Country Stars, Vol. 1

Country Stars, Vol. 1

Country Stars, Vol. 1

ASIN: B00005JA3X

Track Listings
 
1. Good Year for the Roses
2. I Dreamed of a Hillbilly Heaven
3. Lonesome 7-7203
4. Walk on By
5. I'll Make It All up to You
6. Fillipino Babo
7. Rocky Top
8. I'll Sail My Ship Alone
9. Send Me the Pillow You Dream On
10. Patches
11. Days of Me and You
12. Love Is a Miracle

Country Stars, Vol. 1,Various Artists,Hollywood,Contemporary Country,Country,Country-Pop,Pop,Traditional Country
Stars and Stripes, Vol. 1
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Not what it could have been
  • Beach Boys with their favorite country singers
  • Backing vocalists! What a sad, sad swan song...
  • The Way Covers Ought to be Done
  • Brilliant - but volume 2 will never appear
 Stars and Stripes, Vol. 1
The Beach Boys
Manufacturer: Platinum Ent.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000059LU
Release Date: 1996-08-20

Tracks:

  1. Don't Worry Baby
  2. Little Deuce Coupe
  3. 409
  4. Long Tall Texan
  5. I Get Around
  6. Be True To Your School
  7. Fun, Fun, Fun
  8. Help Me Rhonda
  9. The Warmth Of The Sun
  10. Sloop John B.
  11. I Can Hear Music
  12. Caroline, No

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Not what it could have been.......2005-03-28

This had the capacity to be something good. I have a great affection for country music and would have been fascinated by hearing how country musicians would interpret the classic Beach Boys songs in their milieu. The problem is that for the most part this does NOT happen. Instead, you have fairly rock/pop arrangements with country singers doing the lead and the Beach Boys as backup.

There are exceptions: Willie Nelson uses authentic country instrumentation (his acoustic, harmonica, fiddle, pedal steel) to make "Warmth of the Sun" sound Western and gives it a tender interpretation. He emphasizes the words with his halting style and gave me new appreciation for the lyric. T. Graham Brown's voice is a good "mesh" with the group making "Help Me Rhonda" work but the arrangement doesn't really do much interesting with it. "409" is re-invented as rockabilly by Junior Brown and it works very well with a great guitar solo. My only quibble here is that Junior's baritone tends to clash with the Beach Boy falsetto. Colin Raye's "Sloop John B." takes the tune into two step territory. Raye gives an impassioned performance though at times it's oversung.

Lowest points are "Long Tall Texan" which was never more than a novelty song when first done by the Beach Boys and not worth the time of a re-interpretation. "I Get Around"'s handclaps and quite a bit of the Boys harmonies are mixed into oblivion on the Sawyer Brown rendition. James House sounds like a low-rent Elvis on what is quite simply a horrible vocal for "Little Deuce Coupe".

And the question begs to be asked: If the CD is supposed to be country singers joining the band, why on earth is adult contemporary belter Kathy Troccoli here?!?!

BOTTOM LINE: The concept was great, but the arrangements aren't great and as a result it ends up being uninspired. It fails as a tribute album and as a country all-star album. Only get it if you're a completist of either the Beach Boys or Willie Nelson.

4 out of 5 stars Beach Boys with their favorite country singers.......2005-02-25

This is a one of a kind album with the Beach Boys on harmony in the background and country singers on lead vocals. I am not a huge fan of country music, which is why I do not rate this a 5 star album. My parents and bro heard this album when I first bought it, and they said "what did you buy?!!" I especially like the song "Long Tall Texan" on this album and on the Beach Boys Concert/Live in London album. This is out of print since 2001, and there will probably never be a Volume 2 of this album. If you like tribute albums and country music, you probably would like this ablum, if you don't like tributes or country music, you probably don't want to spend your money on this album.

2 out of 5 stars Backing vocalists! What a sad, sad swan song..........2003-05-28

For a short time in 1995 there was a slight chance that the Beach Boys were really going to make another Brian Wilson produced disc. The band demoed fairly strong Brian Wilson - Andy Paley tracks, such as "Soul Searchin'" and "Still A Mystery". Brian and Mike Love told Entertainment Weekly that they were writing new music. It was a time of hope for the devoted.

