Best of Tony Joe White [Import]

Track Listings

 
1. Polk Salad Annie
2. Willie & Laura Mae Jones
3. Don't Steal My Love
4. Wichita Lineman
5. Look Of Love
6. Roosevelt & Ira Lee (Ni
7. Woodpecker
8. Groupy Girl
9. Hard To Handle
10. What Does It Take (To Win
11. My Friend
12. Boom Boom
13. Rainy Night In Georgia
14. For Le Ann
15. Old Man Willis
16. Woman With Soul
17. I Want You
18. I Thought I Knew You Well
19. Stud Spider
20. Conjure Woman
See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
24 track retrospective, featuring 'Polk SaladAnnie', 'Roosevelt And Ira Lee', 'Rainy Night In Georgia','Save Your Sugar For Me', 'Groupy Girl' and more! Other 19:'Willie And Laura Mae Jones', 'Don't Steal My Love', 'Wichi-ta Lineman', 'Look Of Love', 'Woodpecker', 'Hard To Handle','What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)', 'My Friend', 'BoomBoom', 'For Le Ann', 'Old Man Willis', 'Woman With Soul','I Want You', 'I Thought I Knew You Well', 'Stud-Spider','Conjure Woman', 'Who's Making Love', 'Scratch My Back' and'Little Green Apples'. NOTE: Reissue of 1994 U.K. release.

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The Best of Tony Joe White
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Amazing oportunity to understand the great voice and music arrangements of Tony: MUST BE IN YOUR COLLECTION !
  • A REALLY GREAT ALBUM BY A MASTER!!!
  • Swamp Fox
  • Absolutely great!!
  • Good but not his best
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ASIN: B000002MKI
Release Date: 1993-09-14

Tracks:

  1. Polk Salad Annie
  2. Soul Francisco
  3. Willie And Laura Mae Jones
  4. Rainy Night In Geogia
  5. Roosevelt And Ira Lee (Night Of The Mossacin)
  6. Stockholm Blues
  7. High Sheriff Of Calhoun Parrish
  8. Old Man Willis
  9. The Train I'm On
  10. If I Ever Saw A Good Thing
  11. As The Crow Flies
  12. Even Trolls Love Rock And Roll
  13. Backwoods Preacher Man
  14. Takin' The Midnight Train
  15. Did Somebody Make A Fool Out Of You
  16. They Caught The Devil And Put Him In Jail In Eudora, Arkansas
  17. Saturday Night In Oak Grove, Louisiana
  18. I've Got A Thing About You Baby
  19. For Ol' Times Sake
  20. Ol' Mother Earth

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Amazing oportunity to understand the great voice and music arrangements of Tony: MUST BE IN YOUR COLLECTION !.......2007-05-30

I bought this CD thanks to the sale offer Amazong inform me. It was a hard to fine CD from long years ago. Now I believe I was purchased one of the best record of the year !. The hits compilation is the best sample of who Tony had not all the press and major press attention. Tony was as JJ Cale, great and personal music ocult below the Billboard hits.
However, unfortunately the CD had not include Tony other hits made him a great singer and musician.
Buy it now..good price for a collection CD!

5 out of 5 stars A REALLY GREAT ALBUM BY A MASTER!!!.......2007-05-08

From the moment I first heard "Polk Salad Annie", back in the late '60s, I became a Tony Joe White fan. It was really refreshing to hear a fellow Southerner playing a style of music that was unique to my part of the world. Tony had real "Soul" without trying to be a Black wannabe. There were always elements of Country and Funk in his style but he combined them in an original way that others would only weakly imitate later. Sadly, after a couple of hits, he seemed to disappear and, frankly, I even forgot what his name was. Then, a few weeks ago someone mentioned him as an influence and it was like "Oh yeah: I remember him. He was cool!" So, I ordered this album and my Yankee wife and I listened to it for the first time in my truck while we were making the weekly run into town to buy groceries and other supplies. My wife is too young to remember "Polk Salad Annie" but the minute it came on, man, her head was bobbing and she got a big grin on her face...and she kept grinning and bobbing through the whole album! I had never heard most of the tunes in this collection but I wasn't disappointed by a single one! What's amazing about Mr. White is that, while he writes, sings, plays the the guitar and harmonica adequately, he is not a virtuoso on any of them. Yet, when you take the sum total of one of his performances, he is really, really great!

