Ronnie Dove For Collectors Only [Box set]

For Collectors Only (Series), Ronnie Dove | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 1, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B00000096X
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #275,611 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. One Kiss for Old Times' Sake

2. Right or Wrong

3. Mountain of Love

4. Say You

5. Hello Pretty Girl

6. A Little Bit of Heaven

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. There's No One Out There for Me

2. To Each His Own

3. Baby, Put Your Arms Around Me

4. No Greater Love

5. I'll String Along With You

6. Keep It a Secret

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Someone Loves You Honey

2. Livin' for Your Lovin'

3. You're the Reason I'm Living

4. Just Call My Name

5. Patty's Song

6. Old Time Rock & Roll

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

This 3-CD set takes the best from the above three volumes and eliminates the overlap to create a truly definitive, 60-track collection that features 17 of Ronnie's 20 chart hits!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This set has been well worth the wait !, August 22, 2005

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J. F Kopeck "jkopeck9" (Parkville, Maryland United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ronnie Dove For Collectors Only (Audio CD)

Ronnie Dove was not born in Baltimore,MD but he sure could have ran for Mayor...before that waste of life Shmoke...and won! We in Baltimore City are proud of the legacy that Ronnie has in this city. There are more R.D. stories to go around but as the Baltimore Sun news paper printed way back if my memory serves me right,1963,Ronnie is and will be one of the best new singers of our time! I heard Ronnie himself say a couple of years back that even Elvis told him, "Don't ever change the way you go high at the end of your songs as that will become your trade-mark"...I do believe that the King was right on. Ronnie had a joint here on Rt.40 a few years back called the "DovesNest" and he could still hit those high notes even though in his 60s.
This is one Great collection of hits as some of these songs I never heard Ronnie do before but as always he performe each one as though it was his only hit.The first night we heard Ronnie make it big on the radio with "One Kiss for Old times sake" an aquaintence of mine was stabbed to death on South Broadway and the rest is memeory history!
I always felt Ronnie's music was a little Rock and some Country but not quite "Rock-a-billy". Anyway you listen this 3 CD box set is some Great Stuff and worth every penny,heck you would spend more than that on Pizza and Soda Pop in one night!

"ENJOY" JFKopeck

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Collectables Approach To Compilations, July 22, 2008

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AvidOldiesCollector (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ronnie Dove For Collectors Only (Audio CD)

I see that the other 3 reviews for this 3-CD set all assign 5 stars and, I suppose, if they are less "collectors" and more of Ronnie Dove fans, that's a fair assessment. The sound is good, the liner notes informative, and they certainly go deep into his vault of hits. But not deep enough.

First of all, the man had 20 charted hit singles from 1964 to 1969, all with Phil Kahl's Diamond Records of New York City (Kahl, in fact, produced most of those hits). But somehow, in spite of turning out 60 tracks, they contrive to leave out two legitimate hits! While inserting their uncharted B-sides!

Mind you, the two missing weren't among his top charters by any means, as Dancin' Out Of My Heart could only get to # 87 Hot 100 late in December 1967 (b/w Back From Baltimore), while In Some Time finished at # 37 Adult Contemporary/# 99 Hot 100 in March 1968 (b/w Livin' For Your Lovin'). But still, they WERE hits and therefore the target of many collectors (like myself). And this IS, after all, titled "For Collectors Only."

In every other respect this is a 5-star edition - but here is one collector who has had it up to the ears with Collectables' approach to compilations. They do this all TOO often, and as a suggestion they should send their producers over to the U.K. to see how they do it at Ace of London (or any of the other British outlets for that matter).

5.0 out of 5 stars Ronnie Dove Collectors Album, September 21, 2011

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Robert E. Muller "Rodgers Fan from way back" (Greenville SC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ronnie Dove For Collectors Only (Audio CD)

I love this album. I had forgotten how enjoyable those golden oldies were, and what a great voice Ronnie has. The songs bring back so many wonderful memories.