Definitive Collection [Original recording remastered]

Sammy Kershaw | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 22, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Mercury Nashville
• ASIN: B0002B165A
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,199 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #40 in Music > Country > Neotraditional

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Includes all of Sammy's Mercury hits!, June 22, 2004

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James E. Bagley "Jim Bagley" (Sanatoga, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Definitive Collection (Audio CD)

George Jones disciple smilin' Sammy Kershaw was one of the '90s top country stars. This disc contains all 23 of his top 40 hits for the Mercury label (1991-2000).

Sammy's early singles were mostly high-octane efforts like "Cadillac Style," "She Don't Know She's Beautiful," "Third-Rate Romance." His 1997 signature hit "Love Of My Life," however, led him in the direction of country crooner. While it's a gem - as are other ballads like the Lorrie Morgan duet "Maybe Not Tonight" and the heartbreaker "Matches" - the rowdier numbers clearly show that honky-tonkin' is what Sammy does best.

This Definitive collection is just what it claims to be (a rarity in music marketing). It includes more hits than his two collections CHAPTER 1 and CHAPTER 2 combined, with such favorites as "Fit To Be Tied Down," "If You're Gonna Walk, I'm Gonna Crawl," and the philosophical "One Day Left To Live" finally making it onto a Kershaw Anthology. Everyone undoubtably has their favorite album tracks (mine include the rowdy "Louisiana Hot Sauce" and his cover of Sammy Johns' "Chevy Van"). But if you are just looking for the hits, you will never do better than this comprehensive set.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sammy at his usual best!, September 30, 2005

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Mike Curry (Mooresville, Indiana, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Definitive Collection (Audio CD)

Sammy Kershaw lives the songs he sings, and brings those songs to life with his honest, pure, soulful country voice. He IS the every man, singing songs every man and woman can understand, relate to and appreciate. He pours himself into each and every song which only helps bind the connections of those songs to each person listening. His robust style, great voice, and immense talent lend themselves to his music, tying the hearts, emotions and memories of the listeners together just as though he was singing them directly to us, or for us. Music has had great singers/performers in history, but none have surpassed Sammy in the last 30 years!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A real and true Country star - now unfortunately underated, March 13, 2005

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Anthony Chiu (Vancouver, CANADA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Definitive Collection (Audio CD)

I bought this album primarily for his '97 hit "Love Of My Life"...I was up north in the Yukon and preparing for a nice day-long roadtrip the night before... their local music store was closing and I had to buy a last-minute CD for some good tunes - so I picked Sammy Kershaw, and boy was it ever worth it! "Yard Sale" is one of my favourites, among a few others. Overall, great CD...one of my personal favourites in my whole collection and has somewhat more or less converted me into a new Sammy Kershaw fan. Well worth the money. Definately a great alternative and relief to what I hear mostly on the "country" radio stations nowadays...