16 Biggest Hits

Johnny Paycheck

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 10, 1999)
• Original Release Date: August 10, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000JT4I
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #103,517 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Johnny Paycheck's 1970s work for Epic is not nearly as consistent or compelling as his landmark 1960s output, which still ranks among the country genre's highlights. Hooking up with producer Billy Sherrill, Paycheck split the decade between string-heavy Countrypolitan in the first half and Outlaw country in the second, and despite a few missteps, he was able to achieve success in both styles. The poignant but little-known "Love Is a Good Thing" and the uplifting "Someone to Give My Love To" prove that Paycheck could still handle a ballad with the best of them, while the two Outlaw recitations--"Colorado Cool-Aid" and "The Outlaw's Prayer"--are convincing, even if they are a bit hokey. And who knows why "Take This Job and Shove It" is unfairly dismissed as novelty when it remains a classic country statement? --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Best Compilation of His Epic Years, August 11, 1999

By	T. C Lane (Marina, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Someday a record company will come along and do a definitive collection of Paycheck's career. CMF records did a good job of his 64-68 career. This budget compilation covers his Epic years and his preferable to Super Hits because it includes "Colorado Cool-Aid" and "Me and the IRS". But beware. There are no liner notes and the sound is botched at the beginning of the live "IRS". A note to Epic Records: Stop being cheap and add some liner notes to your 16 Biggest Hits series.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fine Compilation, May 14, 2006

By	Jess "Jess" (Coal Country, PA) - See all my reviews

While I was never a big fan of the "Outlaw" movement of the 1970's, I was always a fan of Johnny Paycheck. Personally, I dont think Paycheck cared if he was termed an Outlaw or not....he just put out balls-to-the-wall honky tonk in the most unabashedly shameless way he knew how. While maintaining his own unique delivery, Johnny Paycheck was influenced most of all by the sounds of George Jones and was a continuation of the Jones' sound (with a litlle more roughness around the edges!). This Epic collection contains 16 songs, including of course, his novelty song "Take This Job and Shove It". More importantly (in my opinion) is the inclusion of his two greatest contributions to Country Music: the hilarious "Colorado Cool-Aid" (a song that today's PC country music radio will not play), and "Drinkin' and Drivin'". I sure wish we still had performers that had the cajones of Mr Paycheck, but I'm afraid that buying this CD is the only way you can get back to an era when real country music singers sang real country music without worrying about political correctness. Those were the days. Get this one. A+