Unfortunately, The Beach Boys opted for the safe route: instead of taking a risk and creating something new, they lent themselves out as backing vocalists for this sanitized and unsatisfying country effort.

Obvious song selection and merely average production are only two of the problems that I have with STARS & STRIPES. The sad fact is that The Beach Boys are simply better vocalists than many of the cookie-cutter country artists that they back on this lackluster affair. Sure, some tracks are listenable, but they could be the work of any competent cover band. Certainly, The Beach Boys had their share of flawed moments throughout their checkered recording career, but there was always still something of their intrinsic character in these noble (and occasionally, ignoble) failures.

This is not the case on STARS & STRIPES. For me, there is nothing distinctive on this disc that makes these bland tracks worthy of a place in the Beach Boys canon. It's sad, but STARS & STRIPES comes across not as a fully realized Beach Boys release, but more as Beach Boys' related product.

Note: I do savor the full group vocals on Timothy B. Schmidt's (and Jimmy Webb's) "Caroline, No" - the stunning coda to this version always makes me wonder if I would actually enjoy this CD more w/o the lead vocals.

Note 2: Seek out the "making of" video documentary for the wonderful and spontaneous moments that showed the Boys (especially Brian and Mike) with their guard down.

5 out of 5 stars The Way Covers Ought to be Done.......2003-01-05

Unlike the soundalike cover so common these days (and for what purpose, I don't know), these tunes contain all the brilliance of the original songwriting with all the talent and styling of the new recording artists. It is a little country-slanted, so if you really don't like country, you might not like this, but for the eclectic, this one really flies!

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant - but volume 2 will never appear.......2002-07-14

First, in answer to earlier reviews, I must point out that the track with Tammy Wynette (In my room) was eventually released on her memorial album, Tammy Wynette Remembered, and it is at least as good as any of the tracks that are on this album. It was included on that album because it was already clear that volume 2 would never be completed. As far as I know, this was the only track recorded for volume 2.

As a lover of Beach Boys, country music and tribute albums, I love this album. It is obvious to me that some people take their music far too seriously. There are some really classy performances here, particularly Don't worry baby with Lorrie Morgan, Warmth of the sun with Willie Nelson and I can hear music with Kathy Troccoli, but some of the other tracks are just for fun. And wasn't that what much of their sixties music was about anyway? - Fun Fun Fun !!!!!

Anybody who knows anything about Sawyer Brown's music knows that their music is just for fun, not to be taken too seriously, therefore their contribution here (I get around) is just as I expected. No doubt that the Beach Boys invited them on this album knowing what to expect. As to Long tall Texan with Doug Supernaw, this is obviously just a piece of musical fun and was never intended to be anything else.

Difficult though it may be for some to accept, this album may have introduced the music of the Beach Boys to young country music fans who may not have quite appreciated just how good their sixties music was - and it may have caused some Beach Boys fans to discover that country music has changed out of all recognition since the sixties. In those days, people often complained that it was too sad and miserable. Now people complain that it's too lightweight and fluffy, and maybe (for them) this album will reinforce their belief.

Tribute albums offer the chance to look at old songs in a new perspective, and none more so than this one. I have a lot of tribute albums, and this is one of my favorites. I wish that there had been a volume 2 (perhaps including Glen Campbell, who was once a Beach Boy himself) but it will never be.
Rockabilly Stars, Vol. 1
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • I like that old sound.
  • chuck berry]
 Rockabilly Stars, Vol. 1
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Col. Spec. Prod
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005DA9
Release Date: 1995-06-09

Tracks:

  1. Wait For The Light To Shine - Town Hall Party
  2. The Sun Keeps Shining - The Everly Brothers
  3. Rockin With Red - Little Jimmy Dickens
  4. That's All Right - Marty Robbins
  5. Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor - Johnny Horton
  6. Party - The Collins Kids
  7. Did We Have A Party - Billy Brown
  8. Pink Pedal Pushers - Carl Perkins
  9. Pointed Toe Shoes - Carl Perkins
  10. Mary Ann - Link Wray
  11. Raw Hide - Link Wray
  12. Bluebirds Over The Mountain - Ersel Hickey
  13. Cut Across Shorty - Carl Smith
  14. Milk Cow Blues - Scotty Moore
  15. Mystery Train - Bob Luman
  16. Honey Don't - Mac Curtis
  17. State Of Confusion - Carl Perkins
  18. I Will Rock And Roll With You - Johnny Cash
  19. Sorry Charlie - Carl Perkins
  20. Break Up - Allan Rich
  21. Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Mickey Gilley
  22. Big Boss Man - Charlie Rich
  23. No Headstone On My Grave - Charlie Rich
  24. I Feel Like Going Home - Charlie Rich

