Country Forever [Box set]

Disc: 1

1. Down on the Corner of Love - Buck Owens

2. Stand by Your Man - Lynn Anderson

3. Seasons of My Heart - George Jones

4. Amazing Grace

5. Dixie Cannon Ball - Gene Autry

6. Country Girl - Faron Young

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. I Love You Because - George Jones

2. Above and Beyond - Buck Owens

3. Home Is Where You're Happy - Willie Nelson

4. That's How I Got to Memphis - Bobby Bare

5. Rednecks, White Socks & Blue Ribbon Beer - Hank Thompson

6. Auctioneer - Leroy Van Dyke

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Dream Baby - Waylon Jennings

2. Six Days on the Road - Dave Dudley

3. Who Shot Sam - George Jones

4. King of the Road - Roger Miller

5. Mexicali Rose - Gene Autry

6. I Fall to Pieces - Diana Trask

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Country Forever,Various Artists,Ultimate Music Collection

Average customer rating: Music we all need to hear once in a while. A very good CD Revision of history Lovely CD--shameful misspelling on the song titles The Ultimate Patriotic Album

God Bless America: Ult Patriotic Album Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music London Philharmonic Orchestra | ( L ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: God Bless America Music of the U.S. Armed Forces America's Favorite Patriotic Songs Stars & Stripes Forever, Vol. 2 The Military Band: Salute to the Services ASIN: B000068C7V Release Date: 2002-06-11

Tracks:

1. Yankee Doodle
2. Star Bangled Banner (vocal)
3. God Bless America
4. Battle Hymn Of The Republic
5. Shenandoah
6. Amazing Grace
7. America The Beautiful
8. Simple Gifts
9. America (My Country 'Tis Of Thee)
10. Over There
11. You're A Grand Old Flag
12. Thru The Years 1776-1969
13. Semper Fidelis
14. Washington Post
15. American Patrol
16. Star Bangled Banner (instrumental)
17. The Caissons Go Rolling Along
18. Anchors Aweigh
19. Semper Paratus
20. The Air Force Song
21. The Marines' Hymn
22. The Stars And Stripes Forever

Customer Reviews:

Music we all need to hear once in a while........2007-01-04

This album is well put together and I enjoy the old standards. Music is an integral part of our heritage. Often when I listen to this album, I think about what our country has been through and how very, very important it is to appreciate what we have. I spent 3 years living in France in the 60's and I cannot tell you how much all Americans looked forward to going "Home!"

Enjoy!!

A very good CD.......2005-06-16

If you like a mix of songs and marches very well played, this CD is for you. The voices of the singers are good, the music support the lyrics and it is easy to listen or to sing along. Also, nearby half of the tunes are played by the Band of the Grenadier Guards and for me, this Band is the best band to play Sousa marches and military marches. The precision of the execution is perfect, the sound is lovely and the technical quality of the recording is perfect. When I listen Anchors Aweigh, I always hear the sound of the waves and it is one of the only bands that gives me this feeling. If you have just one CD of military music to buy, you may buy this one; it is a best buy.

Revision of history.......2005-03-27

As usual, "Dixie," "The Bonnie Blue Flag," and other songs of a Southern genre are conspicuously absent. Why not throw in a couple of rap tunes to make this album truly "American?"

Lovely CD--shameful misspelling on the song titles.......2002-11-22

I do not own this CD--though it appears it would be a wonderful album to listen to. I was compelled to write my review because of the misspelling of our national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner (as opposed to "The Star Bangled Banner" as it appears not once but twice on the song list). I do hope this error is corrected.

The Ultimate Patriotic Album.......2002-07-20

For all those patriots out there who want to listen to classical patriotic music, then get this album. This has a lot of tracks from yankee doodle march to the Washington post march. Even Amazing grace is here. The orchestras and the chorus here, gave there best performance ever.

