Very Best of Freddy Weller

Product Description:
22 tracks from the man who did as much as anyone to bring the influence of rock ‘n’ roll to the stodgy Nashville scene! And Freddy came by his rockin’ roots honestly—he went from a two-year stint as guitarist for Paul Revere & the Raiders (detailed in the tune "The Legend of Paul Revere & the Raiders") to a successful solo country career, bringing a new level of sexual frankness to country music as well as working with such top-notch talents as Spooner Oldham and Billy Sherrill. Our EXCLUSIVE anthology includes notes by Colin Escott featuring quotes from Freddy himself—essential ‘70s country, on CD for the first time!

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Average customer rating: Very Best . . . Means What It Says First Time on CD Better ThanThe Others

Very Best of Freddy Weller Freddy Weller Manufacturer: Collector's Choice ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Good Ol' Boy: His Greatest Hits Anthology The Very Best of Narvel Felts The Very Best of Nat Stuckey Life & Death { and almost everything else } ASIN: B00006RYIR Release Date: 2003-03-11

Tracks:

1. Games People Play
2. Home
3. These Are Not My People
4. Down In The Boondocks
5. The Promised Land
6. Indian Lake
7. Another Night Of Love
8. Ballad Of A Hillbilly Singer
9. The Roadmaster
10. She Loves Me (Right Out Of My Mind)
11. Too Much Monkey Business
12. The Perfect Stranger
13. I've Just Got To Know (How Loving You Would Be)
14. Sexy Lady
15. You're Not Getting Older (You're Getting Better)
16. Nobody Cares But You
17. Bar Wars
18. Love Got In The Way
19. Fantasy Island
20. Nadine
21. Go For The Night
22. The Legend Of Paul Revere & The Raiders

Product Description

1. Home
2. Games People Play
3. These Are Not My People
4. Down In The Boondocks
5. Promised Land, The
6. Indian Lake
7. Another Night Of Love
8. Ballad Of A Hillbilly Singer
9. Roadmaster, The
10. She Loves Me (Right Out Of My Mind)
11. Too Much Monkey Business
12. Perfect Stranger, The
13. I've Just Got To Know (How Loving You Would Be)
14. Sexy Lady
15. You're Not Getting Older (You're Getting Better)
16. Nobody Cares But You
17. Bar Wars
18. Love Got In The Way
19. Fantasy Island
20. Nadine
21. Go For The Night
22. Legend Of Paul Revere & The Raiders, The


Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Very Best . . . Means What It Says.......2005-01-27

All his hits, from remakes to originals, epitomize real Country Music! From the sensual boldness in "Another Night of Love", "Sexy Lady" or "I've Just Got to Know How Loving You Would Be" to the whimsical storylines followed in "Ballad of a Hillbilly Singer" and "Legend of Paul Revere" - Freddy Weller was ahead of his time! An outstanding songwriter and artist!

First Time on CD.......2003-07-22

This is the first time -- and, who knows, maybe the last -- many of these Freddy Weller classics have been represented on CD. Weller was an interesting and unheralded act. In the late 1960s, he emerged from the Bill Lowery axis (which produced other important acts like Joe South, Jerry Reed, Ray Stevens and Tommy Roe). He earned his chops playing bass for the rock band Paul Revere and the Raiders, yet his own solo material barely hinted at his rocking roots. Though he was a credible songwriter (he wrote Roe's "Dizzy," among other hits), most of Weller's big hits were remakes of songs penned by others, in particular Joe South and Chuck Berry. South's "Games People Play" represented his first big hit, and Berry's "The Promised Land" and the Cowsill's "Indian Lake" cemented his reputation as a hitmaker. Weller's willingness to hold in check his own creativity may have doomed his long-term recording career.

Yet, during his peak recording period, Weller made many choices that were controversial for the time. For example, he included the druggie anthem "One Toke Over the Line" on his breakthrough "Promised Land" LP. When retailers began to squawk, the conservative Nashville office of CBS records hastily re-released without the offending track. His 1974 hit "Sexy Lady" was the first charting country song to have any form of the word "Sex" in it, causing a few staight-laced stations to ban it. "Ballad of a Hillbilly Singer," released as a single in 1973, climaxed with the emasculation of a philandering troubador -- not your typical pre-Outlaw country fare.

Weller bolted CBS in the mid-1970s. He jumped to the dying ABC label, which released but one album that effectively ended his half-decade long chart run. He returned to Columbia in the late 1970s, but could not recapture his career momentum.

"The Very Best of Freddy Weller" rolls up all of Weller's hits and a couple choice deep cuts. Liner notes by the usually wonderful Colin Eastcot are a little skimpy this time around. But, it doesn't matter -- the music more than speaks for itself.

Better ThanThe Others.......2003-04-09

Of all the Freddy Weller compilation CD's on the market, this one in my opinion is the best. It contains all of the standards found on previous CD's, but also added are songs that people may have forgotten about. These come from Freddy Weller's later albums. There is a nice mixture of songs ranging from the more common country sound to the country rock era. Of all the greatest hits style CD's put out by Weller, this one is my all time favorite. I would definitely recommend this CD over all the others.

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2. Western Swing Chronicles, Vol. 4
3. 11 #1 Hits
4. 1st Recorded Live Concert [Live]
5. 20th Century Gospel: From Hymns to Blackwood Brothers Tribute to Christian Country
6. 4 Country Living Legends
7. 50 Years of Bluegrass Hits, Vol. 2
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9. A Little Bit of Rain
10. A Proper Introduction to Cowboy Copas: Signed, Sealed and Delivered

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