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In the late 1980s, John Anderson found himself in the awkward position of seeing the country charts dominated by the new traditionalism, and yet he couldn't buy a hit. Anderson refused to give in, however, and he signed with the fifth company of his career, a brand new label called BNA, and threw the dice one more time. His gratifyingly successful years there have been summed up on Greatest Hits. As good as the songs are, what really makes these hits great is the combination of Anderson's rich, pure-country, baritone drawl, and the pumping swamp rhythms he adds to all his uptempo numbers. Only a handful of country stars could round 15 songs from 1992-96 as impressive as these. Unfortunately, BNA includes his remake of "Swingin'," which sounds busy and less focused than the Warner Bros. original. --Geoffrey Himes
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Here are 10 classic honky-tonk tracks from the backwoods singer including his instant classic Swingin' along with 1959; I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal; Black Sheep; Wild and Blue and more!
--This text refers to an alternate
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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John Anderson has a wonderfully distinct country voice. I owned this tape several years ago, and played it so much that it broke. I was glad to find it from amazon.com. I love every song on this cassette. There are classics like "Swingin'", "I'm Just an Old Chunk of Coal", "1959", and "Black Sheep of the Family", which I consider one of the 10 best country songs ever recorded. For fans of pure country, this tape is a must!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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For reasons only Amazon knows, the pages for John's original greatest hits album on Warner (covering the early eighties) and his later greatest hits album for BNA (covering the nineties comeback) are linked, so reviews for either album are listed under both. This review refers to the earlier Warner collection though I plan to expand the review eventually to cover the comeback hits if I can't persuade Amazon to de-link the pages (I've tried before and failed) - in that unlikely event, I'll do a separate review and remove this paragraph from here.
With a voice and musical style that has echoes of, but which is distinct from, Merle Haggard, John Anderson burst on to the country music scene in 1980. He was a regular country hit-maker for much of the eighties but faded towards the end of that decade. He made a successful comeback on a different record label in the nineties.
I quickly became a huge fan of John's music. His debut album was a classic, featuring songs such as 1959, She just started liking cheating songs and (best of all) Your lying blue eyes. All of them became top twenty hits in the country charts. Bigger hits came later including some on this collection but those first three hits are (to my ears) as good as anything else that he ever recorded.
Among those bigger hits are Swinging (the biggest hit John ever had - it crossed over to the American pop charts), I'm just an old chunk of coal, Would you catch a falling star and Black sheep. Later eighties hits can be found on volume 2.
If you love the music of Merle Haggard and George Jones, you'll surely enjoy listening to John Anderson. And if you only buy one collection of John's music, the original Greatest Hits - the one on Warner - is the one to go for until and unless a more comprehensive collection appears. If you enjoy this collection and want to hear more, go for volume 2 or the BNA collection or both.
With a voice and musical style that has echoes of, but which is distinct from, Merle Haggard, John Anderson burst on to the country music scene in 1980. He was a regular country hit-maker for much of the eighties but faded towards the end of that decade. He made a successful comeback on a different record label in the nineties.
I quickly became a huge fan of John's music. His debut album was a classic, featuring songs such as 1959, She just started liking cheating songs and (best of all) Your lying blue eyes. All of them became top twenty hits in the country charts. Bigger hits came later including some on this collection but those first three hits are (to my ears) as good as anything else that he ever recorded.
Among those bigger hits are Swinging (the biggest hit John ever had - it crossed over to the American pop charts), I'm just an old chunk of coal, Would you catch a falling star and Black sheep. Later eighties hits can be found on volume 2.
If you love the music of Merle Haggard and George Jones, you'll surely enjoy listening to John Anderson. And if you only buy one collection of John's music, the original Greatest Hits - the one on Warner - is the one to go for until and unless a more comprehensive collection appears. If you enjoy this collection and want to hear more, go for volume 2 or the BNA collection or both.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
A tape full of unbelievably cool songs (ok, so maybe the redone "Swingin'" should've been left off) by a guy whose voice is wonderfully unique. Why it took me so long to pick up on his music is beyond me, but now I have his whole discography (thanks in part to Ebay) and will NEVER LET IT GO! He puts heart & soul into music like no one else. He's the greatest, and this CD proves why.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Love It!
I had this album back when it was on cassette (yes kids, cassette..a strange looking plastic thing with tape inside that played sounds, LOL)
This is just good 'good ol boy'... Read more
This is just good 'good ol boy'... Read more
Published 5 months ago by LJ
Great CD
I love this CD. I had it on a cassette a long time ago, and was very excited to replace it on CD.
Published 11 months ago by Potts
This is what Country once was
Listening to this CD is a journey back to what Country Music was before everyone went for crossover hits. This is Country music in its purest form. Read more
Published 15 months ago by T. Conley
I wore out my cassette tape
Glad to find this online, I wore out my cassette tape. My favorite is "Your Lying Blue Eyes". I think John Anderson sounds like Lefty Frizzell on "I'm Just An Old Chunk Of Coal".
Published 17 months ago by SDJ
Great!!!
Got this one for my husband....he loves it. Even though I'm not a country music fanatic, but I also like it. Highly recommend this CD.
Published on March 18, 2010 by Carol D. Becker
John Anderson CD Greatest Hits Great Buy
Very Pleased. Quick shipping, new item just as described and very affordably priced. Thanks
Published on February 27, 2010 by J. Newcome
Great country music
This is certainly the type of country music that I prefer and the album is great with songs I remember well. Read more
Published on February 18, 2010 by mokan gal
Greatest CD
Very good cd of John Anderson. The only thing it lacks, the song Wild and Blue. I ordered this cd because my husband broke my old one.
Published on December 23, 2009 by Angela Merrell
Sooo good!
I love John Anderson's voice and this cd has all of the songs I love!! This is a great source if you are looking for some of the songs from the last decade or so that you didn't... Read more
Published on February 13, 2008
Still Not Enough, but will do for now
This is a fine greatest hits of Anderson.
However, this set is nearly 20 yrs old and he
is long overdue for a more comprehensive
career spanning anthology. Read more
However, this set is nearly 20 yrs old and he
is long overdue for a more comprehensive
career spanning anthology. Read more
Published on August 4, 2007 by Cousin Bobby
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