Border Town: The Very Best of J.D. Souther [Import]

J.D. Souther | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 15, 2007)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: SALVO
• ASIN: B000V7G03S
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,782 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. White Wing

2. How Long

3. Fast One

4. Jesus In ¾ Time

5. Pretty Goodbyes

6. Border Town

7. Somebody Must Be Wrong

8. Trouble In Paradise

9. Faithless Love

10. Black Rose

11. If You Have Crying Eyes (With Linda R),

12. Silver Blue

13. You’Re Only Lonely

14. ‘Til The Bars Burn Down

15. Say You Will (Linda R)

16. Go Ahead And Rain

17. I’Ll Take Care Of You

18. All I Want

Editorial Reviews

2007 compilation from the ground-breaking singer/songwriter who helped create the Country Rock sound as well as had a hand in the Laurel Canyon Soft Rock scene as well. Co-writing Eagles hit singles and forming Souther Hillman Furay with former members of The Byrds and Poco may have put his name in lights, but his oft-overlooked solo career is what is chiefly on display on this excellent collection. 19 tracks including two with Hillman and Furay and two with long-time friend and supporter Linda Ronstadt. Salvo.

Customer Reviews

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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great introduction, October 18, 2007

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Friendlycard (Norfolk, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Border Town: The Very Best of J.D. Souther (Audio CD)

JD Souther has long been known to afficionados of West Coast music as the writer of a string of hits for others, and as a superb performer in his own right.

Hits written or co-written by Souther include several Eagles tracks ('New Kid in Town', 'Best of My Love', 'Heartache Tonight', 'Victim of Love') and others recorded by artists as diverse as Linda Ronstadt, George Strait, Glenn Campbell and James Taylor. The enduring appeal of Souther's compositions is underscored by the Eagles' choice of a Souther song for the first single off their new album.

This compilation of his own recordings, together with an excellent new EP ("Possible Weather") and a forthcoming new album (his first since 1984), should give his music the higher profile that it so richly deserves.

The tracks on this album have be taken fairly equally from Souther's four solo albums, with two tracks from each (of two) outings with the Souther Hillman Furay band. Inevitably, as with any compilation, some fans will find some surprising ommissions but, in Souther's case, this is largely a reflection of the sheer quality of his back catalogue - this could so easily have been a double CD.

Given Souther's reputation as a song writer, it should be stressed to any potential purchaser of this CD that he is also an outstanding performer, as anyone fortunate enough to have taken in his 2007 UK tour will attest.

This album can be very strongly recommended. If you enjoy it, your next purchase should be 'Black Rose', a superb solo effort released in 1976.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best of JD, March 30, 2009

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G. Moore (Burnie, Tasmania Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Border Town: The Very Best of J.D. Souther (Audio CD)

This is a terrific album by an excellent and very much under-rated artist. I don't believe there is one poor track on this album. I regularly listen to it particularly whilst driving and have not tired of the smooth vocals and terrific lyrics. Do yourself a favour and buy this one.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good., May 13, 2009

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Jack H. Hopkins (Longview, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This is a pretty good collection of Souther's songs, although a number of good ones are missing, including Prisoner In Disguise, Out To Sea, Simple Man Simple Dream and others. Till The Bars Burn Down should not have been included in my opinion. Still better than his new album. And Amazon Dot Com, the lead track is called White Wing, not White King.