The Definitive Collection [Import]

Tammy Wynette | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 7, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Epic Europe
• ASIN: B000025721
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #102,204 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Stand by Your Man

2. D-I-V-O-R-C-E

3. Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad

4. Every Breath You Take

5. I Don't Wanna Play House

6. Kids Say the Darndest Things

7. 'Til I Can Make It on My Own

8. Near You

9. Singing My Song

10. Sometimes When We Touch

11. Good Lovin'

12. My Elusive Dreams

13. He Loves Me All the Way

14. Silver Threads and Golden Needles

15. You and Me

16. Golden Ring

17. We're Gonna Hold On

18. My Man

19. Reach Out Your Hand

20. Run Woman Run

See all 27 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best single CD of Tammy's music, March 17, 2004

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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 Definitive Collection (Audio CD)

Tammy's fans know that one (or even two) CD's cannot contain all her country classics, but this compilation is brilliant. It contains all the absolutely essential solo hits, a reasonable selection of her other country hits and a good sample of her recordings with others.

The essential solo tracks are Stand by your man, D-I-V-O-R-C-E, I don't wanna play house and Till I can make it on my own. Among the other solo tracks, my favorites include Take me to your world, Your good girl's gonna go bad, You and me, Woman to woman and Womanhood. These tracks are not always included on Tammy's compilations - indeed, Womanhood didn't even get into the Tears of Fire boxed set of Tammy's music - so it's great to see them all here.

Three duets with George Jones are included. I would have chosen Two story house instead of Near you, but I have no complaints, as anybody who wants all Tammy and George's duets can find them elsewhere. Also included are superb covers of Sometimes when we touch (with Mark Gray), Every breath you take (with Sting, who originally recorded the song as lead singer of Police) and Silver threads and golden needles (with Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn). Her first duet hit, My elusive dreams (with David Houston) is also here.

The collection ends with Justified and ancient, her huge worldwide hit of the late eighties, which saw her singing with the KLF. Apparently this was number one in 18 countries. It was number two in the UK and also did well in America. This track is substantially different from Tammy's other music, but if you don't like it you can always hit stop when you reach it. With 26 other tracks, nobody can have any cause for complaint.

Among the Tammy classics not included here are Bedtime story, I still believe in fairy tales and Another lonely song, but the tracks here fill the CD. Despite those and other omissions, this is the best single-CD collection of Tammy's music you are ever likely to find. If you only want one CD of Tammy's music, choose this.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars If this is "definitive," Tammy's legacy's in big trouble!, February 13, 2011

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Scott Nollen (various) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Definitive Collection (Audio CD)

Other than a few Wynette genuine classics, and a couple great duets with the peerless Mr. George Jones, this collection is the furthest thing from "definitive" I have ever heard. A version of "Every Breath You Take" with Sting? This sounds as if Tammy recorded her vocal in Nashville and Sting recorded his vocal at his studio in Italy--which was probably the case. I couldn't believe my ears. Absolutely HORRIBLE. And the hip-hop track that ends the disc? Please. This is the most GODAWFUL thing imaginable. If Tammy was selling out to the big green god this badly in her later days, it's no wonder she's no longer with us. Don't waste your money on this monumental piece of drek (like I did)! I think I'll back over it with the car...

3.0 out of 5 stars Tammy - The definitive Collection, June 30, 2009

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Yves (Europe) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Definitive Collection (Audio CD)

I like Tammy Wynette very much... so this is a nice compilation, even if I found a lot of more beautiful songs of Tammy on lastfm!