Enjoy

Average customer rating: Eeww! this land is your land America's Favorite Patriotic Songs Great Place to Start a Patriotic Music Collection

America's Favorite Patriotic Songs Various Artists Manufacturer: Brentwood ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Styles | Music | Alternative Rock | Blues | Broadway & Vocalists | Children's Music | Christian & Gospel | Classic Rock | Classical | Country | Dance & DJ | Folk | Hard Rock & Metal | International | Jazz | Latin Music | Miscellaneous | New Age | Opera & Vocal | Pop | R&B | Rap & Hip-Hop | Rock | Soundtracks Similar Items: United We Stand: Songs for America American Pride: Sixteen Stirring Patriotic Themes God Bless America Patriotic Country Music of the U.S. Armed Forces ASIN: B0000649N4 Release Date: 2002-04-23

Tracks:

1. America, The Beautiful - Katherine Lee Bates
2. God Bless America - Irving Berlin
3. This Land Is Your Land - Woody Guthrie
4. The Star Spangled Banner - Francis Scott Key
5. Armed Forces Medley - The Caissons Go Rolling Along, Anchors Aweigh, Semper Paratus, The Wild Blue Yonder, From The Halls Of Montezuma - Don Marsh
6. My Country 'Tis Of Thee - Don Marsh
7. God Bless The USA - Lee Greenwood
8. The Battle Hymn Of The Republic - Julia Ward Howe
9. If My People - Joel Lindsey
10. God Save America - Dean Diehl
11. The Stars And Stripes Forever Medley - John Phillip Sousa

Customer Reviews:

Eeww!.......2006-06-19

This is like the music to one of those theme park Celebrate America type shows. The musical arrangements have that hokey, somewhat dated, overly sweet and enthusiatic feel I hate. I thought I was getting the standard versions of these songs but what I got was the cruise ship extravaganza, yuck!

this land is your land.......2006-04-17

to think that "this land is your land" is a patriotic song is laughable at best, however is a common misconception of the song. you'd think that the creators of this cd would research the songs they put on the cd a little more, and find that "this land is your land" is actually a protest song (original lyrics contained lyrics such as "on that sign there it said private property/but on the other side it didn't say nothing/that side was made for you and me", an obvious attack on capitalism".

America's Favorite Patriotic Songs.......2005-09-30

The title says it all.
Good old fashioned "goose bump" music.

Great Place to Start a Patriotic Music Collection.......2002-09-12

This choral collection features a majority of the best known and loved patriotic songs from our country's history. I'll admit I was a little leery of the choral part when I first picked it up, but I've found that, for the most part, it works really well.

It especially stands out on the acappella version of "My Country 'Tis of Thee." It's absolutely stunning. Other fun songs are "This Land is Your Land," which I really wasn't familiar with before I bought this, and a personal recent favorite song "God Bless the USA." I love having the "Armed Forces Medley" on here so I can learn these songs. And the instrumental arrangement on "Stars and Stripes Forever Medley" at the end has me taping my toes every time I hear it.

There are a couple missteps, however. I've heard better versions of "The Star Spangled Banner." I think one reason I'm disappointed with it is that they only include one verse. I love the other verses of our national anthem, and wished they'd included at least one more since they included multiple verses of all the other songs. Also, "If My People" and "God Save America," while find songs, just don't seem to fit here.

Overall, you can't go wrong with this collection. I'm just starting to look for patriotic music, and this has been a wonderful first CD.

Average customer rating: great bonus dvd, A FANTASTIC CD!!! A GREAT BLEND OF 4 TREMENDOUS MUSICAL TALENTS!!!

The Road Goes on Forever The Highwaymen Manufacturer: Capitol ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Outlaw & Progressive Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Similar Items: Highwayman Highwayman 2 Super Hits The Highwaymen - On the Road Again Waylon Jennings - Live from Austin, TX ASIN: B000AXWGV8 Release Date: 2005-11-08

Tracks:

1. The Devil's Right Hand
2. Live Forever
3. Everyone Gets Crazy
4. It Is What It Is
5. I Do Believe
6. The End Of Understanding
7. True Love Travels A Gravel Road
8. Death And Hell
9. Waiting For A Long Time
10. Here Comes That Rainbow Again
11. The Road Goes On Forever
12. If He Came Back Again
13. Live Forever - Johnny Cash acoustic demo (bonus track-previously unreleased)
14. I Ain't Song - Waylon Jennings acoustic demo (bonus track-previously unreleased)
15. Pick Up The Tempo - Willie Nelson acoustic demo (bonus track-previously unreleased)
16. Closer To The Bone - Kris Kristofferson acoustic demo (bonus track-previously unreleased)
17. Back In The Saddle Again - acoustic demo (bonus track-previously unreleased)

