Country Stars on CD

Va-Country Stars | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 6, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 3
• Label: King
• ASIN: B0000017AW
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #480,020 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. A Good Year for the Roses - George Jones

2. I Dreamed of a Hillbilly Heaven - Tex Ritter

3. Lonesome 7-7203 - Hawkshaw Hawkins

4. Walk on By - Leroy Van Dyke

5. I'll Make It All Up to You - Jerry Lee Lewis

6. Filipino Baby - Cowboy Copas

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Walk Through This World With Me - George Jones

2. Back Street Affair - Webb Pierce

3. I Wonder Who She Missed Me With Today - Claude King

4. Take This Job and Shove It - Johnny Paycheck

5. Jimmie Brown, the Newsboy - Mac Wiseman

6. Lovin' You Is Killin' Me - Alabama

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Kisses Don't Lie

2. Honey Hungry

3. Don't Let Me Cross Over

4. Red Sails in the Sunset

5. You Are My Sunshine

6. I Just Loved Her for the Last Time Again

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Perfect way to fill the holes in your collection, May 12, 2003

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Roal W. Carlson (Chapel Hill, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Country Stars on CD (Audio CD)

While only a few superstars are represented in this collection, the collection offers you an outstanding survey of the best of many second-tier country stars: Hank Locklin, Leroy Van Dyke, Wanda Jackson, Tex Ritter, etc. While not all tracks here are classics, several are truly amazing. I single out Stonewall Jackson's "Don't be Angry" and Narvel Felt's cover of the soul classic "Drift Away". If you are starting a country collection, this purchase could save you hundreds.

5.0 out of 5 stars Country Stars, October 5, 2010

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jay bonnell (CHESAPEAKE, VA, US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Country Stars on CD (Audio CD)

God bless all you real country lovers. This CD is Roots Music. Please check it out. I am a lover of Surenuff Texas Honky Tonk.But these ol'timers had it all figgerd out. WE FOUGHT WARS AND DID OUR DUTY!!. Give this a listen,from our roots. You won't be sorry. Where it all started. Jimmy Rogers would have been proud.

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent compilation of Country classics, February 21, 2009

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Night Wolf Entertainment (Delaware -- United States) - See all my reviews
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It's sad that this set has been discontinued. If you can get your paws on one, I recommend it. It contains many memorable songs that would be difficult, if not impossible to amass. I purchased this comp set several years ago for Mel Street's "Borrowed Angel" that I couldn't find anywhere else. Definately a good investment for anyone who appreciates classic Country mainstream music.

Some purist classic Country fans may not appreciate the addition of a few tracks from Alabama in this set. But all in all, it's a nice set. Who could forget "Lonesome 7-7203" by Hawkshaw Hawkins? How about "One Minute Past Eternity" by Jerry Lee Lewis? And Mac Wiseman has a couple of popular Bluegrass or "flat-footin'" classics here with "Rocky Top" and "Jimmy Brown, the Newsboy". Also included are some great Country waltz turns from the old days.

The only drawback (and my reasoning for the 4 stars): Many of these tracks are not the original recordings that we grew up hearing on the radio. They're remakes. Not remasters. Remakes by the original artists. Just wanted to pass that along. Still, they're great listening. The remakes have a decent sound quality.