Best of Norma Jean

Norma Jean | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 8, 2000)
• Original Release Date: February 8, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collector's Choice
• ASIN: B00003W0XD
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #436,296 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Let's Go All The Way

2. I'm A Walking Advertisement (For The Blues)

3. Put Your Arms Around Her

4. Go Cat Go

5. I Cried All The Way To The Bank

6. I Wouldn't Buy A Used Car From Him

7. You're Driving Me Out Of My Mind

8. Then Go Home To Her

9. The Shirt

10. Don't Let That Doorknob Hit You

11. Pursuing Happiness

12. The Game Of Triangles

13. Conscience Keep An Eye On Me

14. Jackson Ain't A Very Big Town

15. Heaven Help The Working Girl

16. Truck Drivin' Woman

17. You Changed Everything About Me But My Name

18. One Man Band

19. Dusty Road

20. Whiskey-Six Years Old

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars NORMA JEAN IS A TRUE COUNTRY QUEEN!!, August 18, 2002

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Tee (LA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of Norma Jean (Audio CD)

I love this lady!! She is without question one of the top five most outstanding "hard country" female singers of alltime - with Kitty Wells, Loretta Lynn, Sara Carter of the Carter Family and I'll let you pick the fifth slot. Norma Jean does not get the credit she deserves in country music history possibly because like most country stars who were regulars on syndicated TV Shows during the 1960's ("The Porter Wagoner Show", of course) she didn't get as much radio airplay (old rivals, TV vs. radio, I guess) as she deserved and only five of her songs were top twenty hits. But the public loved her and bought her albums which always did much better on the Billboard charts than the singles (the album charts were based on sales, singles based on radio airplay) including her 1966 "Pretty Miss Norma Jean" LP which went to #3 - very rare for a woman to hit the album chart that high at the time. This album contains all 21 of Norma Jean's Billboard-charted singles, 1964-1971. She remained on RCA until 1973 but was too hard country during the early 70's "countrypolitan" era for big hits although she released fine music to the end of her RCA contract. I would have loved to heard some of her "flop" RCA singles on this disc from that period like "That Songwritin' Man", "Hundred Dollar Funeral", and "I Know An Ending" as they were outstanding performances. But the hits here are great. Another thing that probably scared off country radio from playing too much Norma Jean she was one of the very few women singers at the time unafraid to record songs that cast her in an adulterous light, ie: "Conscience Keep an Eye on Me", "The Game of Triangles", "Then Go Home to Her", and "You Changed Everything About Me But My Name". Those outstanding tracks are here plus her signature song "Let's Go All the Way" (despite it's title, not really a risque' song) and other NJ favorites like "Put Your Arms Around Her", "I'm A Walking Advertisement for the Blues", "Heaven Help the Working Girl", etc. Norma Jean is so great she had other country stars writing her songs to record (ie: Liz Anderson, Jeannie Seely, Bill Anderson) and those hits are included here. Much as I loved this CD the packaging could have been better, the liner notes were clearly written by someone unfamiliar with her and probably with country music. (Also that writer errs stating Norma Jean recorded a 1978 album for Bearsville when that was a soul music artist who also went by the name Norma Jean). Still, I am thrilled to have this pretty miss singing away on my car CD and I sure wish her great old RCA albums would find their way to this format as well!!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DON'T OVERLOOK THIS ONE, August 28, 2001

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A. M. Smith (RICHMOND, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best of Norma Jean (Audio CD)

We all loved "Pretty Miss Norma Jean" on the Wagoner show and wondered how that squeaky-voiced, big-haired Dolly What's-Her-Name would fare as her replacement. Well, although Dolly went on to bigger things and Norma Jean languished in the shadows, this collections bears witness to her immense talent. Her full-throated delivery of solid no-nonsense country material still stands up today. There's really not a bad track on this CD.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Norma Jean, January 25, 2001

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Erica (Dallas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best of Norma Jean (Audio CD)

I recently got to see Norma Jean perform in person. She was great. It is amazing how she can smile the whole time she is singing.She is as beautiful today as she was years ago.I am 28 years old and have been a fan every since my mom and dad played her records.I have this CD too and it is great.If your a Norma Jean fan definately go see her in concert!

Erica