Greatest Honky-Tonk Hits

1. Pick Me Up on Your Way Down

2. I'll Catch You When I Fall

3. When My Conscience Hurts the Most

4. Who Will Buy the Wine

5. Facing the Wall

6. Good Deal Lucille

7. Close All the Honky Tonks

8. Wild as a Wildcat

9. He's a Jolly Good Fellow

10. Man in the Little White Suit

11. Daddy's Coming Home (Next Week)

12. I'm Gonna Hang My Gloves

13. Town That Never Sleeps

14. Don't Squeeze My Sharmon

15. I Wouldn't Take Her to a Dogfight

16. Truck Drivin' Cat With Nine Wives

17. San Diego

18. Honky-Tonk Season

19. Honky Tonk Women

20. Let's Go Fishin' Boys (The Girls Are Bitin')

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Greatest Honky-Tonk Hits,Charlie Walker,Audium Entertainment,Country,Country & Western,Honky Tonk,Pop,Traditional Country

Average customer rating: Toby Keith's Greatest Hits 2 Keep them coming...Keith Toby Keith-Greatest Hits 2 CD this man can sing his butt off. Now, I do like you good!!!

Greatest Hits 2 Toby Keith Manufacturer: Dreamworks Nashville ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: "Toby Keith - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1" Honkytonk University White Trash with Money Shock'n Y'all 50 Number Ones ASIN: B00063F8CG Release Date: 2004-11-09

Tracks:

1. How Do You Like Me Now?!
2. Country Comes To Town
3. You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This
4. I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight
5. I Wanna Talk About Me
6. My List
7. Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue (The Angry American)
8. Who's Your Daddy?
9. Beer For My Horses
10. Stays In Mexico
11. Mockingbird
12. Go With Her
13. You Ain't Much Fun (Live)
14. Should've Been A Cowboy (Live)

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At his best, as exemplified by his 1999 megahit "How Do You Like Me Now?!" Keith is simple and direct in the tradition of Hank Williams Jr.--aware of his limitations, able to thrive within them. "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)" struck a chord, though it differed little from the fist-shaking morale-boosters of previous wars. On the downside, Keith's formulaic tendencies can become tiresome, as it did on "My List," a generic celebration of life's mundane treasures. Sales notwithstanding, "Beer for My Horses" was no artistic landmark for Keith or duet partner Willie Nelson. By contrast, he and daughter Krystal have fun with the 1963 Inez and Charlie Foxx R&B hit "Mockingbird" (first revived by James Taylor and Carly Simon). "Go With Her" injects a different spin into the time-honored breakup song, wittiness absent on the gimmicky "Stays in Mexico." Raucous live performances of "You Ain't Much Fun" and his debut hit, "Should've Been a Cowboy," reflect his ability to rouse the faithful into the obligatory singalong. --Rich Kienzle

Customer Reviews:

Toby Keith's Greatest Hits 2.......2007-05-07

This one is my favorite Toby Keith CD. I like the others as well but I find I play Greatest Hits 2 more often.

Keep them coming...Keith.......2007-04-16

I bought this Greatest Hits 2 because it has a lot of my favorite songs on it. My favorites are: "How Do You Like Me Now"; "I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight"; "I Wanna Talk About Me"; "Beer For My Horses" duet with Willie Nelson; "Mockingbird" duet with Krystal; "You Ain't Much Fun"; and "Should've Been a Cowboy". I also like "Stays in Mexico". I had to buy another CD to get my very favorite "Big Blue Note". All in all this CD was well worth the money. By the way, I am a 67 year old grandma that loves country western music.

Toby Keith-Greatest Hits 2 CD.......2007-03-26

Received CD in new, perfect condition. Received item before expected! Thank you so much!

this man can sing his butt off........2007-03-08

with him mellow voice all the songs Toby sings; gives this woman the chrills; he is very nice looking. I think he is an easy going type guy; with the most wonderful voice...

Now, I do like you good!!!.......2007-02-24

Smashing. A top-notch selection of up-to-date hits (How do you like me now?, Who's your daddy?), a memory trip with "Should've been a cowboy", some food for thought (My List), duets with Krystal and Willie Nelson (real duets and not just them singing in the back) and plain good old country pieces where Toby Keith gets to display his wry humor, raising that knowing smile that echoes better than a guffaw. In sum, if you were considering to get it, don't hesitate any longer. Do it! You will definitely not regret it. There are no weak spots in this CD.