Tracks:

1. Documentary: Live Forever- In Studio with the Highwaymen (DVD- previously unreleased)
2. Music Video: "It Is What It Is" (DVD)

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Don Was, the producer who transformed Bonnie Raitt from cult hero to pop star, tried to jump-start the stalled careers of Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings by producing their recent albums, Across the Borderline and Waymore's Blues (Part II), respectively. This resulted in two artistic triumphs but no hits. That didn't deter Nelson and Jennings from hiring Was to produce their album with Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson as the Highwaymen. The Road Goes on Forever is easily the best of the three Highwaymen albums, even if changing radio tastes will probably doom it to the poorest sales of the three. The two earlier releases, 1985's Highwaymen and 1990's Highwaymen 2, were thrown together as if the sheer star power of the four singers could carry the project. Both albums had their exciting moments when everything clicked but both also had a lot of filler. By contrast, Was approached the new recording as if every song and every arrangement had to be good enough to be a single. He picked one obscure but terrific composition from each of the four singers and supplemented them with equally strong material from four of Texas's best songwriters--Steve Earle, Billy Joe Shaver, Robert Earl Keen Jr., and Stephen Bruton. Nelson's harmonica ace Mickey Raphael and Kristofferson's singing buddy Billy Swan are joined by top L.A. session pros like keyboardist Benmont Tench and drummer Kenny Aronoff to create a sound that has the twangy picking of old-fashioned country and the fat bottom of modern pop. The result is an album with everything: first-rate material, grade-A playing, and inimitable singing. The thread that ties Nelson, Jennings, Cash, and Kristofferson together is the crustiness of their voices (a honey-voiced singer like George Jones or Don Gibson would seem out of place in this crowd); when they sing Shaver's "(I'm Going To) Live Forever," they sound as if they're more than halfway there. The Highwaymen are so naturally hard-bitten and world-weary that they can slip a little sentiment into a song without spoiling it. They use this to great advantage on the album's two great outlaw songs, Earle's "The Devil's Right Hand" and Keen's title tune; the gruff tales of violence lead up to a sobering admission of the price paid for such a life. That same gruffness allows the Highwaymen to sing two religious meditations, Jennings's "I Do Believe" and Cash's "Death and Hell," without once sounding sanctimonious. --Geoffrey Himes

This 10th anniversary limited edition includes a DVD containing the music video for "It Is What It Is" and a documentary, Live Forever: In the Studio with the Highwaymen.

Customer Reviews:

great bonus dvd,.......2006-03-19

i had the cd already , but the dvd bonus is fantastic and well worth the purchase ,every highwayman fan should own it..........

A FANTASTIC CD!!! A GREAT BLEND OF 4 TREMENDOUS MUSICAL TALENTS!!!.......2005-11-17

I just received this CD yesterday and it has not left my CD player. I LOVE all the tracks and I especially enjoyed the BONUS DVD. I miss this group so much. There will NEVER be another group like them. Their four voices blended together so BEAUTIFULLY. If you are a HIGHWAYMEN fan, you will LOVE this CD and if you are a fan of good music, I highly recommend purchasing this CD. May you RIP Johnny and Waylon.

Average customer rating: Outstanding Performance and Collection of Songs Great Patriotic CD

American Anthems Gramercy Brass , and Lambert Manufacturer: Koch Int'l Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Stars & Stripes: America's Greatest Hits God Bless America: Ult Patriotic Album One Nation Under God Stars and Stripes Forever Music of the U.S. Armed Forces ASIN: B000063COR Release Date: 2002-08-27

Tracks:

1. The US Field Artillery March
2. America, The Beautiful
3. Anchors Aweigh
4. Amazing Grace
5. The Marines' Hymn - From The Halls Of Montezuma
6. God Bless America
7. Stars And Stripes Forever
8. The National Hymn - God Of Our Fathers
9. The Thunderer
10. The Liberty Bell
11. Marching Through Georgia
12. Americans We
13. Eternal Father, Strong To Save
14. The Star Spangled Banner
15. America
16. American Medley
17. Battle Cry Of Freedom

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding Performance and Collection of Songs.......2006-03-29

I am impressed with the quality of the Gramercy Brass Ensemble's performance of these traditional American Patriot pieces.

