The Best of Bobby Bare

Bobby Bare | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 26, 1994)
• Original Release Date: August 4, 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Razor & Tie
• ASIN: B000002Z8D
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #165,540 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. All American Boy

2. I'd Fight the World

3. Detroit City

4. 500 Miles Away from Home

5. Miller's Cave

6. Have I Stayed Away Too Long

7. Long Black Limousine

8. Four Strong Winds

9. When the Wind Blows (In Chicago)

10. Just to Satisfy You

11. Long Black Veil

12. The Streets of Baltimore

13. Houston

14. Green, Green Grass of Home

15. The Game of Triangles

16. Charleston Railroad Tavern

17. Chicken Every Sunday

18. (Margie's At) The Lincoln Park Inn

19. God Bless America Again

20. Your Husband, My Wife

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A hard-hitting throwback to country's musical roots, May 7, 2000

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John A. Kuczma "RogueUlfric" (Marietta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Best of Bobby Bare (Audio CD)

For vocal grittiness, heartfelt lyrics and sheer versatility, few country artists compare to Bobby Bare. Unfortunately, so many of his hits have been covered by other artists that very few followers of country or cross-over music are aware of how good Bobby really is.

Three of his best (Detroit City, 500 Miles Away from Home and Green, Green Grass of Home) have been covered so many times they're close to buried. Although some of the newer releases had better commercial success, none has the honest, straight-forward power of Bare's delivery.

His first big hit, All-American Boy, was released under the name of Bill Parsons, and takes a good natured jab at the early success and styles of Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash. The beautiful Four Strong Winds gives a gentle nod toward the Western side of country, while Miller's Cave has a folksy sound oddly reminiscent of the Kingston Trio. For sheer gut-wrenching lyrics, the Streets of Baltimore is an emotional tour-de-force.

There are many country artists who are better known than Bobby Bare. Many are more commercially successful. However, very few are more talented. Give a listen to The Best of Bobby Bare and let his refreshing, unadorned vocals take you on a guided tour of the classic sounds of country music.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Bad; Could be Better, January 6, 2005

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Eclectic Revisited "Charlie" (Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best of Bobby Bare (Audio CD)

I think Bobby Bare clung to country music despite his early success (1962) with "Shame on Me", much beloved by a LOT of country music lovers I know but not a hardcore country song by any means. But this package has one of my very favorites, "Just to Satisfy You", later covered by Waylon Jennings, also not hardcore country. With "Detroit City", Bobby knew what his future would be; it was followed by "500 Miles From Home" (a variation on other renditions) and a lot of other listenable hits. I would like to have seen "That's How I Got to Memphis" written by Tom T. Hall in this compilation, but what IS here is good. Bobby had one of the great voices in modern country music. I recommend this one.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Country Gentleman, January 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Best of Bobby Bare (Audio CD)

Bobby Bare made his way into the music scene almost by accident . He recorded "All American Boy" and another artists' name was put on the record (Bill Parsons)..Almost all of the selections on this cd are from the very start of Bobby's RCA Victor days. This also gives you a chance to hear his grammy winning "Detroit City" in it's original form.