Essential

Skeeter Davis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 28, 1995)
• Original Release Date: March 28, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000002WS9
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,737 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Media Type: CD
Artist: DAVIS,SKEETER
Title: ESSENTIAL
Street Release Date: 03/28/1995
Domestic
Genre: COUNTRY

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid Easy Listening Country, May 17, 2002

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Mcgivern Owen L (NY, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Essential (Audio CD)

Mary Frances Penick ("Skeeter Davis") of Dry Ridge, Kentucky (pop. 1601) had 27 chart hits (according to Billboard) from 1958 to 1973. Her "Essentials" album captures the best of those RCA years. It includes an earlier #1song from 1953 when she sang with the late Betty Jack Davis as the Davis Sisters. High points are "Optimistic", "I'm Saving My Love", and "Fuel to the Flame". There are also two "answer" songs- "My Last Date With You" (to Floyd Cramer's "Our Last Date") and "I Can't Help You-I'm Falling Too"(to Hank Locklin's "Please Help Me I'm Fallin"). The Davis Sisters selection is "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know". 15 of the 20 tracks were Billboard hits, but the other 5 do not detract one iota from the overall quality. She is easy to listen to, so unobtrusive. One can listen to her and read a book at the same time. The music glides in softly and smoothly. If you prefer your country mellow, with perhaps a touch of pop, Skeeter is a fine choice, a low risk purchase. One question: Is it true that Skeeter insisted on performing barefoot? That makes such a good story.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful voice: sad, plaintive, matter-of-fact, pithy, June 8, 2005

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jon sieruga (Redlands, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Essential (Audio CD)

Some of Skeeter Davis's mellow c&w/pop singles are among the best in country music, particularly a cover of Teresa Brewer's "Gonna Get Along Without You Now"(tough to get that one out of your head!)and the jaunty Carole King-penned "I Can't Stay Mad at You". Davis seemed to gravitate to songs about heartbreak, but she's not a shrieker, not a belter. She's more in tune with Dolly Parton's style of vocalizing, with a sad smile underneath her words. She makes these songs her own, and they're worth hearing again and again.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Country Music Classics, July 8, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Essential (Audio CD)

Wonderful!! This is one of the best music buys out on the market. 20 outstanding tracks from the best "girl singer" on the Grand Ole Opry, Miss Skeeter Davis. Includes her million-selling classic "End of the World" and the pop crossover hits "I Can't Stay Mad at You", "I'm Falling Too", and "My Last Date" as well as her very first hit "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know" with her beloved friend Betty Jack Davis, aka The Davis Sisters. Other favorite tracks include "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" and "Bus Fare to Kentucky". One's only quibble is that her Grammy nominated performances of "Sunglasses" and "One Tin Solider" are missing. You will play and play this disc. And you will wonder why Miss Davis is not yet in the Country Music Hall of Fame - this record proves she certainly deserves the honor!