Beautiful sound, outstanding musicianship, classic yet spirited arrangements, and wide variety from national anthems to branch-specific armed forces hymns.

I would recommend this recording to anyone looking to hear American Patriotic music at its best. A very nice CD.

Great Patriotic CD.......2004-02-21

This is a great CD if you ever need or want to have patriotic music. American music played by an American brass band. This group sounds terrific. For those of you unfamiliar with brass band, it is comprised of 25 brass players and 2 or 3 percussionists. You get a rich, full sonority and these guys play GREAT! This CD is HIGHLY recommended to all bras players who want to hear tone quality, timbre, intonation, and more. Band directors would be wise to use this as a model for their students for everything from pitch to phrasing. Everybody else would be wise to pick it up if you like Americana. I know people who use this for their commute because it is upbeat and uplifting. Excellent CD!!!! You may also want to check out their second CD entitled "Christmas Time Is Here". Also highly recommended.

Average customer rating: The Beautiful Piano PIANO MAN

Forever in Love Floyd Cramer Manufacturer: Bmg Special Product ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Nashville Sound | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Country General | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Country General | Country | 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 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Piano Magic of Floyd Cramer Collector's Series The Piano Magic, Vol. 2 Blue Skies Piano Masterpieces (1900-1975) ASIN: B000001U2U Release Date: 1997-11-18

Tracks:

1. Could I Have This Dance
2. Have I Told You Lately
3. Longer
4. I Swear
5. When A Man Loves A Woman
6. Theme From Ice Castles (Through The Eyes Of Love)
7. Don't Know Much
8. Forever In Love
9. You Are So Beautiful
10. Sometimes When We Touch

Customer Reviews:

The Beautiful Piano.......2003-01-20

I think anyone would appreciate this man's talent. He plays the piano with such emotion especially with the love songs. I am sure this one belongs in your music library!!!

PIANO MAN.......2000-07-05

THIS REVIEW HAS GAVE ME THE CHANCE TO HEAR ONE OF THE GREATEST PIANISTS IN HISTORY IT INSPIRES ME TO PLAY THE PIANO MORE MOST KIDS AND MY FRIENDS LISTEN TO POP OR RAP BUT THE BEATUIFUL SONGS YOU RECORDED ON THIS CD ARE AWESOME POLIUM09@AOL.COM

Average customer rating: Breathtaking Ashamed of myself Once again, John Doe proves himself to be a truly exceptional singer and songwriter Sing me songs forever... Same old thing AGAIN

Forever Hasn't Happened Yet John Doe Manufacturer: Yep Roc Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Alternative Styles | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music Alt-Country & Americana | Country | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Roots Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Modern Sounds of the Knitters For the Best of Us Poor Little Critter on the Road Dim Stars Bright Sky Freedom Is... ASIN: B0007KXVX6 Release Date: 2005-03-22

Tracks:

1. The Losing Kind - with Dave Alvin & Grant Lee Phillips
2. Heartless - with Dave Alvin & Grant Lee Phillips
3. Mama Don't - with Veronica Jane & Dave Alvin
4. Twin Brother - with Grant Lee Phillips
5. Hwy 5 - with Neko Case
6. Worried Brow
7. Your Parade - with Cindy Lee Berryhill
8. There's a Black Horse - with Smokey Hormel
9. Ready - with Kristin Hersh
10. She's Not
11. Repeat Performance - with Cindy Lee Berryhill

