Best I've Ever Been

Porter Wagoner | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 4, 2000)
• Original Release Date: June 29, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Shell Point
• ASIN: B00004TXT4
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #438,467 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Brewster's Farm

2. I Knew This Day Would Come

3. Dusty Delta Memories

4. Daddy's Ole Sayins, Mama's Beliefs

5. House on Mulberry Street

6. Watching Eagles Fly

7. I'd Like to Make That Same Mistake Again

8. Broken Hearts Beat On

9. 'Til the Right One Comes Along

10. The Fiddle and the Bow

11. When the Silver Eagle Meets the Great Speckled Bird [*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Among Porter's Best Work, August 21, 2000

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Don Thomason (Dunbar, KY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best I've Ever Been (Audio CD)

Perhaps his genial, rhinestone-encrusted image obscures the broad impact Porter Wagoner has had on country music; for every lighthearted "Company's Comin'" or "Y'all Come," there's been a meaty "Skid Row Joe" or "The Carroll County Accident." The Best I've Ever Been triumphantly covers the universal themes and rural life slices Wagoner did in his heyday, and if he were age 35 instead of in his 70s they'd be calling this a comeback album. The songs, all written by Damon Black, showcase Wagoner the chronicler whose singing and speaking draw pictures of ordinary life and go straight to the emotional heart of a matter. "Daddy`s Ole Sayins, Mama's Beliefs" recalls a character father and devout mother, the type of parents many rural folks had. The unraveling of a May-December love stabs at the heart in "I Knew This Day Would Come." He sings of love on the way out in "Watching Eagles Fly," puts you right inside the hard scrabble Mississippi childhood of "Dusty Delta Memories," takes shots at the government and business conglomerates in "Brewster's Farm," and makes you feel the ongoing desolation of "Broken Hearts Beat On." "I'd Like To Make That Same Mistake Again" and "Till The Right One Comes Along" are infectious stone country. Wagoner proves here that George Jones ain't the only over-60 country singer that's still on his game.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Porter Wagoner's Back & Critics Agree, December 18, 2000

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Randy Harrell (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best I've Ever Been (Audio CD)

"If this isn't the best Wagoner has ever been, it's certainly close." -THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

"If the counry crowd is looking for a new hero, they need look no further than this 70-plus years-young elder statesman." -SONICNET.COM

"At 73, Porter Wagoner holds court at the Grand Ole Opry with classic songs and time-worn war stories. But this new record proves his past magic still has a place in country music's present." -NO DEPRESSION MAGAZINE

4.0 out of 5 stars Still Great at 70, September 28, 2001

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"denang" (Blue Springs, Mo USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best I've Ever Been (Audio CD)

Though Porter is in his 70's this is one of the best albums he has made. The selections tell timeless stories of family, of love gone wrong, and love he'd like to have again. In other words, just good old country music. His delivery is still great and the music ain't bad. If you like Porter, or just classic country, buy this album.