Even Stevens [LP VINYL]

Ray Stevens | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl
• Label: MONUMENT RECORDS
• ASIN: B00104X6KG
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,611,004 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WORTH SEARCHING OUT, February 28, 2000

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Terry Copeland (Romeoville, Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Even Stevens (Audio CD)

This release is not widely availabe- I looked around a lot before finding it. I'm glad I did. While all the songs are worthehile, there is one stand-out, knock-you-off-your-feet track- "Funny Man", which I suspect is autobiographical. "Funny Man" is a re-working of one of his earlier Mercury songs. Unbelievably powerful! Much like his revamping of "Misty", you'd never believe a cute little novelty song could be transformed into this big, moving powerful ballad. Ray is in fine voice throughout and strikes the perfect balance between his comic persona and his serious side. A very spirtiual, but never preacy, offering from one of country's best!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Like The Serious Ray Stevens Better, March 31, 2005

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G. T. Arkhew "GT" (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Even Stevens (Audio CD)

There are probably two good reasons for loving Ray Stevens. One is minutely important - "The Streak" may be the funniest recording ever made. The second, and most significant however, is this "album". The songs capture a moment when doo-wop met rock & roll and were filtered through a singer with, egads, country sensibilities. The hits, though at the time minor (not unlike Credence Clearwater Revival never having a #1 song), are unique expressions of the era - "Mr. Businessman", "Unwind", and "The Great Escape". But the greatness of this album lies in the incredible quality of the other songs. "Funny Man", "Say Cheese", "For He's A Jolly Good Fellow", and "Face The Music" are unrequited-love classics. And give a listen to "Isn't It Lonely Together" - it might make you think. If you come to the realization that Ray Sevens may have wasted his abilities on comedy songs, you probably have a keen sense of what the sixties meant to music.

5.0 out of 5 stars Track Listing, October 20, 2011

By 

Alain - See all my reviews

This review is from: even stevens (MONUMENT 18102- LP vinyl record) (Vinyl)

A1 The Minority
A2 Funny Man
A3 For He's A Jolly Good Fellow
A4 Say Cheese
A5 Mr. Businessman
B1 Isn't Lonely Together
B2 Face The Music
B3 The Earl Of Stilton Square
B4 Unwind
B5 The Great Escape