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars I like that old sound........1999-10-07

From what i heard i though it was pretty good. The songs our hard to find,so if you like old Rockabilly music it's worth listing to.

5 out of 5 stars chuck berry].......1999-06-18

chuck berry
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: Act Naturally
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: Act Naturally
    Buck Owens
    Manufacturer: Country Stars
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Country | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B00000G6RH
    Release Date: 1998-09-01

    Tracks:

    1. Under Your Spell Again
    2. Above And Beyond
    3. Foolin' Around
    4. Under The Influence Of Lo
    5. Loose Talk
    6. Nobody's Fool But Yours
    7. Kickin' Our Hearts Around
    8. You're For Me
    9. Act Naturally
    10. Love's Gonna Live Here
    11. Close Up The Honky Tonks
    12. My Heart Skips A Beat
    13. Together Again
    14. I Don't Care (Just As Lon
    15. Buck's Polka
    16. Before You Go
    17. Only You (Can Break My He
    18. I've Got A Tiger By The T

    Album Description

    Import only 18 track Greatest Hits compilation. Country Stars. 2006.
    Act Naturally: Greatest Hits, Vol.1
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Outstanding traditional-styled sounds!
    		 Act Naturally: Greatest Hits, Vol.1
    Buck Owens
    Manufacturer: Country Stars
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Country | Styles | Music
    Honky-TonkHonky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B00000AF70
    Release Date: 1998-11-01

    Tracks:

    1. Under Your Spell Again
    2. Above And Beyond
    3. Foolin' Around
    4. Under The Influence Of Love
    5. Loose Talk
    6. Nobody's Fool But Yours
    7. Kickin' Our Hearts Around
    8. You're For Me
    9. Act Naturally
    10. Love's Gonna Live Here
    11. Close Up The Honky Tonks
    12. My Heart Skips A Beat
    13. Together Again
    14. I Don't Care (Just As Long As You Love Me)
    15. Buck's Polka
    16. Before You Go
    17. Only You (Can Break My Heart)
    18. I've Got A Tiger By The Tail

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Outstanding traditional-styled sounds!.......1999-05-08

    Once again, Buck reveals why he is one of the most acclaimed country stars of all time. This CD is pure ole Buck. It's always greatly refreshing to listen to "real" country music in this age of pop/teenie driven, commercialized, urban passing for country-music lacking integrity at every note and bellow. Hard to get better than Buck Owens!
    No. 1 Country Stars, Vol. 1
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      		No. 1 Country Stars, Vol. 1
      Various Artists
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      Release Date: 2001-01-01

      Tracks:

      1. Country Boy - Ricky Scaggs
      2. Highwayman - Highwayman
      3. Fool For Your Love - Mickey Gilley
      4. Hang On To Your Heart - Exile
      5. Honey (Open That Door) - Ricky Skaggs
      6. Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer To You) - Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
      7. You're Gonna Ruin My Bad Reputation - Ronnie McDowell
      8. Let's Chase Each Other Around The Room - Merle Haggard
      9. I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me - Rosanne Cash
      10. Got My Heart Set On You - John Conlee
      No. 1 Country Stars, Vol. 2
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        		No. 1 Country Stars, Vol. 2
        Various Artists
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        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music
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        Release Date: 2001-01-01

        Tracks:

        1. Seven Spanish Angels - Ray Charles
        2. Someday When Things Are Good - Merle Haggard
        3. I Don't Want To Be A Memory - Exile
        4. Radio Heart - Charly McClain
        5. Don't Cheat In Our Home Town - Ricky Skaggs
        6. Seven Year Ache - Rosanne Cash
        7. See If I Care - Shenandoah
        8. Tell Me A Lie - Janie Frickie
        9. Put Your Dreams Away - Mickey Gilley
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        The Best of the Carter Family, Vol. 1
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • TRACK LISTINGS
        		 The Best of the Carter Family, Vol. 1
        The Carter Family
        Manufacturer: Country Stars
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B00004W1Q5
        Release Date: 2000-07-25

