The Very Best of Buck Owens, Vol. 2

The Very Best of Buck Owens, Vol. 2

ASIN: B0000033F3

Track Listings

1. Above and Beyond

2. Foolin' Around

3. Under the Influence of Love

4. Love's Gonna Live Here

5. My Heart Skips a Beat

6. Cryin' Time

7. Before You Go

8. Buckaroo

9. Think of Me

10. Where Does the Good Times Go

11. Your Tender Loving Care

12. How Long Will My Baby Be Gone

13. Johnny B. Goode

14. Big in Vegas

15. Ruby (Are You Mad)

16. Made in Japan

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
A definitive 3-CD box set by one of country music's true pioneers. Features the hits, rare single B-sides, hard-to-find LP tracks, and recent star-studded duets. Also includes the most massive and complete booklet to ever accompany an anthology by a country artist! --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Tracks:

Above And Beyond
Foolin' Around
Under The Influence Of Love
Love's Gonna Live Here
My Heart Skips A Beat
Cryin' Time
Before You Go
Buckaroo
Think Of Me
Where Does The Good Times Go
Your Tender Loving Care
How Long Will My Baby Be Gone
Johnny B. Goode
Big In Vegas
Ruby (Are You Mad)
Made In Japan

Customer Reviews:

Nice introduction if you don't know your pickin' from your grinnin'.......2006-10-07

Most people, if they know Buck at all, probably vaguely remember him as co-host of longrunning country variety series HEE HAW. Music lovers know him as the renegade who helped spawn what became known as the "Bakersfield sound": hard edged electrified honky-tonk that was equal parts country weepin' and rock attitude. (Made explicit in a live version of Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode")

As usual, Rhino provides great sound and interesting liner notes that tell you more about what you're listening to.

HIGHLIGHTS:
Hard to select just a few but I'd count "Foolin' Around" as Buck finds himself conflicted about his adulterous woman, hating her cheating but still wanting her("When you're finished foolin' round with 2 or 3/Come on home and fool around with me"). "Love's Gonna Live Here" is the flip side..after being "fooled around" on once too many Buck's left her and he's moving on. The tempo-shifting "Before You Go" is still original, barreling along until doing a dead-stop into the waltz of the chorus. A weeping steel guitar takes on an Oriental tinge for "Made in Japan" (which was backed with fine B-side "Black Texas Dirt" on the original 45..well worth hearing if you can find it.)

BOTTOM LINE:
If he's good enough for the Beatles ("Act Naturally") and Dwight Yoakam ("Streets of Bakersfield") to cover, he's good enough for you.

4 1/2 stars

I like Buck Owens' music.......2006-07-14

I find myself feeling good when the Buckaroos start playing.

Classic sounds!.......2006-04-25

True, hard-core Western Country! Thanks Buck Owens for years of super music that stayed true to the sound. Live on. Live well. Be happy. Listen to Buck.

A good collection for the casual Back Owens listener........2005-08-10

Partnered with Vol.1 it is a very comprehensive carrer spanning collection of Buck Owens best work. A casual listener would be satisfied enough to not feel inclined to seek out individual albums, many of which never made the transfer from vinyl records to compact discs. A great country and western collection would be incomplete without some of these timeless selections by Owens. This CD gets alot of attention from friends who visit, some play it for nostalgia, others out of curiosity. There is nothing not to like about this collection, whether you are a long time admirer of Buck or just discovering him.

Second of two excellent volumes.......2004-10-15

This is the second of two volumes of Buck's greatest hits. Together, they include all Buck's number one country hits and almost all of his other top five country hits but many great songs are omitted.

This set includes Above and beyond (later revived by Rodney Crowell), Love's gonna live here, Crying time (written by Buck but released as a B-side, later made famous by Ray Charles), Buckaroo (a rare instrumental chart-topper) and many others. Buck wrote many of his own songs but was occasionally successful with covers. On this collection, you can find his version of the Chuck Berry classic, Johnny B Goode.

This volume and its companion contain the essential Buck Owens solo tracks but many great songs are omitted. Rhino also released a 3-CD boxed set containing 62 songs including hit duets with Dwight Yoakam, Rose Maddox and Susan Raye. If you can afford it, I recommend that instead of the two single CD's.

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