of the most unique country songs I've ever heard, and I love every second of it. Driven by a rolling honky tonk-flavored piano and fiddle, the lyrics express pure romantic bliss. I first heard "Paradise Tonight" off a Ford tape, after my dad bought a new truck back in the 1980s (I've still got the tape, and I'm still trying to figure out who sings what on it). An addictive duet with Mickey Gilley, "Paradise Tonight" (#1/1983), will have even those who dislike country music singing alone. Her first Top Ten hit, "That's What You Do To Me" (#8/1978) has a laid back, almost bluesy quality. Many of her early hits were written by Bob Morrison, including: "That's What You Do To Me", "When A Love Ain't Right", "Let's Put Our Love In Motion", "I'll Love Away Your Troubles For A While", and "Let Me Be Your Baby". "When A Love Ain't Right" (#11/1979) is structured the same as "That's What You Do To Me", but is a little more intense and the bluesy quality is replaced in favor of a country direct. "Dancing Your Memory Away" (#3/1982), has a traditional country ballad feel, but with upbeat lyrics about a strong main character. "Who's Cheatin' Who (#1/1980) was Charly McClain's first #1 smash, and it sounds better than ever. When you hear "Surround Me With Love" (#5/1981), you'll wonder how people can call a Faith Hill or Shania Twain song romantic. Featuring a gorgeous string arrangement and McClain's extraordinary vocals, "Surround Me With Love" is a song that goes beyond description.
PURE COUNTRY is an ideal introduction to Charly McClain's music (it'd be perfect if it had "Radio Heart" and "You're A Part Of Me"). First choice is ANTHOLOGY, but you haven't experienced country till you've listened to Charly McClain. This is a perfect way to enjoy one of country music's most talented artists.

CHARLY MCCLAIN'S DISCOGRAPHY
I don't know how useful it'll be here, but just look at how much music we're being cheated out of by not having Charly McClain's albums available on CD. This is a full discography; only one album, indicated by (*), is currently available on CD.
HERE'S CHARLY MCCLAIN (1977)
LET ME BE YOUR BABY (1978)
ALONE TOO LONG (1979)
WOMEN GET LONELY (1980)
WHO'S CHEATIN' WHO (1980)
SURROUND ME WITH LOVE (1981)
ENCORE (1981) Compilation
TOO GOOD TO HURRY (1982)
GREATEST HITS (1982) Compilation
PARADISE (1983)
THE WOMEN IN ME (1983)
IT TAKES BELIEVERS (1984) with Mickey Gilley
CHARLY (1984)
RADIO HEART (1985)
BIGGEST HITS (1985) Compilation
WHEN LOVE IS RIGHT (1986) with Wayne Massey
TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY (1987) Compilation
STILL I STAY (1987)
IN TOUCH WITH LOVE (1987) Compilation
CHARLY MCCLAIN (1988) Manufactured by Mercury Records
PORTFOLIO (1991) Compilation
PURE COUNTRY* (1998) Compilation
ANTHOLOGY (1999) Compilation/Maufactured by Renaissance

5 out of 5 stars Hits home!!.......1999-04-19

Could someone please help me find Charlie McClain and Mickey Giley's "The Phone Call", I have searched and searched. HELP!!

5 out of 5 stars collection from the most overlooked artist in country music.......1998-12-02

This is a collection of singles from Charly's earlier days, covering 1978-1984. Charly is perhaps the most underrated and overlooked artist in country music history. From the beautiful "Surround Me With Love" to the traditional fare of "Sentimental Ol' You" and "The Very Best Is You". This is the only Charly cd on the market and perfect for an introduction to her music. Hopefully with this release, Sony will proceed to put more on CD from her. Who knows, maybe she will return to the music and record again (her last album was 10 years ago). This cd also includes "Men", "Sleepin' With The Radio On", "Dancing Your Memory Away" and the #1 single "Who's Cheatin' Who". Also included is "That's What You Do To Me", her first Top-10 single. This collection allows the listener to hear where most of today's female country artists got their inspiration from. Overall, this is Charly McClain at her best, something you don't want to miss out on, especially if you like good country music. Country music that is a variety, whether it be traditional or contemporary, a slow ballad or a rousing uptempo number, Charly McClain does it all and does it well. In a day and age where a lot of country music artists sound the same, Charly is a fresh change from that, for she has always been unique, a distinct voice different from those other voices coming over the airwaves. Check it out today, you will not be disappointed, and it is priced to please. Enjoy!
Biggest Hits
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Sentimental Ol' Charly
 Biggest Hits
Charly McClain
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000008IAK
Release Date: 1991-07-01

