Crash's Smashes: Hits of

Billy 'Crash' Craddock | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 20, 1996)
• Original Release Date: February 20, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Razor & Tie
• ASIN: B000002ZA0
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #245,962 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Knock Three Times

2. Dream Lover

3. You Better Move On

4. Ain't Nothin' Shakin' (But the Leaves on the Trees)

5. I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door

6. 'Til the Water Stops Runnin'

7. Sweet Magnolia Blossom

8. Rub It In

9. Ruby, Baby

10. Still Thinkin' 'Bout You

11. I Love the Blues and the Boogie Woogie

12. Easy as Pie

13. Walk Softly

14. You Rubbed It in All Wrong

15. Broken Down in Tiny Pieces

16. A Tear Fell

17. The First Time

18. I Cheated on a Good Woman's Love

19. If I Could Write a Song as Beautiful as You

Editorial Reviews

Crash's Smashes - The Hits of Billy "Crash" Craddock compilation CD on Razor & Tie Records.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Best at a ballad, November 24, 2001

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"racetrackray" (Toms River, New Jersey United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crash's Smashes: Hits of (Audio CD)

I bought this CD for a few songs that he sings. He really has a way with a ballad. The best on this CD are Easy as Pie, Broken Down In Tiny Pieces, A Tear Fell and The First Time. Man can he sing those songs well. I also like Rub It In and Sweet Magnolia Blossom which are upbeat. I have some vinyl records of his and some tapes. Not many CD's available by Crash. But if you want to get in a slow dancin mood play those ballads.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun stuff., February 14, 2004

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crash's Smashes: Hits of (Audio CD)

A superior collection of one of the more amiable lesser lights of the early '70s country scene... Craddock was an ex-rockabilly singer who retired from show biz for most of the 1960s, then came to Nashville in the early '70s and slowly ramped up to a pretty successful career. He liberally dipped into the past for many of his initial hits, covering old pop and R&B tunes, along with the occasional new tune designed to raise an eyebrow or two. This disc has a lot of his best material, including the sleazy #1 novelty hit (and big Pop crossover), "Rub It In," and similarly salacious numbers like the sequel, "You Rubbed It In All Wrong" and the surprisingly raunchy " 'Till The Water Stops Runnin'." Fun stuff... no big philosophical points or life-changing revelations, but a few fun tunes to hum along to. It belongs to an earlier era when outright dopiness in country music was much more welcome and commonplace... a time that in many ways is sorely missed in the stuffy, all-business atmosphere of the modern Nashville music factory.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive Crash Craddock!, February 6, 2006

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harry44callahan (Columbus, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crash's Smashes: Hits of (Audio CD)

This collection truly has all the best of Crash Craddock! I just wish I had bought it a couple years ago when it was still available. I keep checking on it every time I'm on Amazon, hoping it is back in publication. I've got an old cassette with most of these songs on it, but long for this CD! Billy Crash Craddock music is truly a taste of 70's country that we all miss. These songs bring back lots of memories!