Anthology 1968-75

Joe South | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 10, 2001)
• Original Release Date: July 13, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Raven [Australia]
• ASIN: B00000JG1Q
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #87,067 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hush

2. Down In The Boondocks

3. Games People Play

4. Mirror Of Your Mind

5. All My Hard Times

6. Rose Garden

7. The Greatest Love

8. Redneck

9. These Are Not My People

10. Don't You Be Ashamed

11. Birds Of A Feather

12. Untie Me

13. Concrete Jungle

14. Clock Up On The Wall

15. Children

16. Be A Believer

17. Walk A Mile In My Shoes

18. Don't It Make You Want To Go Home?

19. High On A Hilltop

20. Real Thing

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Subtitled - A Mirror Of His Mind - Hits & Highlights 1968-1975. 23 track retrospective by the accomplished session player/song writer who wrote hits for Elvis Presley, Deep Purple, Lynn Anderson, Johnny Rivers, The Osmonds, Lena Horne, Linda Ronstadt, Manfred Mann, B.J. Thomas, Petula Clark and Ray Stevens. Includes his own smash 'Down In The Boondocks', plus ' Hush', 'Rose Garden' and 'Games People Play'. 23 tracks. Raven. 1999.

Customer Reviews

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent CD!!!, July 28, 1999

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This review is from: Anthology 1968-75 (Audio CD)

This CD chronicles Joe South, a popular 60s songwriter from his peak careerwise to his final album in 1975. Included are cuts from his many albums, uncluding the often ignored albums 'A Look Inside' and 'Midnight Rainbows.' The only album not present in this compilation is 'So the Seeds are Growing' and of course his early material. Any fan of Joe or 60s music in general will want to pick this one up!! To truly experience Joe one must pick up all of his albums, but this collection is close, and better than the now out of print 1990 release by Rhino (However that CD had 'Fool Me' which I miss on this one).

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I agree with a previous reviewer - Joe South is the BEST, December 13, 2001

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Richard J. Silverberg (Kew Gardens, New York USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anthology 1968-75 (Audio CD)

Joe South had it all. He could write. He could sing. He could play. He could produce. All of the man's talents led to some of the most memorable music of the late 60's and early 70's. His music contains elements of pop, country, gospel, folk, rock, soul and psychedelia. All the styles are seamlessly melded together. Many of these songs have been hits for other artists . For example, "Hush" by Deep Purple, "Down In The Boondocks" by Billy Joe Royal, and "I've Never Promised You A Rose Garden" by Lynn Anderson. Also, the collection includes songs that were hits for Joe South - "Games People Play" and "Walk A Mile In My Shoes." The sound of the compact disc is very clear and detailed. The c.d. also contains a fine essay about Joe South.
For me, the most memorable thing about his music are the lyrics.
The words are insightful and socially relevant. There are too many lyrics that I could quote that are thought provoking. Also, the musical production includes biting electric guitars, electric sitars, strings, horns, gospel type choruses,and just about anything else that was prevalent in late 60', early 70's pop/ rock. I hope a record company would make his whole catalog available on compact disc

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant singer-songwriter, March 7, 2005

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anthology 1968-75 (Audio CD)

Joe South began as a session guitarist, working in both Nashville and Muscle Shoals. He played on many country records but also on records by Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan and Simon and Garfunkel. He later had a major international hit with Games people play and another major American hit with Walk a mile in my shoes, but may ultimately be better remembered as a writer of hits for others, notably Deep Purple (Hush), Billy Joe Royal (Down in the boondocks), Lynn Anderson (Rose garden), These are not my people (Freddy Weller) and Birds of a feather (Paul Revere and the Raiders) - a truly diverse selection of artists.

Joe's songs often contain very interesting lyrics that generally reflected his own insecurity and frustrations (so obvious in Rose garden, a song in which he clearly indicates that he's not going to live up to other people's expectations). As such, many people found them easy to relate to and that may be the basis of their popularity - listen to Concrete jungle, Clock up on the wall, Children and some of the other songs.

Die-hard fans may not be satisfied, but this compilation contains all the essential Joe South tracks that everybody else expects to find here (his own hits and his original versions of his other famous songs), plus some other great songs that are also worth hearing.