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Though punk rock rarely emphasizes a vocalist's emotional range and subtlety, John Doe distinguished himself during the glory days of X as arguably the finest singer that punk has ever spawned. His latest solo release gives him more room to stretch, showcasing a vocal expanse that is equal parts romantic hope, world-weary resignation, and hard-boiled desperation--sometimes all at once, as on "Mama Don't" (sung with his 16-year-old daughter Veronica Jane). While rarely sounding generic or nostalgic, the music draws from the same blues and country roadhouse roots that X did (and its side project, the Knitters, did even more). The acoustic "Worried Brow" and "Twin Brother" (in harmony with Grant Lee Phillips) spotlight Doe's voice at its most supple. X fans will find that band's spirit renewed in the propulsive "Heartless," powered by Dave Alvin's guitar; the narcotic rush of "Ready" (a cautionary tale); and the songwriting collaboration with former bandmate and wife Exene Cervenka "Hwy 5," with Neko Case serving as Doe's female vocal foil. "There's doom in my heart and blood in your eyes," sings Doe in "The Losing Kind," the noirish opener. His music may have gotten softer, but John Doe hasn't. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

Breathtaking.......2007-06-28

JD's solo work gets better with each new installment. Forever... is further confirmation of Doe's stunning ability to capture the breathtakingly beautiful sound of longing. Doe's voice paints the landscape of loss and heartache in poetry and music that is sparse but never simple. As with most of Doe's work, the powerful beauty of Forever becomes more apparent with each repeated listening.

Ashamed of myself.......2007-05-23

I've long time been a big fan of X and John Doe's gorgeous voice, but for some reason I hadn't picked up any of his solo records. I'm not exactly sure what I was thinking. When I heard he teamed up with Neko Case among others for this record, I had to give it a chance.

So here I am about six hours after my first listen, and I have yet to change the CD. This record is brilliant. I feel like I'm falling in love on a lonely stretch of highway.

John, I promise from here on out, you've got my ear.

Once again, John Doe proves himself to be a truly exceptional singer and songwriter.......2006-05-21

It has been ages since I've loved a CD like I love this one--

I am certain that in the years to come, music critics and fans alike will realize what an extraordinary contribution John Doe has made to the American Songbook.
Yes, folks, these are the future standards -- classically American, roots-inspired tunes, sung by the most haunting, fabulous set of male pipes out there. Doe is a "musicians' musician"...one of the best modern composers in the music business, in any genre. Only Jeff Buckley and Paul Westerberg come anywhere close to Doe.

Sing me songs forever..........2006-01-01

...I'll never get tired of them.

John Doe is a fairly new discovery for me and I can't get enough. This guy's voice is just awesome - listen to "Worried Brow" and let yourself get blown away. Listen, too, to all the lyrics, especially "Twin Brothers" for stories and emotions you can connect to. All the songs rock the blues with a unique edge only John Doe can provide, with "Losing Kind", "Worried Brow" & "Hwy. 5" my particular favorites. Praise is also well deserved by all the musicians/artists that contributed, but special mention has to be made of the vocals by Veronica Jane that complemented John's on "Mama Don't".

Same old thing AGAIN.......2005-12-20

this is redo of about maybe 1/2 of the rock albums from the late 60's and early 70's...... hasn't this been done before???

Average customer rating: Pops Goes the 4th! TOP NOTCH!

America Manufacturer: Boston Pops Rec. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Smith, John Stafford | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Sousa | Sousa, John Philip | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Marches | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Overtures | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Boston Pops | ( B ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Marches | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Sleigh Ride Salute to America I Love a Parade John Williams Holiday Pops My Favorite Things: A Richard Rodgers Celebration ASIN: B0009ML1X4 Release Date: 2005-06-21

Tracks:

1. The Pledge Of Allegiance
2. Star Spangled Banner
3. Liberty Fanfare
4. America
5. This Is My Country
6. City Of New Orleans
7. Doodletown Fifers
8. God Bless America
9. Boogie-Woogie Bugle Boy
10. This Land Is Your Land
11. The Gettysburg Address
12. America, We're Proud To Serve
13. America The Beautiful
14. 1812 Overture
15. The Stars And Stripes Forever

Customer Reviews:

Pops Goes the 4th!.......2006-12-02

This is a great CD for any fan of the Boston Pops - especially those who have seen or been to their annual 4th of July performance - or for those who appreciate patriotic music. Many of the pieces they play at the Pops Goes the 4th concert are on the CD. My personal favorite is the 1812 Overture for its live cannons.

TOP NOTCH!.......2005-08-27

This is a top notch collection of music. These represent the american spirit. I highly recomend it to everyone.

