Folk Hits Collection

The Highwaymen | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 30, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B000W7Y1X8
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,137 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. I'll Fly Away

2. Cotton Fields

3. Marching to Pretoria

4. Cindy, Oh Cindy

5. Michael (Row the Boat Ashore)

6. The Sinking of the Reuben James

7. Mighty Day

8. Well, Well, Well

9. The Gypsy Rover

10. I Know Where I'm Going

11. Roll on Columbia, Roll On

12. I'm on My Way

13. Ramblin' Boy

14. Red Is the Rose

15. Whiskey in the Jar

16. Big Rock Candy Mountain

17. Good Night Irene

18. No. 1

19. Old Folk Music (With Some Sweet Rock 'N' Roll) [#][*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What You Need To Know, November 2, 2007

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Cary E. Mansfield (Studio City, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Folk Hits Collection (Audio CD)

The Highwaymen were one of the most popular groups on the folk scene of the early 1960s. In addition to their recording of "Michael (Row The Boat Ashore)" (the best-selling folk music record of all time), they played a key role in the unearthing of an overlooked Leadbelly song, "Cotton Fields," which later became a major hit for both Creedence Clearwater Revival and The Beach Boys.

* This collection traces The Highwaymen from the early years of their very first recordings in 1961, to new songs released in 2007.

* This "all-folk-music" album features The Highwaymen's best-known songs as well as songs written by folk greats like Woody Guthrie ("The Sinking Of The Reuben James" and "Roll On Columbia, Roll On"), Tom Paxton ("Ramblin' Boy"), and Bob Gibson ("Well, Well, Well") among others.

* The release also includes an unreleased bonus track from 1975 "Old Folk Music (With Some Sweet Rock 'N' Roll)."

* Many songs are appearing on CD for the first time.

* Mastered from the original United Artists analog tapes.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The FOLK Highwaymen, March 28, 2009

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S. A. Forsyth - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Folk Hits Collection (Audio CD)

These are the original Highwaymen of "Michael, Row The Boat Ashore" fame. They were folk of the early sixties and were covering Leadbelly, Buffy Sainte Marie, Tom Paxton, Woody Guthrie and made (eight or nine) great albums until they went their own professional ways. Largely thought of as a vocal group, they could also play their instruments. Primarily Wesleyan University (Connecticut) grads who eventually pursued prestigious careers on their own, they still tour on selected weekends and it's a treat to hear them. This is a compilation of what they did and still perform.

Their legacy remains and their talent and their humor and their professionalism. If you listen to the song "Number 1" (it's a long way down) you can't help but get it.

This is definitely worth listening. Great vocals, playing and arrangements. They weren't one hits - and if they are playing, catch them if you can. They are still interpreting new material from all over the world. The Highwaymen at their best.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just great, June 24, 2009

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Robert Mackenzie Jr. - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Folk Hits Collection (Audio CD)

If you're a product of the fifties I can't imagine you being disappointed.
I give it a 5 star rating without compunction.