Legends of Country [Import]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 28, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Prism Platinum
• ASIN: B000067FTW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  VHS Tape  |  DVD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,402,523 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hey, Good Lookin'

2. Shotgun Boogie

3. I Love You Because

4. Sixteen Tons

5. I'm Movin' On

6. Deck of Cards

7. Candy Kisses

8. Cold, Cold Heart

9. Blue Moon of Kentucky

10. Tennessee Waltz

11. Slipping Around

12. I'll Sail My Ship Alone

13. Detour

14. Hillbilly Fever

15. Make up Your Mind

16. Birmingham Jail

17. Always Late (With Your Kisses)

18. Foggy Mountain Breakdown

19. Goodnight Irene

20. Cool Water

See all 27 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

57 tracks, 49 #1 hits-this just may be the greatest country collection of its kind! Includes I Walk the Line Johnny Cash; Young Love Sonny James; Crazy Arms Ray Price; Act Naturally Buck Owens; Rose Garden Lynn Anderson; I Fall to Pieces Patsy Cline; She Thinks I Still Care George Jones; Jambalaya (on the Bayou) Hank Williams; On the Road Again Willie Nelson; He'll Have to Go Jim Reeves; Stand by Your Man Tammy Wynette; El Paso Marty Robbins; It Wasn't God Who Made Honky-Tonk Angels Kitty Wells; Hello Walls Faron Young; Take This Job and Shove It Johnny Paycheck; Rhinestone Cowboy Glen Campbell; The Gambler Kenny Rogers; The Three Bells Browns; Coal Miner's Daughter Loretta Lynn; Convoy C.W. McCall; The Wild Side of Life Hank Thompson; New San Antonio Rose Bob Wills, and more. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another excellent nostalgia concert., November 17, 2007

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Michael A. Martin - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Legends of Country: Classic Hits of 50s, 60s and 70s (DVD)

This is another addition to the excellent My Music concert series seen on PBS. Unfortunately due to the fact that many of real country music's pioneers are no longer with this, many of the performers on the show may not be recognizable to the devotees of the current Nashville pop music masquerading as country music, but it is a stellar lineup of some of country music's legends. One performances (Patti Page) is taken from a previous concert, but all the rest of these performances were original to this concert. There were some archival performances (Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, etc) shown during the PBS broadcast of this show, but they are not on this DVD. For all that, however, it is an excellent show and I would highly recommend it.

Performances:
Tennessee Waltz - Patti Page
Southern Nights, Rhinestone Cowboy, Wichita Lineman, and Galveston
- Glen Campbell
Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On and Please Help Me I'm Falling
- Hank Locklin
The Old Lamplighter and The Three Bells - The Browns
Still - Bill Anderson
Gone - Ferlin Husky
Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Crystal Gayle
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry and Hooked on a Feeling - B.J. Thomas
I Can Help - Billy Swan
Let Your Love Flow - Bellamy Brothers

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREATS HITS. HECK - EVEN THE MISSES ARE GOOD!!, December 12, 2006

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Samuel B. King "Sam King" (Concord, NH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Legends of Country: Classic Hits of the '50s, '60s & '70 (Audio CD)

Growing up in the '50s and '60s, I remember the songs on this set very well. This is a good review of one off hits like the Browns "Three Bells" (I couldn't stand that song as a kid but kind of enjoy it now), the Statler Brothers' "Flowers on the Wall",Floyd Cramer's "Last Date", "Detroit (I want to go home)", "Abilene", "El Paso" (notice the city name theme), and a host of others. All the major players are represented, Johnny Horton (Battle of New Orleans), Hank Snow (Movin' On), Patsy Cline (I Fall to Pieces), Johnny Cash (Ring of Fire), on and on and on. However, its for the more obscure hits that you should purchase this set. A great overview of the period. Hey, I discovered that Webb Pierce was a real rockin' musician!! Bet many of you didn't know that either!! The most interesting stuff is the '50s and '60s. The '70s goes into the Willie and Waylon (and similar artists)thing which you probably have on other collections. However, the sound quality is great and the early stuff fantastic!! If you like country music, buy it!! If you like country music and want to drive someone crazy who does not like traditional country, buy it BIG TIME!!

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I can't believe how many great songs are on this set, December 15, 2006

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caj - See all my reviews

This review is from: Legends of Country: Classic Hits of the '50s, '60s & '70 (Audio CD)

I bought this for my Dad for Christmas, but I can't wait to borrow it. My jaw dropped as I read the song list for this set. While a few don't really fit (When You're Hot, You're Hot???), the set is filled with some of the best songs ever to be played on country radio.

I hope there's a Volume II.