"The Bellamy Brothers - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1"

Bellamy Brothers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 5, 1995)
• Original Release Date: 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Curb Records
• ASIN: B000000DE5
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,444 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #25 in Music > Country > Cowboy

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Bellamy's at their most successful period, November 19, 2001

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Bradley Olson (Bemidji, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: "The Bellamy Brothers - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1" (Audio CD)

This compilation is notable as it does have the original hit versions of "Let Your Love Flow" and "For All The Wrong Reasons" in the same place as I have a 2 CD boxed set with re-recordings of these 2 songs, plus the single version of Get Into Reggae Cowboy is on this set while I have a remixed version on the 2 CD boxed set. Plus, for one thing, I used to carry around the "Sons of The Sun" album that featured "Lovers Live Longer", which also appears here. As I said, this is the most successful period of their career on the charts and all 10 of these songs are classics from 1976-1982. All of them are highlights of their career.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bellamy's and some of thier finest hits....., August 7, 2005

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D. Orton "old country fan" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: "The Bellamy Brothers - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1" (Audio CD)

Besides Greatest Hits Volume 2, this is about the only other hits CD where every song is the original recording. The brothers have, over the past twelve years, released a number of compliations that have included re-recorded material, either by vocal and/or arrangements, that just didn't do the songs justice. In this instance, it was primarily due to the fact that Curb records owned the rights to this particular album and the Bellamy's were not able to release it under thier own record label, started in 1991.

The album basically goes chronologically through thier career from thier first hit "Let you love flow" to thier first country hit "If I said you had a beautiful body, would you hold it against me". And unlike most acts now adays where three cuts tend to be released, two songs from each album during this period make into the collection with the exception of 'Redneck Girl', which was also released a year later on "Strong Weakness". This "mindless song", as Howard refers to it, was included on this album both to make an even ten cuts and because this was to be thier last album under WEA and thier producer felt it could be a big hit. As someone mentioned in another review, this is also the only Hits collection of the Bellamy's, aside from 70's hits collections, where the original "Let you love flow" appears. A re-recorded version in 1991 had more of a European flavor, not surprising considering the song was produced in Germany and the Brothers tour there yearly, and just didn't seem to have the same feel as the edgier, southern rock style of the original.

The only disapoinment comes from the occlusion of two songs that were quite popular in the early 80's but were only released as singles and never included on any album. They were: "You're my favorite Star" and the controversial "They could put me in Jail". Many women's groups objected to the Don McDills tune, one of the few songs the Bellamy's recorded that they didn't write, claiming that the song promoted 'date-rape'. Listen to the song and make you're own decision. It was pulled from rotation soon after, climbing to number 7 on the charts and may well have been on its way to number 1.

All in all, this is a great collection and a great summer day listen. Buy it, pop it in the old CD player and before long, you'll probably find yourself singing right along.

A fan..

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The original early hits, January 18, 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: "The Bellamy Brothers - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1" (Audio CD)

The first of what eventually became three volumes of greatest hits, this is the one that contains the international pop hits Let your love flow and If I said you have a beautiful body, both of which made the top ten in Britain. Let your love flow topped the pop charts in America while also becoming a sizeable country hit, as did all the other songs here.

Of the remaining songs, Dancing cowboys and Do you love as good as you look both received significant airplay on some British radio stations but failed to chart in the UK - nevertheless, they are brilliant upbeat songs.

Among the other songs, I particularly like For all the wrong reasons and Get into reggae cowboy - only the Bellamy brothers could imagine a cowboy enjoying reggae music, but why not?

Other compilations of their music have been issued through the years, while the brothers also re-recorded their hits. However, if all you want is the early hits that set them on their way - and for which they are best remembered - this will suit you ideally.