Average customer rating: Toby Keith It made me a fan Awesome This one is actually worth owning! Toby at his best

"Toby Keith - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1" Toby Keith Manufacturer: Mercury Nashville ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Pop | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Greatest Hits 2 Honkytonk University Shock'n Y'all White Trash with Money Alan Jackson - Greatest Hits Collection ASIN: B00000DBYI Release Date: 1998-10-20

Tracks:

1. Getcha Some
2. If A Man Answers
3. Should've Been A Cowboy
4. Dream Walkin'
5. A Little Less Talk And A Lot More Action
6. Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine On You
7. I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying
8. We Were In Love
9. You Ain't Much Fun
10. Who's That Man
11. Wish I Didn't Know Now
12. Big Ol' Truck
13. Me Too
14. He Ain't Worth Missing

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As a survey of Toby Keith's first four recordings (not including the seasonal Christmas to Christmas), this set turns in some strong singles, making the case for the Okie singer-songwriter as one of the more traditionally minded of the '90s hat acts. Keith rarely devastates as a singer, but he never overreaches, and there's more than a bit of grit in his delivery of "Should've Been a Cowboy" and "He Ain't Worth Missing." His emotional triumph remains the obsessive "Who's That Man," in which Keith sees another man living the life he threw away. Keith also includes two songs not available elsewhere, complementing an appealing mainstream country set. --Roy Kasten

Customer Reviews:

Toby Keith.......2007-05-13

it's a TOBY KEITH greatest hits; no reason but that to buy it; we love Toby

It made me a fan.......2006-08-08

I puchased this Toby Keith album because I was given tickets to see him in concert and didn't know even one of his songs. I became a fan of Toby's soon after listening to this CD. Although he talks through a lot of "Getcha Some", it's become of my favorites out of the fourteen tracks. "You Ain't Much Fun" is an awesome song, even if the message isn't very considerate. This album is a great collection of country!

Awesome.......2006-07-14

I not a HUGE country fan but I like some of it. Toby Keith's greatest hits volume one is AWESOME!!! There isn't one song on the cd that I don't love to listen to over and over again! My autistic son who hates almost ALL music LOVES #10 LOL. We put it on repeat in the car!!!

This one is actually worth owning!.......2006-05-28

WOW...more than ONE song on here makes it worth owning!!! I sooo wish Toby would go back to this type of music. The last couple years his music has gone downhill BIG time!

Toby at his best.......2006-03-14

This is just a small sample of what he is capable of. There are a lot of great hits on this including "Dream Walkin" and "Should have been a cowboy". My favorite is "A little less talk and a lot more action". Definitely put this in your collection. It's worth it.

Average customer rating: LIberal Democrat the Loves Real Country Awesome! beautiful song....... Great GIft Is ok.

Johnny Horton - Greatest Hits Johnny Horton Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Honky-Tonk | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Honky-Tonk | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Oldies | Pop | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Country | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs All Time Greatest Hits: Roger Miller Marty Robbins - All-Time Greatest Hits Ballads of the Green Berets On the Trail ASIN: B0000026AG Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. North to Alaska
2. Whispering Pines
3. Johnny Reb
4. The Mansion You Stole
5. I'm Ready If You're Willing
6. When It's Springtime In Alaska (It's Forty Below)
7. Honky Tonk Man
8. The Battle of New Orleans
9. All For The Love Of A Girl
10. Sink The Bismarck
11. Comanche (The Brave Horse)
12. Jim Bridger
13. Johhny Freedom

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While Louisiana Hayride star Johnny Horton's 1956 Top 10 debut "Honky Tonk Man" strode the line between rockabilly and honky-tonk minimalism, he found his niche in 1959 with a short-lived phenomenon known as the saga song: newly penned tunes, based on or inspired by historical events. The song that rendered Horton immortal? A rousing rendition of folksinger Jimmie Driftwood's War of 1812 number "The Battle of New Orleans," which topped both the country and pop charts for weeks. Riding a winner, Horton kept the momentum going with the Civil War-themed "Johnny Reb," and "Sink the Bismarck," based on a World War II naval battle. He died in a Texas car crash in early November 1960, days before his next single, "North to Alaska" (from the John Wayne film of the same name), hit the charts. While saga tunes understandably dominate this collection, it also includes "Honky Tonk Man" and the ballads "Whispering Pines" and "The Mansion You Stole." There's no better introduction to Horton's seminal recordings. --Rich Kienzle

Customer Reviews:

LIberal Democrat the Loves Real Country.......2007-05-21

The current generation probably doesn't realize that real country was anti-establishment. I loved Johnny Horton and Jimmey Dean (Remember his song PT-109 about "commie-pinko" Jack Kennedy, who acutally FOUGHT in a war?) when I was a kid. Songs about people with gumption-- not mindless clones whose goal in life is to be a religious/corporate lackeys. You have no idea what it is to be an American... although you think you do.

Awesome!.......2007-01-18

When I was younger, my father had a cassette with all of these songs on them, but my mother sold it in a garage sale. Of course I was upset when I looked for it years later, and I was so excited to find this CD! I remembered all the songs and still listen to it frequently. I couldn't be more satisfied.

beautiful song....... .......2007-01-12

I had decided to purchased this cd when I heard some of Johnny's song in the radio.Its a wonderful song and good for easy listening..........

Great GIft.......2007-01-10

Great gift for someone who loves Johnny Horton, It has all of the best and most loved hits.

Is ok........2007-01-06

Buy it for "Battle of NEw Orleans" and "sink the bismark." Enjoy it for "whispering pines" and "north to alaska."