Average customer rating: Country at it's best Always & Forever by Randy Travis Doesn't get any better! Classic Travis It's wonderful!!!

Always & Forever Randy Travis Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music New Traditionalist | Contemporary Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music Contemporary | Bluegrass | Country | 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 | Contemporary Country | Country | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Contemporary Country | Country | 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 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Trueists | Warner Brothers Records | Stores | Music Similar Items: Old 8x10 Storms of Life No Holdin' Back Heroes and Friends This Is Me ASIN: B000002LBF Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Too Gone Too Long
2. My House
3. Good Intentions
4. What'll You Do About Me
5. I Won't Need You Anymore
6. Forever & Ever, Amen
7. I Told You So
8. Anything
9. The Truth Is Lyin' Next To You
10. Tonight We're Gonna Tear Down The Walls

Amazon.com essential recording

Sometimes a simple voice can carry the day. Take Randy Travis: his rustic, hickory-smoked warble can almost effortlessly conjure up everyday country pleasures--basic backwoods stuff that suburban folks have long forgotten. His brand of faithful retro took Nashville by surprise on Storms of Life, his 1986 debut, but Travis--thanks to poor song choices and a handful of awkwardly-penned originals--failed to maintain those lofty standards. But this, his second effort, from 1987, stands as his best--and his most commercially viable as well. It perfectly showcases those stunning vocals and opened the door for countless similar-piped honky-tonkers. His voice still waxes strong these days, but it's great to hear him hit homer after homer in this classic Always inning. --Tom Lanham

Customer Reviews:

Country at it's best.......2007-01-04

The reason I bought this album (again) is to remind me of what Country music should sounnd like.

Always & Forever by Randy Travis.......2006-08-07

I am pretty new to country music and tend to like the older, softer balladeers. I wasn't crazy about Randy's voice at first but soon it really grew on me. Great lyrics that stay with you...

Doesn't get any better!.......2006-05-09

I listened to this album every day for months when it came out in 1987, and into Summer 1988. Randy Travis was the "IT" guy, guest starring on late night TV and breathing new life into country music. I was a huge fan, and am still a huge fan. His voice is unique and a gift. This album is superb,natural country music. Delightful!

Classic Travis.......2005-08-20

This is one of his best CD's! I listen to it over and over again!

It's wonderful!!!.......2004-05-02

This is the best! It's very relaxing and enjoyable.

Average customer rating: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra needs a guitar player! Persuaders Theme! A Variety Of Classics! Incredible Barry Collection " one of cinema's greatest composers...John Barry"

John Barry: The Collection Manufacturer: Silva America ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Scores | Soundtracks | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Soundtracks | Box Sets | Stores | Music General | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Music of John Williams: 40 Years of Film Music Jerry Goldsmith: 40 Years of Film Music Beyondness of Things The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection Eternal Echoes ASIN: B00005BADD Release Date: 2001-05-22

Tracks:

1. Zulu
2. From Russia With Love
3. From Russia With Love - 007
4. Goldfinger
5. The Ipcress File
6. The Knack
7. Mister Moses
8. Thunderball
9. The Wrong Box
10. Born Free
11. The Quiller Memorandum
12. You Only Live Twice
13. The Girl With The Sun In Her Hair
14. Deadfall

Tracks:

1. The Lion In Winter
2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
3. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
4. Midnight Cowboy
5. Midnight Cowboy
6. The Appointment
7. The Last Valley
8. Walkabout
9. Monte Walsh
10. Diamonds Are Forever
11. The Persuaders
12. Mary Queen Of Scots
13. The Man With The Golden Gun
14. The Dove

Tracks:

1. The Tamarind Seed
2. King Kong
3. Eleanor And Franklin
4. Robin And Marian
5. The Deep
6. Hanover Street
7. The Black Hole
8. Moonraker
9. Somewhere In Time
10. Raise The Titanic
11. Body Heat
12. Frances
13. Octopussy
14. The Cotton Club

Tracks:

1. High Road To China
2. A View To A Kill
3. Out Of Africa
4. The Living Daylights
5. Dances With Wolves
6. Dances With Wolves
7. Chaplin
8. Moviola
9. Indecent Proposal
10. The Specialist
11. The Scarlet Letter
12. Cry The Beloved Country
13. Mercury Rising
14. The James Bond Theme

Customer Reviews:

The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra needs a guitar player!.......2006-11-09

Granted, they only need it for one composition (the last one, "The James Bond Theme") but still, without the guitar it's just not the same. Barry didn't compose this one so I suppose it was a bonus and I shouldn't complain, really. The rest of the music on all the CDs is fantastic. Some of the stuff I had heard before without realizing who had composed it. Very enjoyable, to say the least.