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars TRACK LISTINGS.......2005-02-26

        1. Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow
        2. Single Girl Married Girl
        3. Keep On The Sunny Side
        4. Anchored In Love
        5. I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes
        6. Diamonds In The Rough
        7. Worried Man Blues
        8. Lonesome Valley
        9. On The Sea Of Galilee
        10. If One Won't Another Will
        11. Over The Garden Wall
        12. Gold Watch And Chain
        13. I'm Working On A Building
        14. Are You Tired Of Me My Darling
        15. There's No Hiding Place Down There
        16. Longing For Old Virginia
        17. I'll Be Home Some Day
        18. You Are My Flower
        19. Coal Miner's Blues
        20. I Found You Among The Roses
        21. Bear Creek Blues
        22. Lonesome Homesick Blues
        23. Girl On The Greenbrier Shore
        24. Fifty Miles Of Elbow Room
        25. Mountains Of Tennessee
        No. 1 Country Stars, Vol. 6
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          		No. 1 Country Stars, Vol. 6
          Various Artists
          Manufacturer: Sony Special Product
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music
          New TraditionalistNew Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music
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          ASIN: B000002Z10
          Release Date: 2001-01-01

          Tracks:

          1. IF LOOKS COULD KILL - Rodney Crowell
          2. LIFE TURNED HER THAT WAY - Ricky Van Shelton
          3. IT'LL BE ME - Exile
          4. LOVIN' ONLY ME - Ricky Skaggs
          5. IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND - Rosanne Cash
          6. SHE'S CRAZY FOR LEAVING - Rodney Crowell
          7. I COULD GET USED TO YOU - Exile
          8. SUNDAY IN THE SOUTH - Shenandoah
          9. TIL I CAN MAKE IT ON MY OWN - Tammy Wynette
          10. NEVER BE YOU - Rosanne Cash
          No. 1 Country Stars, Vol. 3
          Average customer rating: Not rated
            		No. 1 Country Stars, Vol. 3
            Various Artists
            Manufacturer: Sony Special Product
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD

            GeneralGeneral | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music
            New TraditionalistNew Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music
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            ASIN: B000002Z0U
            Release Date: 2001-01-01

            Tracks:

            1. Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star - Merle Haggard
            2. City Of New Orleans - Willie Nelson
            3. I'll Leave This World Loving You - Ricky Van Shelton
            4. She's A Miracle - Exile
            5. Can't Stop My Heart From Loving You - The O'Kanes
            6. Somebody Lied - Ricky Van Shelton
            7. Always Have, Always Will - Janie Frickie
            8. I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried - Rodney Crowell
            9. That's The Way Love Goes - Merle Haggard
            10. The Way We Make A Broken Heart - Rosanne Cash
            No. 1 Country Stars, Vol. 5
            Average customer rating: Not rated
              		No. 1 Country Stars, Vol. 5
              Various Artists
              Manufacturer: Sony Special Product
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD

              GeneralGeneral | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music
              New TraditionalistNew Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music
              GeneralGeneral | Country | Styles | Music
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              ASIN: B000002Z0Y
              Release Date: 2001-01-01

              Tracks:

              1. Next To You, Next To Me - Shenandoah
              2. It's Such A Small World - Rodney Crowell
              3. A Better Love Next Time - Merle Haggard
              4. Give Me One More Chance - Exile
              5. I'd Be Better Off (In A Pine Box) - Douge Stone
              6. Set 'Em Up Joe - Vern Gosdin
              7. I Don't Want To Spoil The Party - Rosanne Cash
              8. Living In The Promiseland - Willie Nelson
              9. Natural High - Merle Haggard
              10. Don't We All Have The Right - Ricky Van Shelton

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              5. Country Workout
              6. Cry/Breathe [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Karaoke]
              7. David Frizzell Sings Lefty's Greatest Hits
              8. Drinkin' and Dreamin'
              9. Ernest Tubb & Friends
              10. Fingerprints

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