Average customer rating: Hank made a lot of great music! HANK TELLS IT LIKE IT IS Classic Never grows old The Best Cd Ever

20 of Hank Williams' Greatest Hits Hank Williams Manufacturer: Mercury Nashville ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Rock | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Prices | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits Patsy Cline - The Definitive Collection 16 Biggest Hits Merle Haggard - 20 Greatest Hits Ultimate Waylon Jennings ASIN: B000001EWA Release Date: 1990-10-17

Tracks:

1. Your Cheatin' Heart
2. Move It On Over
3. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
4. Ramblin' Man
5. My Heart Would Know
6. Kaw-Liga
7. Cold, Cold Heart
8. Lovesick Blues
9. Honky Tonk Blues
10. Honky Tonkin'
11. There'll Be No Tear Drops Tonight
12. Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
13. Hey Good Lookin'
14. Window Shopping
15. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
16. Half As Much
17. Why nDon't You Love Me
18. You Win Again
19. Baby, We're Really In Love
20. Take These Chains From My Heart

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Hank 101. Country 101. After 27 years in print as 24 Greatest Hits, Mercury kindly reduced it to 20 Greatest Hits. It's still excellent value, and it's still sobering to realize that Hank recorded just 66 songs during his lifetime, almost all of them essential. Here are those that serve as a working definition of country music, and as an admonition to artists who try to get too wordy or try to lose themselves in minor keys. "Your Cheatin' Heart," "Honky-Tonk Blues," "Cold, Cold Heart," "Lovesick Blues," "You Win Again," "I Can't Help It," "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," and the rest. Fifty years later, they still have the power to move, and the power to shape modern country music. --Colin Escott

Customer Reviews:

Hank made a lot of great music!.......2006-11-10

Listening to this CD brought back a lot of memories of some great songs. I had forgotten how many songs Hank wrote. The quality of the recording is pretty decent, considering that some of the music was originally recorded a long time ago. There's quite a number of songs that have been recorded by others later, but Hank was the guy who wrote them...

HANK TELLS IT LIKE IT IS.......2006-08-29

I remember Hank. He could not write a bad song if he tried. The majority of his songs were about life, love and living. Often I saw myself in his songs.

To me, this collection is the best-of-the-best of Hank. If you like a good love song that tells a story, you will love this CD -- all 20 songs.
Dorothy W. Rossa
Chicago, Illinois

Classic.......2006-08-21

Anybody who likes Hank Williams will love this album. Classic Hank (tear jerker songs) Wonderful country poetry lyrics. This album has been remastered beautifully. Enjoy!

Never grows old.......2006-03-16

Hank Williams layed the foundation for all the kids that came after Him to Build.

The Best Cd Ever.......2006-03-09

I am 31 - but grew up on country music. I love all music - but especially older country music. I love Hank senior Johnny Cash etc. This CD is one of my very best purchases ever. I have a large music collection. If you enjoy his music -this is a must buy. Don't think twice. The best music is a souls essence released in song.

Average customer rating: Roger Brought Back All Time Greatest Hits: Roger Miller Great Songs, Just As You Remember Them! Roger Miller Big River

All Time Greatest Hits: Roger Miller Roger Miller Manufacturer: Mercury Nashville ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Country Comedy | Comedy | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Country | Styles | Blowout Music | Stores | Music All Blowout Music | Blowout Music | Stores | Music More Titles at Least 25% Off | Blowout Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Johnny Horton - Greatest Hits Marty Robbins - All-Time Greatest Hits All the Best Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs The Best of Ray Stevens ASIN: B00008WI8H Release Date: 2003-04-22

Tracks:

1. Dang Me
2. Chug-A-Lug
3. Do Wacka Do
4. In The Summertime (You Don't Want My Love)
5. King Of The Road
6. You Can't Roller Skate In A Buffalo Herd
7. Engine Engine #9
8. One Dyin' And A Buryin'
9. Last Word In Lonesome Is Me
10. Kansas City Star
11. England Swings
12. Husbands And Wives
13. I've Been A Long Time Leavin' (But I'll Be A Long Time Gone)
14. Walkin' In The Sunshine
15. Little Green Apples
16. Me And Bobby McGee
17. Where Have All The Average People Gone
18. South
19. Tomorrow Night In Baltimore
20. River In The Rain

Customer Reviews:

Roger Brought Back.......2007-07-18

What fun it is to listen to Roger Miller again. His CD brings back so many wonderful memories. I'm glad I bought it!

All Time Greatest Hits: Roger Miller.......2007-06-11

Music preview helped sell the product, fast delivery and condition just as described. Great doing business A++

Great Songs, Just As You Remember Them!.......2007-05-30

I remember my father listening to Roger Miller when I was 6 or 7 years old. He had a small reel to reel tape that we took to the beach with us. It was the kind where you had to feed the tape onto the empty reel, and then rewind it when it was done. I know, dinosaur technology, but I have fond memories of those days.

