Best of [Import]

Barbara Mandrell | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 2, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Half Moon UK
• ASIN: B0000258FE
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,118 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #12 in Music > Imports > Country
  • #38 in Music > Country > Cowboy

Track Listings

1. Sleeping Single In A Double Bed

2. Standing Room Only

3. (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right

4. Woman To Woman

5. Married But Not To Each Other

6. Years

7. I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool

8. Til You're Gone

9. Wish You Were Here

10. One Of A Kind Pair Of Fools

11. Happy Birthday Dear Heartache

12. Only A Lonely Heart Knows

13. Fast Lanes And Country Roads

14. Darlin

15. To Me

16. That's What Friends Are For

17. After The Lovin'

18. The Best Of Strangers

19. Crackers

20. There's No Love In Tennessee

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Import collection from the Country diva, who achieved phenomenal success in the late '70s and early '80s. While many have argued that her output was more Pop-oriented, Mandrell was one of the first true crossover Country stars in an age when the Country and Pop charts were two distinctly different beasts. While there have been many Mandrell compilations on the market, most have been deleted and none came as close as this UK collection in terms of quality and quantity. Best Of Barbara Mandrell features 23 gems from an era that changed the direction of Country Music forever. Spectrum.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant British budget compilation, July 28, 2002

By 

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

Barbara is my favorite pop-country singer - I don't count Dolly as a pop-country singer, as most of her recordings are traditional - and this compilation of some of her music with MCA shows why.

Barbara tackled every type of song, or so it seemed, but she had a soft spot for R+B classics. Her biggest hit came via a cover of an R+B song (If loving you is wrong) and it suits her well. My favorites are Married but not to each other (a similar idea to Kenny Rogers' Daytime friends, but a very different song), That's what friends are for, Standing room only, Darlin' and Years .... but every song here is a masterpiece.

Some of the reviews attached to this page appear to relate to other Best of Barbara Mandrell CD's with different track listings. My review relates to the 23-track album released in Britain in 1999. This has a lot in common with the Ultimate Collection, the strongest collection released in America (not counting the unavailable Razor and Tie double CD).

So, this album (exclusively compiled from MCA masters) contains six songs not available on the Ultimate Collection, these being Wish you were here, Darlin', To me (with Lee Greenwood), That's what friends are for, After the lovin' and When you get to the heart (with the Oak Ridge Boys). The six tracks on the Ultimate Collection but not here are Tonight my baby's coming home, The midnight oil, Fooled by a feeling, In times like these, Angel in your arms and I wish that I could fall in love today.

Most of you will therefore not want both and you can make up your mind based on the differences. Dedicated Barbara fans should note that some of the tracks here are not currently available anywhere else. Knowing how record companies operate in Britain, if you want this particular compilation, don't delay - it might go out of print.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Barbara Mandrell what can I say total ENTERTAINER, May 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

Any fan of country music of the 1970's would love this cd. Barbara Mandrell was cutting edge then and into the 1980's. I'm surprised nobody has redone any of her singles. I guess once Barb has done it no one can touch it! Sleeping Single In A Double Bed and Love is Thin Ice are my 2 favorite singles from this greatest hits collection. I promise you it is well worth the money to add this to your collection! And Barbara, the country fans do miss your performances. No can hold a candle to one of your performances a "Total Entertainer".

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent album, November 29, 2002

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Bryon Burks (Wichita, KS) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of (Audio CD)

This is a great collection of Barbara's early hits. Pick this up if you can find it because Barbara Mandrell's music will become harder and harder to find. Every song on this album is top-notch!!!!!!!