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The Best of Donna Fargo: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection

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After a few false starts on small labels, Donna Fargo arrived on the country charts in 1972 and went straight to the top. She combined the relentless exhuberance of Dolly Parton, the quiver of Tammy Wynette, and especially, the vocal sound of Loretta Lynn. Unlike those country queens, she was also able to cross over to the pop top 10 as well with her first two hits "Happiest Girl In The Whole USA" and "Funny Face." The major pop success was short-lived, but Fargo would become a major fixture on the country charts throughout the '70s. This 11 track set covers Fargo's best work on the ABC/Dot label: 1972-1976 (Varese Sarabonde had an eighteen track collection of this period but it is now out of print).

The ABC/Dot singles here, in chronological order, were the biggest hits. After her initial pair of perky mega-hit singles, Fargo wisely added a little sarcasm with her follow-up "Superman." She also effectively merged country and gospel with "You Can't Be A Beacon (If Your Light Don't Shine)". "U.S. of A." provided a patriotic slant, but her predominant theme was domestic bliss. Fargo also, impressively, wrote most of her hits.

Fargo's late '70s Warner Brothers hits remain out of print. While those singles aren't as strong as what is found here, they have their moments. Hopefully, Warner Brothers (or Rhino) will someday put out a retrospective of those follow-up hits.

I am not a connoiseur of country music and most of the bland crossover stuff leaves me cold. But occassionally a unique singer comes along with a song or two that really grabs me because of the authenticity and genuine emotion in the music.

Donna Fargo is such a singer and a gifted composer who enriched the pop charts in the early seventies with her catchy songs The Happiest Girl In The Whole USA and Funny Face. Yes, these songs are about the domestic bliss of everyday people but somehow they're special and unique, able to soften even the most cynical of hearts with their exuberance and engaging melodies. In addition, Fargo's voice and/or accent is quite charming, with just a hint of a lisp, which makes her style even more appealing.

Besides the aforementioned hits, I also love You Were Always There, Su;perman, US of A and Whatever I Say. The other tracks aren't quite in the same league but still very enjoyable. This is country music at its best; nothing beats a brilliant song performed with genuine feeling.

Donna Fargo has to be the most overlooked female country singer in the business. Being the first lady in country music to have million selling singles and being one of the few female artist of her time to write most of her songs. She has yet to get the respect that she deserves. This cd is very good but serves only a small part of her catalog. Her fans are still waiting for a complete collection!
Every time CMT has the best 100 song specials i'm amazed there's no Donna songs. Hello!

this is a great cd of the miss donna fargo of the 1970s all the songs are good!! however though i bought it for just one song called ( superman) i remember this song her riding around on a riding lawn-mower singing this song around 1972 way,way b.4. the birth of mtv.or any kind of music video's...maybe hee-haw...the country/western show..with buck owens/roy clarke....do you also remember?????

I did not know Donna Fargo until 3 years ago. At that time, I was browsing the net and accidentally a sample of ""The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA" sung by her. The lyrics and Donna's voice touched my heart. I ordered this Cd right away.

I'm completely satisfied with it. The sound quality is excellent even though the songs were recorded more than 30 years ago. It seems MCA has done a good job of cleaning up the original record. In this collection, the two songs I like the most are "The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA" and "Happy Face".

The lyrics and Donna's voice touch my heart. They encourage me to pay more attention to my loved ones and appreciate their existence. Just as Donna sung "
Skip-a-dee-doo-dah thank you-Lord for making him for me
And thank you for letting life turn out the way that I always thought it could be.
There once was a time when I could not imagine how it would feel to say
I'm the happiest girl in the whole USA"

Now, I sing along this song many times a week. While singing, I change "him" to "her" and "girl" to "man".

Yes, good songs are timeless

20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Donna Fargo love it I used to listern to her when I was sixteen now I am 50

Product arrived promptly and in excellent condition. It was a gift to my husband that pleased him very much!

Donna Fargo is the best ever, she is such a beautiful lady inside and out, she has a very beautiful voice and personality. She is all time best. She is one of a kind,and a very specail lady. I am very greatful to have met her and have her as a friend.