This album of Roger Miller's best songs sound as great today as they did back in the 1960s. I've had "King of the Road" stuck in my head for days, thanks to this album. I also love the aw-shucks sound of "Dang Me", "Chug A Lug" and "Do Wacka Do". My kids loved listening to "You Can't Roller Skate In a Buffalo Herd" until I actually refused to play it again.

Not all Miller's songs are funny or nonsensical, though. He sings about heartbreak and true love in "In the Summertime" and "Little Green Apples". He also does an impressive version of "Me and Bobby McGee".

In all, there are 20 classic Roger Miller songs on this album. There's also a great CD insert telling about Miller's life and his untimely death from throat cancer. I was surprised to read that Miller wrote most of his own songs, and that he was a gifted fiddle player and guitarist. So take a walk down memory lane - anyone who grew up in the 60s will remember these songs! And it's great that his albums can entertain another generation.

Roger Miller.......2007-05-19

This album is better than I remembered. I was not a country western fan in the late 70s and 80s, but I did have a Roger Miller album than used to get into the mix now and then. I remember liking it more than I expected so I ordered a new copy recently and was surprised at how much more I enjoy it now.

Big River.......2007-05-07

Great selection and finally River In The Rain from Big River again available.

Average customer rating: love old music Gene Watson 18 Greatest Hits The very best This guy is COUNTRY with capitol letters! Excellent Album

Gene Watson - 18 Greatest Hits Gene Watson Manufacturer: Tee Vee Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Ultimate Collection Vern Gosdin - Super Hits Honky Tonk Amnesia: The Hard Country Sound Of Moe Bandy It Couldn't Have Been Any Better The Essential Gary Stewart ASIN: B0000365Q2 Release Date: 1999-11-16

Tracks:

1. Love in the Hot Afternoon
2. Should I Come Home (Or Should I Go Crazy)
3. Paper Rosie
4. Nothing Sure Looked Good On You
5. Where Love Begins
6. Farewell Party
7. Pick The Wildwood Flower
8. Her Body Couldn't Keep You (Off My Mind)
9. I Don't Need A Thing At All
10. One Sided Conversations
11. Because You Believed In Me
12. The Old Man and His Horn
13. Cowboys Don't Get Lucky All the Time
14. No One Will Ever Know
15. Raisin' Cane in Texas
16. Bedroom Ballad
17. You Could Know As Much About a Stranger
18. Bad Water

Customer Reviews:

love old music.......2007-01-03

Gene Watson was real country. Every song is exceptionally intertaining. You would have to be my age and enjoy Gene Watson as he was very unique.Very pleased with the purchase.

Gene Watson 18 Greatest Hits.......2006-11-05

It's a great CD. I bought this for a good friend of mine, and she loves it.

The very best.......2006-08-31

We enjoy Gene Watson very much. The CD. is Great. Great service.and a GREAT PRICE

This guy is COUNTRY with capitol letters!.......2006-05-03

Since I don't like today's country (since the mid 90's)and here
in Europe we don't have country radio stations to listen to, the
only way to hear country is buying CD's from the States something
I'm doing since the past 18 months. These mostly are from the
70's and 80's and I am so happy to re-discover all those artists
I used to listen to during my many business trips through the USA
and whose LP's I always brought back after each trip. Now I am
recuperating them on CD and buying many I didn't have then or
didn't even know the existence of. This is the case with Gene
Watson. Last month I received "Ultimate Collection" and gave it
5 stars. Gee, how I love his music. I would have liked to give
these "18 greatest hits" 5 stars as well but again I received a
CD with zero information. Who wrote these songs? When were they
recorded? Does the record company release them this way to cut
down prices? What a shame.

Excellent Album.......2005-10-10

Gene Watson was one of the finest voices in country music, and this compilation of 18 hits provide a fine sampling of that voice. Considered by some to be "hard country", I find Gene Watson to have a more "pop" oriented voice that combined well with his selection of songs; and in the '70's, that proved to be enough to keep him on the charts. While many of the songs on this album are pure country, others are the typical, drab, 70's pop that filled the void between the Nashville Sound and the New Traditional era of the 80's. In any case, there is no doubt that Gene Watson earned his spot in Country Music, and this collection carries those hits that made him the household name he is today; including his signature songs "Farewell Party" and "Love in the Hot Afternoon". If you prefer the more traditional country sound, his "You Could Know as Much About a Stranger" and "Should I Come Home" are also included.

Average customer rating: SOLD! Simply the Best SONG NUMBER 7 GODDESS Best Single Disc of Tammy's Solo Hits, But Far From Complete

Tammy Wynette - 20 Greatest Hits Tammy Wynette Manufacturer: Tee Vee Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: 16 Biggest Hits Loretta Lynn - All Time Greatest Hits Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits The Definitive Collection Honky Tonk Angels ASIN: B000003OO5 Release Date: 1996-01-01

Tracks:

1. You And Me
2. Stand By Your Man
3. 'Til I Can Make It On My Own
4. D-I-V-O-R-C-E
5. Singing My Song
6. Kids Say The Darndest Things
7. Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad
8. Womanhood
9. One Of A Kind
10. I'll See Him Through
11. Bedtime Story
12. I Don't Wanna Play House
13. Take Me To Your World
14. Apartment #9
15. The Ways To Love A Man
16. When He Loves Me (He Loves Me All The Way)
17. Run, Woman, Run
18. Good Lovin' (Makes It Right)
19. My Man (Understands)
20. 'Til I Get It Right

Customer Reviews:

SOLD!.......2007-06-15

I'm buying it!

