The Best of Ed Bruce

Ed Bruce | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 14, 1995)
• Original Release Date: February 14, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B0000014VN
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,200 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to Be Cowboys

2. Diane

3. The Last Cowboy Song

4. Girls, Women and Ladies

5. Evil Angel

6. (When You Fall in Love) Everything's a Waltz

7. You're the Best Break This Old Heart Ever Had

8. Love's Found You and Me

9. Ever, Never Lovin' You

10. My First Taste of Texas

11. Theme from Bret Maverick

12. You're Not Leavin' Here Tonight

13. If It Was Easy

14. After All

15. Tell 'Em I've Gone Crazy

16. You Turn Me on (Like a Radio)

17. When Giving up Was Easy

18. Nights

Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't Sing???, November 1, 2002

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Brian Walker (Colorado Springs) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Best of Ed Bruce (Audio CD)

I don't know who Geoffrey Himes is, but, if he thinks Ed Bruce is a mediochre singer, I'd like to hear who he considers good!!
Bruce has the rare ability to sound masculine and has excellent control of his voice. As far as range, Mr Himes has obviously never listened to "After All".

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best of Ed Bruce, June 1, 2000

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George in Florida (Florida) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Best of Ed Bruce (Audio CD)

This is truly "The Best" of Ed Bruce.His rich baritone voice and smooth styling make this CD a classic collector's item.Songs like "Everything's a Waltz","My First Taste of Texas","Ever Never Lovin'You","If It Was Easy",& "After All" can put a smile on your face or a tear in your eye,and makes you wish "ED Bruce" was still writing and recording music.If you like his style,you'll love this CD.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful country singer songwriter, May 23, 2003

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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 Best of Ed Bruce (Audio CD)

One of many under-appreciated singers, Ed Bruce took a long time to make a breakthrough, but he wrote some excellent songs. He actually contributed to Johnny Cash's early hit, Guess things happen that way, but remains un-credited for his part. The first significant song he wrote, Last train to Clarksville (made famous by the Monkees) showed what he could do, but it was after he wrote The man that turned my mama on for Tanya Tucker that people started to really take notice. He wrote Mamas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys and had a country hit with it, although it became a much bigger hit for Waylon and Willie after they covered it. He also wrote Texas when I die for Tanya Tucker.

This collection contains all Ed's essential recordings, most of which were originally released on MCA but also including four tracks from other labels. The set begins with his original version of Mamas don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys (recorded for United Artists) and continues with the three country hits from his first MCA album - Diane, The last cowboy song (featuring Willie Nelson near the end) and Girls women and ladies. Diane is about adultery - if you're gonna do him wrong again, you might as well do the wrong again with me, sings Ed - so may not be to everybody's liking, but I love it. The last cowboy song shows Ed's fear for the future of country music. Fortunately, cowboy songs are still alive and well in the new millennium, thanks to Michael Martin Murphey, Joni Harms and others.

The next four tracks were his country hits from his second MCA album, including his only number one hit, You're the best break this old heart ever had. The remainder of this collection contains hits from his last three MCA albums and his two RCA albums, together with the only non-hit here, the theme from Bret Maverick. Of the hits, My first taste of Texas, After all, You turn me on like a radio and Nights all reached the country top ten.

When Ed sings ballads (as he does most of the time), he reminds of Don Williams, though you wouldn't mistake one for the other. Anybody who enjoys Don's music will enjoy Ed's. This album is currently unavailable. Some of the tracks are available elsewhere, but this is the definitive collection of Ed's music and is well worth hunting for.