Best Of: All the Gold in California

Gatlin Brothers, Larry Gatlin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 12, 1996)
• Original Release Date: March 12, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002AAX
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #219,290 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

An 18-track compilation spanning the years 1975-1988. This superb mix of greatest hits includes Sweet Becky Walter; All The Gold In California; Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer To You); Denver; The Lady Takes The Cowboy Everytime; She Used To Be Somebody's Baby; Talking to the Moon, and many more! --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All the Gold in California ROCKS!, April 6, 2007

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JGC - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best Of: All the Gold in California (Audio CD)

I have no idea what this song is about but it's awesome. They play it on Music Choice - Classic Country (comcast digital cable 403) all the time!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Some of the greatest music of the 70's and 80's, May 4, 2006

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Ronnie Milsap "Cory B." (Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best Of: All the Gold in California (Audio CD)

The Gatlin Brothers became one of the greatest groups in country music with a polished sound that featured gospel-like vocal harmonies and creative musical arrangements. Larry, Steve, and Rudy can produce some of the tightest three-part harmonies you'll ever hear from any vocal group.

Like Ronnie Milsap, Larry Gatlin is truly among the most underappreciated musical talents of the past 30 years. Not only is he among the very best songwriters of ANY genre, he also possesses one of the finest voices in American music. The beautiful ballad "I've done enough dying today" is stunning proof of Larry's incredible singing and composing talents! This song went to #7 on the country charts, and yet it is probably the greatest pop ballad that never made the pop charts. The great melodies and poetic lyrics of Larry's songs stretch beyond the limitations of simple country music.

Gatlin wrote a career's worth of criminally underrated, grammy-calibre masterpieces such as "Broken Lady" {this one did win a grammy}, "The Heart", "Love is just a Game", "Take me to your lovin' place", "Statues without Hearts", "Night Time Magic", and "All the Gold in California". All of these songs are extremely well-crafted and blow away anything climbing the country charts today.

18 Gatlin classics fill this highly recommended greatest hits compilation that spans their prime years from 1973 to 1988. Any lover of vocal harmony and melodic songwriting who is not familiar with this music needs to be enlightened with a copy of this CD. This is some of the finest country music ever recorded...without an ounce of twang.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gatlin music at it's very best, November 14, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Best Of: All the Gold in California (Audio CD)

One listen to this collection and you will hear exactly what sent this group to the top of the counrty charts! Larry's strong lead vocals and the perfect blending of the brothers harmonies are not the only draw here though. Larry's songwrting talents not only shine in the melodies but the lyrics as well. He combines wit and poetry and delivers it up with just some plain old good singing. My favorites include "Love is just a Game" and "I don't wanna Cry" You won't be disappointed