Thanks for all your fantastic reviews!

Simply the Best.......2007-04-06

Man could this woman belt it.....country music knows what it's missing when it listens to this...it just don't get any better...Long Live Tammy!

SONG NUMBER 7.......2005-09-10

IF YOU HAVE SEEN SORDID LIVES, YOU MUST HAVE THIS CD, AND IF YOU HAVENT YOU SHOULD SEE THE MOVIE AND GET THIS CD. MY FAVORITE SONG IS NUMBER 7

GODDESS.......2005-08-13

TAMMY WYNETTE'S SUPER HIGH MULTIPLE OCTAVE VOICE CAN BREAK GLASS AND SHE MAKES MARIAH CAREY SOUND DOWNRIGHT WHITE ! SHE HAD HER IMITATORS AND NONE CAME CLOSE TO THIS GODDESS OF 60'S / 70'S COUNTRY...THE PAIN CONVEYED IN THESE 20 SONGS CAN MAKE JANICE JOPLINS LIFE SEEM LIKE A FRICKIN PICNIC..THIS GAL WAS A COUNTRY GAL COMING OUT OF THE ROUGH ROCK N ROLL 60'S AND SHE DEFIANTLY SCREAMS HER WAY WITH PASSION OVER THE REST OF THE PACK LIKE SEX......TRUTH BE KNOWN, SHE IS A ROCK N ROLL CHICK BUT SHE KNEW COUNTRY WAS HER ! 'STAND BY YOUR MAN' AND ALL THE OTHER KILLER STUFF LIKE D-I-V-O-R-C-E...PUTS HER RIGHT THERE WITH PATSY CLINE AND QUITE A BIT ABOVE THE EXCELLENT COPY CAT NAMED TANYA TUCKER...RECOMMENDED FOR ALL THE DAUGHTERS OUT THERE INTO TODAYS REALLY REALLY HORRIBLE ARTLESS PAP ON MTV......THESE COWGIRLS FROM WAY BACK IN THE DAY ARE WHERE ITS REALLY AT !! DESERVES 6 STARS....FIVE EASY ! --CLARK HAGINS AUGUST 12, 2005

Best Single Disc of Tammy's Solo Hits, But Far From Complete.......2003-07-25

Tammy Wynette was the country queen of unstable domesticity. Her tear-stained voice conveyed the effects a rocky marriage has on the kids in such sagas as "D-I-V-O-R-C-E," "Bedtime Story," "I Don't Wanna Play House," and "Kids Say The Darndest Things." She'd try her best to make a relationship work, as evidenced on her signature tune "Stand By Your Man" and "Run Woman Run," but when that wasn't ultimately possible, she would resign herself to getting on with her life the best way she knew how, be it hesitantly ("Til I Can Make It On My Own," "Til I Get It Right"), regretfully ("One Of A Kind," "You And Me"), or defiantly ("Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad"). Tammy did record quite a few thoroughly upbeat hits, such as the rousing "Good Lovin' (Makes It Right)" and "Singing My Song," but it is the heartbreakers that Tammy did better than anyone and for which she will always be associated.

This collection - the strongest single Wynette disc available - contains twenty of her best solo singles - including all of those mentioned above - released between 1966 (her debut "Apartment # 9") and 1978 (the defiant "Womanhood"), the lone major omission from this period being her spinetingling "Another Lonely Song." Thus, none of her celebrated collaborations with George Jones (get their collection 16 Biggest Hits) or even David Houston (on "My Elusive Dreams") are found here, nor such latterday solo toe-tappers as 1979's "They Call It Making Love" and 1982's "Another Chance." Until an expanded single disc of Tammy's best comes along, the only place to get all of these recordings in one place is her box set Tears of Fire (which contains a lot of filler).

Average customer rating: Got to love John Anderson Doesn't begin to cover all of John's great songs... John Anderson-Greatest Hits Amazon poor search engine John's early classic hits

John Anderson - Greatest Hits [BNA] John Anderson Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Anthology Seminole Wind The Very Best of Randy Travis Clay Walker - Greatest Hits Classics ASIN: B000003SSD Release Date: 1996-10-15

Tracks:

1. Money In The Bank
2. Seminole Wind
3. Straight Tequila Night
4. I Wish I Could Of Been There
5. I Fell In The Water
6. I've Got It Made
7. Keep Your Hands To Yourself
8. Mississippi Moon
9. Swingin'
10. When It Comes To You
11. Long Hard Lesson Learned
12. Let Go Of The Stone
13. Country 'Til I Die
14. Who Got Our Love
15. Bend It Till It Breaks