Tracks:

  1. Paradise Tonight - Mickey Gilley, Charly McClain
  2. Fly into Love
  3. Sentimental Ol' You
  4. Dancing Your Memory Away
  5. With Just One Look in Your Eyes - Wayne Massey, Charly McClain
  6. Radio Heart
  7. Women Get Lonely
  8. Band of Gold
  9. With You
  10. Some Hearts Get All the Breaks

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Sentimental Ol' Charly.......2006-08-05

This CD BIGGEST HITS, by CHARLY McCLAIN is awesome!! But to my surprise there was one song that wasn't on this fabulous CD, "WHO'S CHEATIN' WHO," could've been a bonus track, or hidden track. But nevertheless it is a great Cd. Showcasing Charly McClains BIGGEST HITS. "PARADISE TONIGHT," which was a big number one duet with MICKEY GILLEY. With the distict original quality in Charly and Mickey's voices, they always blended VERY well together. "FLY INTO LOVE," and (If you're wonderin who-o-o, it's "SENTIMENTAL OL' YOU, it's Friday night, and I'm out on the floor "DANCIN' YOUR MEMORY AWAY." "WITH JUST ONE LOOK IN YOUR EYES," another big hit with her still husband WAYNE MASSEY (of ONTL fame) She's got a "RADIO HEART" (she loves the songs they play) "WOMEN GET LONELY," and "BAND OF GOLD," Freda payne did the original and personally I think that Charly McClain did a much better version. (I love a stary night, warm red wine and candle light) "WITH YOU," and "SOME HEARTS GET ALL THE BREAKS," rounds out a fabulous CD. Charly McClain is a beautiful woman, and always was and always will be a huge asset to country and pop radio!! Just wish she were still performing today!! Charly you are sincerely missed!!
Ten Year Anniversary
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Too brief a collection of her biggest hits
 Ten Year Anniversary
Charly Mcclain
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000DS5Q
Release Date: 1991-07-02

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Too brief a collection of her biggest hits.......2003-03-15

This compilation features only 10 of Charly McClain's biggest hits from her heyday including her 3 #1 hits: Who's Cheatin' Who, Radio Heart and Paradise Tonight (with Mickey Gilley), but it does have several of her other signature songs such as Sentimental Ol' You, Sleepin' With The Radio On, Dancing Your Memory Away, etc. Instead of searching for this collection, I recommend you to search for the "Anthology" 2 CD set on Renaissance which actually does have all of her charted singles on Epic including these 10 songs.
Greatest Country Hits of the 80's - 1985
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    		Greatest Country Hits of the 80's - 1985
    Willie Nelson , Rosanne Cash , Ricky Skaggs , Ray Charles , George Jones , Exile , Janie Frickie , Tammy Wynette with Mark Gray , Merle Haggard with Janie Frickie , and Charly McClain
    Manufacturer: Columbia
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000F4W03G

    Product Description

    Greatest Country Hits Of The 80's 1985 // 1. Highwayman - Willie Nelson 2. I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me - Rosanne Cash 3. Country Boy - Ricky Skaggs 4. Seven Spanish Angels - Ray Charles With Willie Nelson 5. Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes - George Jones 6. Crazy For Your Love - Exile 7. She's Single Again - Janie Frickie 8. Sometimes When We Touch - Tammy Wynette With Mark Gray 9. A Place To Fall Apart - Merle Haggard With Janie Frickie 10. Radio Heart - Charly McClain
    Still I Stay
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      		Still I Stay

      Manufacturer: Epic
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD
      ASIN: B000SKVNXU

      Product Description

      1987, Epic Records. 1. Paradise Avenue 2. Don't Touch Me There 3. And Then Some 4. Old Flame, New Fire 5. Blue 6. #1 In Your Eyes 7. Still I Stay 8. I Know the Way By Heart 9. What Makes Love Go Round and Round 10. If You Didn't Need Me
      Charly McClain
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        		Charly McClain
        Charly McClain
        Manufacturer: Universal Music & VI
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B00000E5LW
        Release Date: 1988-09-19

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        1. It's Too Late to Love Me Now
        2. Your Eyes
        3. Lay Down
        4. You Can Love It Away
        5. Pride and Sorrow
        6. Lay Something on My Bed Besides a Blanket
        7. Leaning on the Bottle (And Slowly Falling Down)
        8. Lovin' Arms
        9. Love Me 'Til the Morning Comes
        10. Hasten Down the Wind

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