The Complete Columbia Hits and More

Jimmy Dean | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 10, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collector's Choice
• ASIN: B00020P850
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #219,458 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Deep Blue Sea

2. Makin' My Mind Up

3. Starlight Starbright

4. My Heart Is an Open Book

5. Sing Along

6. Little Boy Lost

7. Big Bad John

8. Dear Ivan

9. The Cajun Queen

10. To a Sleeping Beauty

11. P.T. 109

12. Little Bitty Big John

13. Steel Men

14. Little Black Book

15. Gonna Raise a Ruckus Tonight

16. This Ole House

17. Mile Long Train

18. Thumb Pick Pete

19. Mind Your Own Business

20. The First Thing Ev'ry Morning (And the Last Thing Ev'ry Night)

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

With only a skimpy greatest hits LP reissue available here in the States, we thought the time had come for a big, bad collection from that country singer, storyteller and, yes, sausage-maker supreme, Jimmy Dean! This-here is his COMPLETE Columbia hits, some of which have never been on CD, along with some key album tracks and non-charting singles with special attention to those story songs that Jimmy did so well. 24 slices of some of the most infectious country music ever waxed! Includes 'Deep Blue Sea; Big Bad John' with the "hell of a man" ending; 'P.T. 109; The First Thing Ev'ry Morning (and the Last Thing Ev'ry Night); Harvest of Sunshine; Little Sandy Sleighfoot; Sing Along; Dear Ivan; To a Cajun Queen; To a Sleeping Beauty; Little Bitty Big John; Steel Men; Little Black Book; Gonna Raise a Ruckus Tonight; This Ole House; Mind Your Own Business; My Heart Is an Open Book' (later a big hit for Carl Dobkins, Jr.); 'Makin' My Mind Up; Starlight Starbright; Little Boy Lost; Mile-Long Train; Thumb Pick Pete; Striker Bill', and 'Yes, Patricia, There Is a Santa Claus'.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another coup for the Collector's Choice label, December 30, 2004

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Columbia Hits and More (Audio CD)

For a guy who was once so famous, former sausage king and soft-country crooner Jimmy Dean sure dropped off the radar over the years. This is the first major retrospective of his work to come out in the States on CD, gathering together his biggest hits for Columbia, including "Big Bad John" and the various "big, bad" spinoff singles, along with the remainder of his chart singles made before he left the label in 1966. Dean's star was already falling when he split for RCA, and there's not much notable in his career after that, other than his mid-'70s Mother's Day novelty hit, "IOU," which sadly is not included on here. This 24-song collection is pretty comparable to the Bear Family import that came out a decade earlier: both albums have all his major hits, and then they veer off in different directions when it comes to the B-sides and album tracks, and the Bear Family set only goes up to '62. This new retrospective sticks more strictly to his chart material, so it may be more interesting to folks who knew Dean through the radio... at any rate, if you want to check Dean out, this is the place to go.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jimmy Dean at his very best., February 10, 2009

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B. Gower (Adelaide South Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Columbia Hits and More (Audio CD)

As a great fan of everything Jimmy does I just had to have this album in my collection. All his great hits keep coming from the CD player. I am thrilled with this album.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tears from your heart., May 13, 2006

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James R. Samples (wauseon ohio usa) - See all my reviews
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This song will bring tears of joy from the hardest heart.
JIM