I guess the big surprise for me was "Ol' Mother Earth"! Who would have thought that an ol' Southern Boy would have written such a sensitive pro-environment tune. I must admit that it made my throat thicken up a little. Another extra good one was "Willy And Laura May Jones": social commentary at its finest!

This is a great introductory album for those who are unfamiliar with Tony Joe's work...and just as great for those of us who are.

I'm so happy to see that he's still around and still recording. I have already ordered more of his albums.

I just hope that he tours in North Central Florida!

4 out of 5 stars Swamp Fox.......2007-01-15

I used to only have this music collection on cassette tape, and searced for some time to replace the worn out version with a crisp sounding CD. This is one of my favorite collections of Tony's. I love the bluesy guitar and soft smoldering Southern style of Polk Salad Annie & Rainy Night in Georgia. I was in high school when he hit the charts in July of '69 and "Polk Salad" was one of my favorite hits. To this day whenever it comes on the radio or I pop the cd into my player, it brings back so many fun memories of us all singing and humming to the tune, I will never forget! So pop it in and sing along you will never forget what you were doing the first time you ever heard this Southern-gumbo Style singer either!

5 out of 5 stars Absolutely great!!.......2006-06-26

Until I heard Tony Joe White on a blues channel, I never knew he existed. I immediately ordered a CD and have almost worn it out. He is amazing..

4 out of 5 stars Good but not his best.......2000-08-22

This is a CD that should be in most people's collection. If you can't have all of the earlier albums then this is a good sample. However as with any Greatest Hits CD's this one has some good stuff on it and some okay stuff on it. The only reason I don't give it 5 stars is that it is missing some of the songs that more define TJW than some of these. Songs like "For Le Anne" or "The Father" or his great version of Dylan's "Copper Kettle". I was surprised that the title track, and one of his few instrumentals, "Home Made Ice Cream" did not make the cut. That song is not only short but as TJW as you can get.

If you like his older material, especially the quieter songs, then check out his last 3-4 CD's which find him in a more mellow form.
The Best of Tony Joe White
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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The Best of Tony Joe White
Tony Joe White
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ASIN: B00000G6TF
Release Date: 1998-09-04

Tracks:

  1. Polk Salad Annie
  2. Willie & Laura Mae Jones
  3. Don't Steal My Love
  4. Wichita Lineman
  5. Look Of Love
  6. Roosevelt & Ira Lee (Ni
  7. Woodpecker
  8. Groupy Girl
  9. Hard To Handle
  10. What Does It Take (To Win
  11. My Friend
  12. Boom Boom
  13. Rainy Night In Georgia
  14. For Le Ann
  15. Old Man Willis
  16. Woman With Soul
  17. I Want You
  18. I Thought I Knew You Well
  19. Stud Spider
  20. Conjure Woman
  21. Save Your Sugar For Me
  22. Who's Making Love
  23. Scratch My Back
  24. Little Green Apples

Album Description

24 track retrospective, featuring 'Polk SaladAnnie', 'Roosevelt And Ira Lee', 'Rainy Night In Georgia','Save Your Sugar For Me', 'Groupy Girl' and more! Other 19:'Willie And Laura Mae Jones', 'Don't Steal My Love', 'Wichi-ta Lineman', 'Look Of Love', 'Woodpecker', 'Hard To Handle','What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)', 'My Friend', 'BoomBoom', 'For Le Ann', 'Old Man Willis', 'Woman With Soul','I Want You', 'I Thought I Knew You Well', 'Stud-Spider','Conjure Woman', 'Who's Making Love', 'Scratch My Back' and'Little Green Apples'. NOTE: Reissue of 1994 U.K. release.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Swamp Rock.......2002-06-10

This compilation of Tony Joe White's most successful recordings includes unforgetable standards like "Polk Salad Annie" and ballads like "Rainy Night In Georgia." His smooth, soulful baritone voice and straight-ahead musicianship defines a rewarding genre in rock music. Known as the "Swamp Fox", Tony Joe White's music incorporates a tasty touch of soul (without the heavy brass instrumentation usually associated with this form of music). The album has some 70's overtones, but they are tastefully done and scaled down to the basic 4-piece unit of lead, rhythm, bass, and drums. His themes deal mostly with snapshots of life on the bayou, as well as some enduring issues of social consciousness. His work has influenced many artists, and this is the album to add to your collection if you are interested in acquiring some of the most brilliant work of an influential and talented artist.
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