Anthology

Jody Miller | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 16, 1999)
• Original Release Date: March 14, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Renaissance
• ASIN: B00000I9KE
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #203,994 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Queen of the House

2. Home of the Brave

3. Look at Mine

4. If You Think I Love You Now

5. He's So Fine

6. Baby I'm Yours

7. Be My Baby

8. Let's All Go Down to the River

9. There's a Party Goin' On

10. To Know Him Is to Love Him

11. Good News

12. Darling, You Can Always Come Back Home

13. The House of the Rising Sun

14. Reflections

15. Natural Woman

16. Country Girl

17. Will You Love Me Tomorrow

18. Ashes of Love

19. When the New Wears off Our Love

20. Roll Me on the Water

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Queen of the house was also Queen of covers, April 5, 2003

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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Jody is remembered (if at all) for Queen of the house, a song set to the tune of Roger Miller's King of the road, which provides an excellent opening to this anthology. Although she occasionally had hits with original songs, most of her success was with country versions of pop hits. While this allowed her to make a career in country music, it means that subsequent generations of fans are less likely to concern themselves with her legacy. For that reason, I was surprised but overjoyed when this anthology was released.

The best of Jody's exquisite covers to be found here include Look at mine (Petula Clark), He's so fine (Chiffons), Baby I'm yours (Barbara Lewis), Be my baby (Ronettes), To know him is to love him (Teddy bears), House of the rising son (traditional song - Jody's version is based on the famous Animals cover), Natural woman (Aretha Franklin) and Will you love me tomorrow (Shirelles).

Among her original songs, my favorite is There's a party going on. What makes this particularly interesting is that Lynn Anderson, whose then-husband Glenn Sutton wrote the song, also recorded it (in her case, on her Listen to a country song album). It is therefore surprising that Jody's version rather than Lynn's was released as a single, but both versions are equally good.

Country girl is a title that has been used for several completely different songs, but this one is the same song that appeared on Olivia Newton John's Long live love album, recorded at about the same time. Another original song, Let's go down to the river, is a duet with Johnny Paycheck.

It is a miracle that this anthology ever appeared. Jody Miller did not change the course of country music history, but her music is very enjoyable.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Track Corrections, January 13, 2003

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David Newland "den81164" (dayton, oh USA) - See all my reviews
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this is a great cd, but the site has not correctly given all the tracks that appear on the cd. no 21 and 22 are NOT as listed but as follows: 21. kiss away and 22. long black limousine. GREAT listening. one of the best of the 70s. enjoy

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A welcome reappearance..., June 20, 2001

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Zub "Zubenelgenubi" (Forks Twp., PA) - See all my reviews
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With a career spanning the 60's and 70's and a substantial number of charted country and pop tunes, it's amazing that there's been virtually none of Jody Miller's music in print on digital media this far into the CD age. Bravo to Renaissance Records, the small indie in Tennessee for bringing this material into the digital age.

This collection covers Miller's early pop material for Capital and more of her country-oriented work for Sony in the 70's. While some may berate her early work such as "Queen of the House", as pop trash, her treatment of the song reveals her skill with even less-than-admirable material. While there are 24 tunes here illustrating her ability to seamlessly handle pop, country and standards, there are a few notable omissions. One such missing track is Miller's pop-charting remake of the Springfield's "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" - a strange situation considering all of her other pop-charted tunes are included.

The sound quality overall is excellent and all tunes are in stereo, however some tracks are in the "wide mono" sometimes used (for no truly good cause). The liner notes are a bit of a disappointment in that they consist mainly of ruminations about her personal life and are lacking in her musical history.

With little else in the market, this piece is an excellent place to get acquainted with Miller's music or, if a longtime fan, to get reaquainted with this talented singer.