Persuaders Theme!.......2006-03-02

Buy it for the Persuaders theme, probably the best TV theme song ever written.

A Variety Of Classics!.......2005-12-06

John Barry has been composing film scores for over forty years and this is only scratching the surface of his productions. Never mind that the entire set is recorded by the Prague Philharmonic; it's pure to Barry's themes. While John Williams compositions ("Star Wars", etc.) are wild and flamboyant and Jerry Goldsmith's (Hoosier's, etc.) are mood pieces, John Barry crosses over all barriers and is amazingly diverse. Barry has recorded most of the exciting James Bond themes, melodramatic classics like "The Lion In Winter' and moody theme hits like "Midnight Cowboy". He also tugs at the heartstrings with compositions from, "Somewhere In Time", "Frances" and "Out Of Africa". He varies his themes for all types of films and few composers capture it so well.

There is over four hours of music in this set with a colorful and informative booklet.

Incredible Barry Collection.......2004-03-11

Any fan of movies will absolutley love this collection. Being a movie buff I couldn't wait to get this boxed set. Knowing Barry from all the James Bond movies, I did not realize his involvement with so many others. The orchestra is magnificent in all these themes. I'm listening to "High Road to China" right now and I'm drifting in the clouds in a Tiger Moth with Tom Selleck and Bess Armstrong. If you are familiar with a movie it will definitely have you seeing it again, if not the scores are still beautiful. Any fan of classical music will be pleased as well. Travellers will defintitely enjoy it for a long drive. I know from when I use to travel that music like this made the miles float by faster. I highly recommend these four CDs even if you just know a handful of the songs.

" one of cinema's greatest composers...John Barry".......2001-07-06

This collection of four compact discs...are worth their weight in GOLD! Barry creates visual moods for each film he scores...romantic, sentimental, action, adventure, suspense and mystery...the list could go on. Strings, brass and lush-velvet arrangements overlay each cue in his distinctive style of legendary scoring...we have ~ "John Barry:The Collection", Silva Screen's release traces 40 years of film music, featuring "The City Of Prague Philarmonic Orchestra" ~ conducted by Mr. Nic Raine (outstanding)..."Crouch End Festival Chorus" ~ David Temple, Choir Master...perform 56 selections, over four hours of symphonic suites with a full orchestra sound...all individually wrapped-up into one neat package...just the way "film-score-buffs" like 'em!

Must ask the following to take a bow ~ James Fitzpatrick (compilation producer), always in their pitching, Reynold da Silva (executive producer), Nic Raine (conductor, arranger, orchestrator & associate producer), a tremen!dous asset to every project he undertakes...and the man who made it all possible...a legendary icon always leading the way in film scoring ~ JOHN BARRY!

Total Time: 258:76 on 56 Tracks ~ SSD-1128 ~ (2001)

You might try other albums from Silva Screen, all worthy of a good listen ~ "The Essential James Bond" (SSD-1034)..."Bond:Back In Action" (SSD-1100)..."Bond:Back In Action 2" (SSD-1119)..."Zulu" (SSD-1095)..."Raise The Titanic" (SSD-1102)..."Walkabout" (SSD-1120)...check out my reviews on amazon.com/music.

Average customer rating: not to great Not so bad, 100 tunes for 4$ You get what you pay for. Now I know why there were no song samples to listen to ...

