Best of the Best

Jack Greene | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 18, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Gusto
• ASIN: B0012RCM6A
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #102,887 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Decent Remakes of Classic Hits, December 31, 2008

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Boomertunes (Illinois USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of the Best (Audio CD)

In 1967, Jack Greene won four CMA awards(Best Male Vocalist, Best Album, Best Single and Song Of The Year for "There Goes My Everything")and went on to become a well known and popular Grand Ole Opry member. He charted nine Top Ten singles between 1966 and 1970 and recorded duets with Jeannie Seely. His warm, emotional vocal style and keen choice of appropriate material were a perfect combination on a prolific number of recordings for the Decca/MCA label. Unfortunately, a British Edsel CD compilation is the only available collection of those original recordings.
Like many artists who have no control over their recorded works, Jack Greene returned to the studio and reproduced versions of his catalog so that his legacy is available to the public. Yes, these are remakes, but they are close enough in quality to the originals that they are effective.
This ten song Gusto CD release includes the Greene signature songs "Statue Of A Fool", "There Goes My Everything", "All The Time", and "You Are My Treasure". Other biggies include "What Locks The Door", "Wish I Didn't Have To Miss You (w/Jeannie Seely), and "Until My Dreams Come True".
Also included are the lesser known gems "I Need Somebody Bad", "Wanting You But Never Having You", and the hard-to find "The Last Letter".
This collection should do the trick until MCA releases a collection of the originals.

5.0 out of 5 stars the best of the best,jack greeene, November 9, 2011

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This review is from: Best of the Best (Audio CD)

If you want the real country music by a real country singer this is one of them .Not contemporary country they are passing off for country today. To bad Nashville won't play real country on the radio in the Northeast.

2.0 out of 5 stars The Last Letter, September 3, 2009

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Michael A. Sugarman "Jones fan" (So. Vermont USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of the Best (Audio CD)

Re-recordings. Jack Greene's classic original recording of The Last Letter is not available on CD at this time, but definitely worth hearing. Not on itunes, either .... His Vocalion LP The Last Letter is the best place to hear the song. A great great under-appreciated country singer.