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In the late 1980s, John Anderson found himself in the awkward position of seeing the country charts dominated by the new traditionalism, and yet he couldn't buy a hit. Anderson refused to give in, however, and he signed with the fifth company of his career, a brand new label called BNA, and threw the dice one more time. His gratifyingly successful years there have been summed up on Greatest Hits. As good as the songs are, what really makes these hits great is the combination of Anderson's rich, pure-country, baritone drawl, and the pumping swamp rhythms he adds to all his uptempo numbers. Only a handful of country stars could round 15 songs from 1992-96 as impressive as these. Unfortunately, BNA includes his remake of "Swingin'," which sounds busy and less focused than the Warner Bros. original. --Geoffrey Himes

Customer Reviews:

Got to love John Anderson.......2007-03-29

It's got Black Sheep and Wild and Blue. The only thing that's missing is Chicken Truck.

Doesn't begin to cover all of John's great songs..........2007-03-11

This is a very nice collection, but how long do we have to wait for someone to put out a truly comprehensive anthology of John's work? This is simply 'a few' of John's great hits. This guy is a pure country traditionalist, one of the very best ever, along the lines of Jones and Haggard...even the 'Anthology' double CD is lacking...I have been listening to John since his first vinyl release with his great hit, 'She Just Started Liking Cheatin' Songs' from 1980! It will take at least 2 CDs, maybe 3, to truly do John Anderson credit. In the meantime, this CD, the Antholgy CD and one or two other Greatest hits CDs will have to suffice.

C'mon folks, how about someone putting together the real thing, a full compilation of great music from at least 5 different labels? It can be done, and John Anderson deserves it!

This one gives you a wonderful 'taste' of John's talent, but it leaves out at least half of his career thus far!

In my opinion you wouild do better with a copy, new or used, of the 'Anthology' CD, and as noted, that too leaves much to be desired. Let's hope that someone gets it right soon...

John Anderson-Greatest Hits.......2007-01-12

Some albums have one or two songs that are appealing. This one is great all the way through. I particularly wanted the song Seminole Wind, but I found I enjoyed many of the others almost as much.

Amazon poor search engine.......2006-01-27

I don't know why this cd showed up in a JON ANDERSON do not make the same mistake this cd is not the lead singer from YES

John's early classic hits.......2005-08-08

For reasons only Amazon knows, the pages for John's original greatest hits album on Warner (covering the early eighties) and his later greatest hits album for BNA (covering the nineties comeback) are linked, so reviews for either album are listed under both. This review refers to the earlier Warner collection though I plan to expand the review eventually to cover the comeback hits if I can't persuade Amazon to de-link the pages (I've tried before and failed) - in that unlikely event, I'll do a separate review and remove this paragraph from here.

With a voice and musical style that has echoes of, but which is distinct from, Merle Haggard, John Anderson burst on to the country music scene in 1980. He was a regular country hit-maker for much of the eighties but faded towards the end of that decade. He made a successful comeback on a different record label in the nineties.

I quickly became a huge fan of John's music. His debut album was a classic, featuring songs such as 1959, She just started liking cheating songs and (best of all) Your lying blue eyes. All of them became top twenty hits in the country charts. Bigger hits came later including some on this collection but those first three hits are (to my ears) as good as anything else that he ever recorded.

Among those bigger hits are Swinging (the biggest hit John ever had - it crossed over to the American pop charts), I'm just an old chunk of coal, Would you catch a falling star and Black sheep. Later eighties hits can be found on volume 2.

If you love the music of Merle Haggard and George Jones, you'll surely enjoy listening to John Anderson. And if you only buy one collection of John's music, the original Greatest Hits - the one on Warner - is the one to go for until and unless a more comprehensive collection appears. If you enjoy this collection and want to hear more, go for volume 2 or the BNA collection or both.

Average customer rating: Need a defintion for the word "tragedy?" Even more incredible over 50 years later It doesn't get any better Grab hold of this collection before it disappears forever Care about country? This should be in your collection

Hank Williams - 40 Greatest Hits Hank Williams Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Essential Jimmie Rodgers 40 #1 Hits Patsy Cline's Greatest Hits Patsy Cline - The Definitive Collection Red Headed Stranger ASIN: B000001F76 Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Move It On Over
2. A Mansion On The Hill
3. Lovesick Blues
4. Wedding Bells
5. Mind Your Own Business
6. You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)
7. Lost Highway
8. My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
9. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
10. I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Living
11. Long Gone Lonsome Blues
12. My Son Calls Another Man Daddy
13. Why Don't You Love Me
14. Why Should We Try Anymore
15. They'll Never Take Her Love From Me
16. Moanin' The Blues
17. Nobody's Lonesome For Me
18. Cold Cold Heat
19. Dear John
20. Howlin' At The Moon

Tracks:

1. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
2. Hey, Good Lookin'
3. Crazy Heart
4. I Heard That (Lonesome Whistle)
5. Baby, We're Realy In Love
6. Ramblin' Man
7. Honkey Tonk Blues
8. I'm Sorry For You My Friend
9. Half As Much
10. Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
11. Window Shopping
12. Settin' The Woods On Fire
13. You Win Again
14. I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive
15. Kaw-Liga
16. Your Cheatin' Heart
17. Take These Chains From My Heart
18. I Won't Be Home No More
19. Weary Blues From Waitin'
20. I Saw The Light

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With a legend like Hank, than man who largely dragged country music into the modern age, the question is how do you pick just 40 of his songs? There were the immediately obvious biggies like "Hey Good Lookin'," "Jambalaya," and "Move It On Over," but almost everything was a gem in one way or another. Whether this collection is the greatest hits or not will depend on the listener, but for anyone with even the slightest curiosity about country music, it's essential listening. Hank was a landmark of the genre, and to hear him is to understand how country could change from rural to urban. Essential listening for everyone. --Chris Nickson

Customer Reviews:

Need a defintion for the word "tragedy?".......2006-05-25

Hank Sr. ( as great as it gets in American music ) dies at age 29 in 1953. Hank Jr. continues to annoy us with musical litter to this day......Although I have heard very good things about Hank Williams III....

Here's another question; why don't we ever hear tragic stories about bands like Good Charlotte dying in plane crashes? Its always people like Buddy, Otis, and Skynyrd.

I'm not advocating murder...but why do sucky bands never accidently meet with a tragic end and "force" us to have to do without their music?

Even more incredible over 50 years later.......2006-05-25

If you're not familiar with Hank Sr. and want a true understanding of American music of the 20th century or hell, of American culture in general for that matter, buy this.This is the man who has influenced country, rockabilly, folk and rock for over 50 years now. Still today it's not hard to find a band somewhere covering these songs.And still there is some young person out there discovering Hank for the first time and being blown away by it. I was. I discovered Hank when I was a teenager in the early 90's, the age of Kurt Cobain, Smashing Pumpkins, etc, and to me he tapped into something that they never could. Hank is THE classic country singer, but his music transcends time, regions, and all labels and genres. It's simply American music. And very very human.

It doesn't get any better.......2005-12-18

It really doesn't get any better than Hank Williams. And, this is a superb collection. If you already have many Hank Williams CDs, you may want to look at the list of songs. If you are considering your first Hank Williams collection, you won't go wrong by buying this one.

Grab hold of this collection before it disappears forever.......2005-11-22

Believe it or not I purchased my copy of "Hank Williams: 40 Greatest Hits" when it was first released as a 2 LP set way back in 1978. I was not a big fan of country music in those days but I had heard and read enough about the man to know that he had played an important role in the history of American popular music. Even then I was sure that this was a collection worth owning.
Hank Williams meteoric rise to stardom began in Montgomery, Alabama as a high school student in the late 1930's. Known as "The Singing Kid" Hank hosted his very own radio show on radio station WSFA. Before long he would put together a backup band known as the Drifting Cowboys and the group began showing up in roadhouses, auditoriums and juke joints all over the region. From a very early age it was quite apparent that this young man had an awful lot of talent. However, Hank Williams' personal life was a mess. His father Lon virtually abandoned the family when Hank was very young. Hank's mom was extremely overbearing and by the age of 11 or 12 Hank had developed a taste for liquor. The scourge of alcoholism would plague him for the rest of his days. He would marry Audrey in 1944 and in many ways the marriage would become yet another source of unhappiness in young Hank's life. But in spite of it all this extremely gifted singer-songwriter was bound and determined to make his mark in country music.
The man who would come to be known as "the father of country music" signed on with the fledgling M-G-M label in 1947. After a couple of near misses "Lovesick Blues" was the surprise hit of 1949. Despite objections from all of his handlers Hank insisted on releasing it as a single. He obviously knew what he was doing because the song spent an amazing 16 weeks at the top of the country charts. The monumental success of "Lovesick Blues" would earn Hank a spot on the brand new radio program "Louisiana Hayride". Could the Grand Ole Opry be far behind? Later on in 1949 Hank would have two more huge hits with "Wedding Bells" and "Mind Your Own Business". Now there was just no question about it. Hank Williams was invited to join the Grand Old Opry. Hank Williams was now more popular than ever. He seemed to strike a chord with the record buying public. And the hits just kept on coming. In spite of the overwhelming personal problems that would eventually cost him his health, his marriage and his spot on the Opry, Hank would remain a fixture on the country charts with fabulous tunes like "Cold Cold Heart", "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" and of course "Your Cheatin' Heart". You could hear all of that pain in his voice. During his relatively brief recording career Hank Williams would record just 66 sides. He wrote 50 of them. Unfortunately the life of Hank Williams was all too brief. He passed away in the back seat of a car on New Years Day 1953 at the age of 29.
"Hank Williams: 40 Greatest Hits" is a celebration of the music of this true American original. His lyrics will move you and his vocals will haunt you. Listen carefully to these tunes and you will come to appreciate what a truly remarkable talent this man was. These are all the original M-G-M studio recordings. Beware of some collections that include some inferior "live" recordings. For my money, "40 Greatest Hits" remains to this day the finest Hank Williams collection ever issued. Highly recommended!!!

