Anthology

John Anderson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 22, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Audium Entertainment
• ASIN: B00006JTGB
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #74,806 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #10 in Music > Indie Music > Country > Contemporary Country
  • #17 in Music > Indie Music > Country > Honky-Tonk
  • #46 in Music > Indie Music > Country > Traditional Country

Customer Reviews

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40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Rerecording Alert!!, November 6, 2002

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T. C Lane (Marina, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anthology (Audio CD)

If any Country artist deserves a 2CD career compilation its John Anderson. His Warner Brothers material is crying out for a decent overview. So, this looked like a winner on paper. The hits plus album tracks from his 20+ career on Warner and BNA. But, this CD released on Anderson's own label is nothing but remakes. You won't know this if you looked at the sticker on the CD cover. It's not listed there, but if you look real close, at the bottom of the CD- in small letters - it states that these are new recordings. Too bad. A missed opportunity that only the most die-hard of Anderson's fans will want for their collection. The rest should stick with the Warner and BNA Greatest Hits CD's.

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Buyer Beware: These Are Not the Original Hit Recordings, December 30, 2003

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Steve Vrana (Aurora, NE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anthology (Audio CD)

In the early Eighties, John Anderson was one of the few country artists I listened to. Singles like "I'm Just and Old Chunk of Coal," "Would you Catch a Fallin' Star" and "Swingin'" were honest country songs. When I came across this collection, it seemed to good to be true...turns out it was. These are solid performances of these songs with Anderson and his road band which has been together with no personnel changes in the past nine years. But the bottom line is that these are not the original hit versions of these songs. In fact, nowhere in the liner notes--or anywhere else in the CD booklet--does it explicity say these are re-recordings (perhaps that's why allmusic.com was quick to give this a 5-star rating), but one listen makes it obvious. So if you're looking for a collection of original hit recordings, this isn't it. If you're looking for faithful remakes, you won't be disappointed. Just don't be fooled like I was.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Remakes!, November 3, 2002

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This review is from: Anthology (Audio CD)

Despite the fact that these songs are misleadingly placed in chronological order, they are all new recordings. This is not a multi-label retrospective as it leads the buyer to believe. You'll have to go elsewhere for the original recordings.