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Tracks:

1. America the Beautiful
2. All Quiet on the Potomac Tonight
3. Ballad of the Green Berets
4. On Top of Old Smokey
5. Coyote Warrior
6. Semper Fidelis
7. Breeze from Alabama
8. Onward Christian Soldiers
9. Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
10. Patriot
11. Sweet Betsy from Pike
12. Marines' Hymn
13. America Is
14. When Johnny Comes Marchin' Home
15. Happy the Soldier
16. American Trilogy
17. Home Sweet Home
18. Washington Post March
19. Enraptured I Gaze
20. Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair
21. Yellow Rose of Texas
22. Over There
23. Simple Gifts
24. Liberty Bell
25. Star Spangled Banner

Tracks:

1. God Bless the USA
2. Yankee Doodle Dandy
3. Katy Cruel
4. I Vow to Thee My Country
5. King Cotton
6. Beautiful Dreamer
7. America
8. American Patrol
9. Mine Eyes Have Seen the Beauty
10. Mohican Dream
11. Red, White and Blue
12. Some Folks
13. Liberty Song
14. Pomp and Circumstance
15. Hail to the Chief
16. Bennington Rifles
17. Peace on the Battlefield
18. I've Been Working on the Railroad
19. Under the Double Eagle
20. Red River Valley
21. My Country 'Tis of Thee
22. Camptown Races
23. Wild Blue Yonder
24. Hands Across the Sea
25. Fanfare for the Common Man

Tracks:

1. Stars and Stripes Forever
2. Living in America
3. Home on the Range
4. Old Colony Times
5. Clementine
6. Invincible Eagle
7. Ring Ring de Banjo
8. Yankee Doodle
9. Largo from "The New World"
10. To a Wild Rose
11. Hail Columbia
12. Alexander's Ragtime Band
13. Gettysburg
14. Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
15. Capitan
16. Prairie Daughter
17. Little Brown Jug
18. Marching Through Georgia
19. Entertainer
20. Steamboat Around the Bend
21. Revolutionary Tea
22. Cassions Keep Rollin' Along
23. Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier
24. Amazing Grace
25. Grand Old Flag

Tracks:

1. God Bless America
2. National Emblem
3. Soldier, Soldier Won't You Marry Me
4. Anchors Away
5. Oh, Susannah
6. Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
7. Toast
8. Dixie
9. St. Louis Blues
10. Appalachian Spring
11. Bonnie Blue Flag
12. Old Hundreth
13. Swanee River
14. Battle Cry of Freedom
15. U. S Field Artillery
16. Sidewalks of New York
17. Chester
18. Auld Lang Syne
19. Kingdom Come
20. My Old Kentucky Home
21. Hail to the Spirit of Liberty
22. Battle Hymn of the Republic
23. Shenandoah
24. Abraham's Daughter
25. This Land Is Your Land

Customer Reviews:

not to great.......2007-04-04

We were disappointed with this CD, but for the price I guess we can't expect much. I didn't care for the new style presentation of the songs. I like a more traditional rendering.

Not so bad, 100 tunes for 4$.......2005-06-22

I red the comments of two other people who have bought this 4 CD BOX SET and it is not really so bad. I will even add that there are some excellent tunes. However, I must agree with the fact that few tunes seem to have been recorded 40 or 50 years ago, mainly when you hear the scratches of an old turntable but it is just 2 or 3 tunes. Furthermore, if you do not know American music, it is a good BOX SET to buy if you consider that you received 4 CD for 4$ including 100 tunes. On these 4 CD, I have heard some orchestration that I have never heard before and I consider that they are different but interesting. Any way, after hearing these 100 tunes, you will say to yourself that you like this tune, this other tune, this other tune and so on and you will be able to buy a more expensive CD with the tunes that you like. However, I have bought many CDs in the last few weeks and as you know, there are always some tunes that you like and some tunes that you do not like on every CD that you will buy. So, don't buy it at 25$ but at 4 or 5$ dollars, it is a very good choice for 100 tunes.

You get what you pay for........2004-07-04

You get what you pay for. The singers put their own spin on the singing of each song. If you didn't hear the words you would not recognize some of them. Even some of the music sounds like a bad recording of music played on a turntable. Definitely not worth the price.

Now I know why there were no song samples to listen to ..........2004-07-04

I wish this review had been here when I was thinking of purchasing it. I guess you get what you pay for. If you are thinking of buying this, you are better off recording your own CDs (or at least buying one that you can listen to a sampling of the songs). This album includes songs that were mere recordings of the songs playing on an old record player. It's almost so unbelievable that it is funny.

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