Care about country? This should be in your collection.......2005-06-29

While Jimmie Rogers may have invented country, Williams made it what it is today. If you can't afford the "Complete" box set (most beginers probably wouldn't want to buy it), this is a good starting place. It's meatier than most single-disc compilations, but isn't as exhausting as a multiple-disc set. William's songwriting skills were, at the time, unopposed. He could create compositions with heartfelt lyrics for any mood he was in. Happy, sad, angry, Williams could reflect it. Country is one of the most purely American creations, and this collection is pure American music. It reflects some of the roots of popular music in the pre-Rock era. If you aren't affected some way by "Lost Highway", you just don't appreciate roots music. I enjoy Johnny Cash's work better, but this is an undeniable essential. Any collection of country or American music should have at least one compilation of Williams.

Average customer rating: Original Mind One of the greatest songwriters. Ever.

Greatest Hits Billy Joe Shaver Manufacturer: Compadre Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: West Unshaven: Live at Smith's Olde Bar Live From Austin Texas [Region 2] Silver City Last of the Breed ASIN: B000LC5AXY Release Date: 2007-04-03

Tracks:

1. Good Ol USA
2. Georgia On A Fast Train
3. Freedom's Child
4. Try And Try Again
5. Old Chunk Of Coal
6. Step On Up
7. Honky Tonk Heroes
8. Hottest Thing In Town
9. That's What She Said Last Night
10. When Fallen Angels Fly
11. I Couldn't Be Me Without You
12. Black Rose
13. Light A Candle For Me
14. Ride Me Down Easy
15. Melody
16. Old Five And Dimers
17. You Asked Me To
18. Live Forever

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Johnny Cash once called him "my favorite songwriter," and Waylon Jennings recorded nearly an entire album (Honky Tonk Heroes) of his material in 1973--lots of folks insist that was the first true "outlaw" record. Billy Joe Shaver, whose "Old Chunk of Coal," "Georgia on a Fast Train," and "Old Five and Dimers" rank as standards of Texas singer-songwriter lore, is closer to his 70th birthday than his 60th, but he still burns it down on stage, and he still lives the soulful, close-to-the-bone life of his impoverished, raggedy-ass youth. These days, it would be easy for the five-time Grammy nominee to lean on his woeful personal story--growing up picking cotton and dropping out of school in the eighth grade, then losing his wife, mother, and guitarist son, Eddy, in a matter of months at the turn of the millennium. Instead, he continues to challenge himself in his writing. This collection of his best-loved songs (it's erroneous to call them "hits") contains a driving live rendition of "Georgia" and two new offerings (the remarkable love song "Light a Candle for Me" and the tongue-in-cheek "Melody") as well as some lubricated on-stage preaching and storytelling. (It also reprises his unfortunate duet with Big & Rich on "Live Forever"... but let's pretend that never happened.) Shaver's singing remains an acquired taste, rivaling a rusty barn-door latch rattling in the wind. Yet in the age of Pro-Tooled prettiness, authenticity never sounded more welcome. --Alanna Nash

Customer Reviews:

Original Mind.......2007-05-25

I really am enjoying Billy Joe's Greatest Hits CD. His lyrics are so original and have stood the test of time. As a performer, he doesn't fit the cookie cutter mold and that is refreshing...

One of the greatest songwriters. Ever........2007-04-13

Along with Kris Kristofferson, Shel Silversteen, and a small handful of others, Billy Joe Shaver influenced country songwriting forever. His honest, true-to-the-bone lyrics and rough and rowdy lifestyle (he was just recently involved in a shooting down in Texas) have made him the Poet Laureate for the down-trodden and ne'er-do-wells. GREATEST HITS compiles some of this legend's most provocative work, as only he could perform it.

Shaver's songs range from the patriotic enthusiasm of "Good Ol USA," to the whistfulness of "Melody," to the raucous delight of "Honk Tonk Heroes," to the beautifully poignant of "When Fallen Angels Fly." On the rowdy "Georgia on a Fast Train," he proudly sings of his eighth grade education; he may be sending the wrong message to the youth of today, but let's face it, we don't give a good god-darn. He's an old chunk of coal, who will one day be a diamond; he praises the hottest girl in town, who used to hang around with Heaven 'til she learned too much; he's tempted by a rose of a different name; he's an old five and dimer and still dang-proud of it. But, truthfully, we can sum up Billy Joe Shaver with one simple paraphrase of one of his most elegant songs: like the greatest that humanity has to offer, Billy Joe Shaver is gonna live forever.

Music Album:

1. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
2. High Noon [Import]
3. Honky Tonk Revival
4. Hum & Strum / Other Chet Atkins
5. I'll Fly Away
6. I'm Staying Out
7. It's All Relative
8. Jole Blon
9. Just Divorced//Darlin Darlin Plus [Import] [Original recording remastered]
10. King of Hillbilly Bebop

Music Album