The Buck Owens Collection, 1959-1990 [Box set]

Buck Owens | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 4, 1992)
• Original Release Date: August 4, 1992
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B0000032UB
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #172,662 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Second Fiddle

2. Under Your Spell Again

3. Above and Beyond

4. Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache)

5. Foolin' Around

6. Loose Talk

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. I've Got a Tiger by the Tail

2. Cryin' Time

3. Memphis

4. Before You Go

5. Only You (Can Break My Heart)

6. Gonna Have Love

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Tall Dark Stranger

2. Big in Vegas

3. We're Gonna Get Together

4. The Kansas City Song

5. The Great White Horse

6. I Wouldn't Live in New York City (If They Gave Me the Whole Dang Town)

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not nearly enough of a great thing, April 13, 2000

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hyperbolium (Earth, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Buck Owens Collection, 1959-1990 (Audio CD)

It's hard to believe, but at 3 full CDs, this box leaves you wanting more Buck Owens. Rhino's done a nice job of presenting a comprehensive overview of Owens' career, from his earliest duets with Rose Maddox, through his "comeback" duet with Dwight Yoakam, and latter-day hit, "Hot Dog." It might have been interesting if a few of Owens' earlier sessions for Capitol (as a guitarist) were included, as well as his debut rockabilly single (as Corky Jones).

Still, what's here is magnificent. It can be difficult to see (in hindsight) what an impact Owens had on country music, and the domination that he exercised over the charts. His music, well represented in this box, certainly makes the case. The twin telecasters of Owens and Don Rich, as well as their harmony singing, are blueprints of electric country music. Owens' songs, and those from the pens of others, are delivered with an originality that only the very best ever achieved.

Perhaps the only shortcoming of this box is the enormous number of album tracks that they couldn't fit. Given Sundazed's reissue of all of Owens' original Capitol LPs, this generous 3-disc box (with excellent liner notes and historical photos) starts to feel like a sampler! A great place to whet your appetite.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars California country music at its finest, October 3, 2003

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Buck Owens Collection, 1959-1990 (Audio CD)

When most people think of country music, they tend to think of Tennessee and Texas but California has a strong country music tradition of its own exemplified by the success of Buck Owens. He had a lot of success with his own record, while his songs provided hits for others and he was also an inspiration for other Californians including Merle Haggard and Dwight Yoakam. This compilation contains three CD's of Buck's finest music.

The box includes all of Buck's classics including Above and beyond (later successfully revived by Rodney Crowell), Act naturally (which was covered by the Beatles), Love's gonna live here, Together again, I've got a tiger by the tail and many others. Buck also wrote Crying time but released it on a B-side. Ray Charles covered it and had a huge pop hit with it. You can find Buck's version here. Buck originally recorded Streets of Bakersfield in 1974 but the song only became successful when Dwight Yoakam decided to cover it as a duet with Buck. Both versions are included here.

Apart from Dwight, this features other notable guests including Susan Raye (Buck's duet partner in the early seventies), Rose Maddox (on Loose talk and Mental cruelty), Emmylou Harris (singing Play Together again again) and Ringo Starr (on a re-recording of Act Naturally).

While Buck wrote many of his own songs, he also had big country hits with cover versions. Here, you will find his superb versions of Save the last dance for me, Johnny B Goode, Bridge over troubled water and Roll in my sweet baby's arms.

A close look at the Billboard country charts will show that one or two big hits are missing, but that doesn't really matter. Real country music fans will find much to get excited about here.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great overview and introduction, June 9, 1998

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Kathy Lonquist ([e-mail]) (Belen, NM) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Buck Owens Collection, 1959-1990 (Audio CD)

This is the man who almost singlehandedly invented the Bakersfield sound. If you haven't listened to Buck before, this is the place to start, as it covers his earliest raw cuts, some with Rose Maddox, into the Dwight Yoakam-inspired revival. Full of fiddles and steel guitar but also full of raunchy rock-stylings of the late Don Rich on guitar. If all you know of Buck is from the hokey overall-tinged Hee Haw spots, listen to this before you decide.