The Complete Capitol Hits of Faron Young

Product Description:
Faron Young was one of the greatest honky-tonkers who ever lived. Such a man, we figured, deserves a real, honest-to-goodness anthology: 41 tracks, every one of his hits for Capitol--many of them never on CD--with notes by Grammy-winning writer Colin Escott. A 'Collectors' Choice Music' release!

Tracks:

Goin' Steady
I Can't Wait (For The Sun To Go Down)
A Place For Girls Like You
If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')
Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
Forgive Me, Dear
All Right
Go Back You Fool
It's A Great Life (If You Don't Weaken)
For The Love Of A Woman Like You
You'r Still Mine
I've Got Five Dollars And It's Saturday Night
Sweet Dreams
Until I Met You
Turn Her Down
I'll Be Satisfied With Love
I Miss You Already (And You're Not Even Gone)
I'm Gonna Live Some Before I Die
The Shrine Of St. Cecilia
Love Has Finally Come My Way
Alone With You

Tracks:

Everytime I'm Kissing You
That's The Way I Feel
I Hate Myself
A Long Time Ago
Last Night At A Party
That's The Way It's Gotta Be
Country Girl
I Hear You Talkin'
Riverboat
Face To The Wall
Your Old Used To Be
There's Not Any Like You Left
Forget The Past
A World So Full Of Love
Hello Walls
Congratulations
Backtrack
Three Days
The Comeback
Down By The River

Product Description

Disc 1:
1. Goin' Steady
2. I Can't Wait (For The Sun To Go Down)
3. Place For Girls Like You, A
4. If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')
5. Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young
6. Forgive Me, Dear
7. All Right
8. Go Back You Fool
9. It's A Great Life (If You Don't Weaken)
10. For The Love Of A Woman Like You
11. You're Still Mine
12. I've Got Five Dollars And It's Saturday Night
13. Sweet Dreams
14. Until I Met You
15. Turn Her Down
16. I'll Be Satisfied With Love
17. I Miss You Already (And You're Not Even Gone)
18. I'm Gonna Live Some Before I Die
19. Shrine Of St. Cecilia, The
20. Love Has Finally Come My Way
21. Alone With You

Disc 2:
1. Everytime I'm Kissing You
2. That's The Way I Feel
3. I Hate Myself
4. Long Time Ago, A
5. Last Night At A Party
6. That's The Way It's Gotta Be
7. Country Girl
8. I Hear You Talkin'
9. Riverboat
10. Face To The Wall
11. Your Old Used To Be
12. There's Not Any Like You Left
13. Forget The Past
14. World So Full Of Love, A
15. Hello Walls
16. Congratulations
17. Backtrack
18. Three Days
19. Comeback, The
20. Down By The River

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

An EXCELLENT collection.......2007-06-11

Until I heard this album (CD), I had forgotten how many great songs Faron Young had recorded! This compilation includes some real treasures, and the recording quality is excellent, too. If you ever liked anything by Faron Young, you will love this album!

Absolutely the best.......2006-04-30

Faron Young may have had the best voice ever in country music. The earliest recordings on this album are pure country, the quality is superb, and the range of his voice is stunning. A number of the later recordings, made at the beginning of the rock-and-roll era are not true country, but, once again, the quality of his voice is something to appreciate. Fantastic!!
This may be the best country music I've ever heard.

An underrated artist and a great collection!.......2003-11-16

When looking back at the history of county music, many people somehow ignore the importance of Faron Young's career. And for many years, Faron's catalog was subjected to incomplete "best ofs" and "greatest hits" discs that either were way too short or focused on his later, lesser years at Mercury Records (which, admittedly, produced some great songs too).

Even though the Bear Family box set is the complete collection of all of Faron's Capitol recordings, it's $90 (or more) price tag can scare away the more casual fan. This 2-CD set is the perfect compromise for those on a budget, since it collects all of the hit singles from that crucial ten year period but is comprehensive enough to satisfy most appetites. For those with even tighter budgets, the Country Music Foundation has a nice 1-CD set of Faron's Capitol years called "Live Fast, Love Hard: Original Capitol Recordings" that covers most of the essentials, but lacks the depth of this set.

And while this 2-CD set eventually convinced me that I needed Bear Family's 5 disc set, I still retained this collection for it's portability.

Whether you're looking for the perfect starter to your Faron Young collection, or looking to upgrade from a single disc set, look no further than this 2-disc set. You won't be disappointed.

A voice better than I remembered.......2003-01-01

I had forgotten how pure was Faron Young's voice. I play this two cd set as much, if not more, than any other in my large collection. It is a soft and pleasant trip down memory lane of the 1950's and 1960's, and well worth the price.

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