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Prisoner of Love

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As Ray stated when he finally made it into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1956 "It's About Time" - I feel the same about this CD! We've waited for 2 years to see it finally released and it is NOT a disapointment! Ray Price once again proves he can sing any song and make it sound like he was the original! There has never been a voice in country music that can compare to his. Even at age 74 his compelling renditions of such standards as "Fly Me To The Moon", "Beautiful World", "Body and Soul" and the title cut "Prisoner of Love" are simply Ray Price at his best! I personally have loved hearing Ray perform "18 Again" over the past several years & treasure the fact that I now have this "Ray Price" song in my collection. Do not call this a "country" recording, just call it a great recording by a great artist! Thanks Ray for continuing your pursuit of the best in music!

Ray Price never has a bad record and this one is long over due. The man is singing better then ever and his heart and soul can be felt in every word. Listen to If Its Love and the great new arrangement on Soft Rain which was self-penned by this legend. Some great new arrangements on a lot of the songs of the past and a couple of new ones. Eighteen Again seems to tell it all. This should be a must for any new or old Ray Price fan. He never sang better. You can feel what he is saying in every song and in every line. This CD is not really that much different then the styles of the 70's but the arrangements and the artist make them real. Sit back and enjoy the great Ray Price the Master of song

It doesn't matter what he does and when he does it and where he does it, it's the very best. He should have been in the Hall of Fame the first year when it was established along with his early boss, Hank Williams. As well as a lot of others. They should just induct as many as it takes each year to get all of the OLD TRUE COUNTRY MUSIC PERFORMERS INTO IT. If they have 25 years of being great musicians and singers and performers they should be in the hall of fame. If they have more than twenty five years, it should be fancied up somehow or other. And if they've been performing as long as Willie, Ray and Merle and others, they should get gold medals to hang around the statues or whatever it is they get. Let me run that place awhile. He oughta be inducted again for LONGEVITY while he's still around to enjoy it. I've been listening to him from when he was with Hank Williams at least, because I sure did listen to Hank Williams a lot. Country and Western music was all we had to listen to in my little home town.

Ray Price as a crooner.All the album is not liked .Then after several listening,one adores the remainder.One is captive by this voice.this great voice and these great musicians.
One swingue on "better glass of loosers,"soft rain","ramblin' rose","i've got a new heartache".....
One must have this album of Ray Price.It is essential.
How not enter in the legend after that!

I have listened to Ray Price for many many years and I have never found anyone that comes close to his music or his wonderful voice. I have as many albums,cassettes and CD that I can find. I played his music so much I have my children as crazy over him as I am. He has not gotten the recognizion he deserves. I saw him in Casper, Wyoming again in Sparks, Nv. and I absolutely love his music. He puts on one of the best shows I have ever seen. He is worth traveling miles to see.

I saw Ray Price two years ago in Turkey, Texas He sang one of the songs on this new CD, and I really liked it. When I received the CD, I liked it, but a little disappointed. Not the good ole country, with the fiddles etc. that I'm used to Ray Price singing. But still I do like the CD Guess I'm just a fan of Crazy Arms, and Heartaches By The Number, with the fiddles and steel guitars.

After buying Ray Price's "Time" CD (highly recommended) and seeing him in concert (fabulous), I went back and bought "Prisoner of Love." His voice remains excellent in his 70s. This CD expands his versatile output by doing pop standards. The best song on the CD is the gorgeous "If It's Love (Then Bet it All)." Other highlights are the poignant "I Wish I Was 18 Again", "The Only Bridge", "In My Life", "Soft Rain", and a very nice cover of "Ramblin' Rose." His pop-style re-recording of "I've Got a New Heartache" is almost a different song than this honky-tonk version of the 1950s. Which one you like better is a matter of personal taste, but I like the new version better. If you like Ray's countrypolitan sound when he did "For the Good Times" and "I'd Rather Be Sorry", you definitely should buy this CD.

I have long been a Ray Price fan and know of no other artist whose voice has only gotten better with age. It's hard to believe that at 74 (his age when this was recorded), one could have such a strong, clear voice. His recording of "I wish I was eighteen again" brings tears to my eyes. I recall when George Burns recorded this song--but his recording doesn't "hold a candle" to the "polish" added by Ray. This is a different Ray Price Album--but one that a true fan will want as it captures Ray at his very best.